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minors, to wit: John, Mary, Ann, Isaac and Harriet; and pray-
ing that John Clare, the uncle and guardian of said minors, may
be authorised, as trustee, to convey the interest of the said mi-
nors in and to the said land; and the prayer of the said petition-
ers appearing reasonable, Therefore,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
it shall and may be lawful for the said John Clare, as trustee, on
the payment of the whole purchase money, to convey to the pur-
chaser or purchasers of the aforementioned tract of land, all the
right, title, claim, interest and demand, of the minors aforesaid,
of, in and to, the said tract or parcel of land.
2. And be it enacted. That the trustee aforesaid shall return to
the orphans court of Calvert county, on oath, the amount of the
money so received.
3. And be it enacted, That the orphans court of Calvert county
shall order the proceeds of said sale to be invested in some funds
for the use of the minors aforesaid.
4. And be it enacted, That the said John Clare, before he pro-
ceeds to act by virtue of this appointment, shall give bond to the
state of Maryland, in the penalty of five hundred dollars, with
such security as shall be approved by the orphans court of Cal-
vert. county, for the faithful performance of the trust reposed in
him.
5. And be it enacted, That the said bond shall be filed and re-
corded in the office of the register of wills for the said county,
and a copy of the said bond, under the seal of office, shall be
received in evidence in any court of law or equity in this state,
and any person interested in the performance of the condition
thereof, shall have a right to a copy of such bond, paying the
usual fees therefor, and an action may be maintained, in the name
of the state, for the use of the party interested and apprehend-
ing himself or herself aggrieved, and judgment may be by such
party recovered upon such action for the damages by him or her
actually sustained, and the plea of non est factum shall not be
received to any such action, unless the same is verified by the
affidavit of the defendant or defendants tendering the same.
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Dec. Ses. 1816
Trustee autho-
rised to con-
vey land.
— to return
amount of mo-
ney received.
Proceeds.
Bond.
—to be filed
and recorded.
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CHAPTER 266.
An act for laying out and opening a Road in Harford
County.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That William Whiteford, James M'Gaw and Benjamin Richard-
son, (of William) be and they are hereby appointed commis-
sioners, and they, or a majority of them, are hereby authorised
and directed, (if in their opinion public convenience require the
same) to lay out and open a road in Harford county, not exceed-
ing thirty-three feet in width, to commence at or near the mouth
of Cooley's Branch, where it enters Deer Creek, thence in the
best and straightest direction the nature of the ground will ad-
mit of, and with the least possible injury to the individuals over
whose land the said road may pass, to the bridge at Rock Run on
the Susquehanna river; and the said commissioners shall survey,
mark and bound, the said road, and return a correct plot thereof,
with a certificate of the courses and distances, to the clerk of
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Passed Feb. 5.
Road to be laid
out.
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