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Passed Jan. 27
Managers ap-
pointed—sum
to be raised.
Proviso.
Bond to be
lodged with
the clerk.
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CHAPTER 133.
An act authorising the drawing of a Lottery for the pur-
poses therein mentioned.
Sec 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That it shall and may be lawful for Dr. James Scanlan, Pere-
grine Biddle, George Beaston, George Ford, William Ward and
Edward H. Yeazey, or a majority of them, to propose a scheme
of a lottery for raising a sum of money not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars, and sell and dispose of the tickets in said
lottery, and to draw the same in any part of this state, either in
their own proper persons, or by an agent or agents duly autho-
rised and appointed by them; Provided, that the said Dr. James
Scanlan, Peregrine Biddle, George Beaston, George Ford, Willi-
am Ward and Edward H. Veazey, or a majority of them, that un-
dertake to act tinder this law, shall before the sale or disposal of any
ticket, or tickets in said lottery, give their bond to the state of Ma-
ryland, in the penalty of forty thousand dollars, conditioned that
they will well and truly apply so much of the money arising there-
from, within twelve months after the drawing of the said lottery
shall be completed, as will satisfy the fortunate adventurers for
prizes drawn by them, and after deducting the necessary ex.
penses incurred in said lottery, shall, within two years after
the drawing of said lottery shall be completed, apply the money
raised by said lottery for the purpose of building a school-
house at Cecilton, and creating a fund for the support there-
of, under the direction of the trustees of the Cecilton Academy.
2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said com-
missioners, before they act as such, to lodge the bond entered
into as aforesaid, in the office of the clerk of Cecil county,
there to be recorded; and upon such bond, or any office copy
thereof, suit or suits may be instituted against the obligors there-
in, or any of them, or their or any of their legal representa-
tives, for any breach or non-compliance with the condition of
the same.
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Passed Jan. 28.
Receipts, &c to
be recorded.
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CHAPTER 134.
An act to make the final discharge of Trustees appointed
by the Chancellor or Judges of the County Court matter
of Record.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That all receipts, acquittances, releases, or final discharges, from
persons authorised to execute the same, to any trustee or trustees
appointed by the decree of the chancellor, or judges of the coun-
ty court, which shall have been acknowledged before the mayor of
a corporation, notary public, or justice of the peace of the county
wherein such persons authorised to execute the same resides, may
be recorded, and it shall be the duty of the register of the chan-
cery court, and the clerks of the several county courts where
such trustee or trustees may be appointed, to record any such re-
ceipt, acquittance, release or final discharge, produced to be re-
corded, in a, well bound book to be kept for that purpose.
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