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on Friday the twenty-fourth of May, instead of the fourth Mon-
day.
Sec. 1. Be it therefore enacted, That the election made by the
stockholders of the Elkton Bank of Maryland, on the twenty-
fourth day of May last, for directors of said bank, be and the
same is hereby confirmed, and that all acts dune by the said di-
rectors, in virtue of their appointment, are hereby made valid
and effectual in law, as if they had been legally elected.
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Dec. Ses. 1816
Election of di-
rectors confirm-
ed.
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CHAPTER 40.
An act to make public a Road in Prince George's County.
Whereas it is represented to this general assembly, by petition
of sundry inhabitants of Prince-George's county, that it will
greatly conduce to the convenience of the people of that part of
said county, and others, to make public the road that leads from
the public road between Piscataway and Samuel Bond's, through
the lands of the heirs of John H. Beanes William Lyles, and
Joseph Boarman, to Piscataway creek, and the Cove Fishing
Landing belonging to Mary Boarman; and the prayer of the
petitioners appearing reasonable, Therefore,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That James A. Beall, Thomas H. Clagett and Levin Edelen, be,
and they are hereby appointed commissioners, and they, or a
majority of them, are. hereby authorised and empowered, to re-
view the private road that leads from the road between Piscat-
away and Samuel Bond's, through the lands of the heirs of John
H. Beanes, William Lyles and Joseph Boarman, to Piscataway
creek and the cove fishing landing belonging to Mary Boarman,
and the same to lay out, survey, mark and bound, not exceeding
thirty feet in width, and make a plot of said road, when so laid
out, surveyed, marked and bounded, and return the same, under
their hands and seals, to the clerk of Prince-George's county
court, to be by him recorded among the land records of said
county; and the levy court of said county, at any meeting after
the said plot shall have been returned and recorded as aforesaid,
are hereby authorised and empowered, to appoint a supervisor
or supervisors to keep said road in repair as other public roads
are in said county; and the said levy court are hereby further
authorised and empowered, to levy and assess, upon the assessa-
ble property of said county, at the time of laying their next
levy, a sum of money in their opinion sufficient to defray the
expense arising in the execution of this act.
a. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners, or a ma-
jority of them, shall ascertain and value the damages which any
person or persons may sustain through whose land the said road
may pass, by laying out, opening, and clearing the same; and
shall make and return to the levy court of said county a certificate
of such valuation, the amount of which shall be levied by said
court on the assessable property of said county, and paid to the
person or persons entitled thereto.
3. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners be allowed the
sum of two dollars each per day as a compensation for their services.
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Passed Jan. 3.
Preamble.
,
Commissioners
appointed to
lay out road-
supervisor to
be appointed—
money to be 1e-
vied.
Damages to be
assessed.
Commissioners
allowance.
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