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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Dec. Ses. 1817

Title vested in
trustees

Trustees may
convey title.

May sell lots

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the title of the said society in and to the lands aforesaid, is hereby
confirmed and made valid, and the same is vested in the following
trustees, for the use and benefit of said society to wit: Ludwick
Prutzman, John Creager, of Lawrence, and Elias Weller, or
any two of them, and the successors of said trustees, or any two of
such successors, to be appointed according to the rules and ordi-
nances of said society.
2. And be it enacted, That the said trustees, or any two of them,
shall have, power and authority to convey by deed, to any person
or persons who may have purchased a lot or lots of said land for
the purpose of building or improving the same, a good and suffici-
ent title to said lots, upon payment of the purchase money due,
thereon, which said purchase money shall be fixed without taking
into computation the improved value of said lots.
3. And be it enacted, That the said trustees, or any two of them,
or any two of their successors to be appointed as aforesaid, shall
have power and authority to lay off, sell and dispose of, any other
lot or lots, when in their judgment it may be expedient so to do,
and the proceeds of the same to hold in trust for the use and bene-
fit of said society.

Passed Feb 14

Levy court to
appoint a per-
son to take
charge of
books, &c.

Tobacco to be
advertised, &c.

Bond.

CHAPTER 188.

An act to authorise the Justices of the Levy Court of Anne-
Arundel County to appoint some person to take charge of
the Tobacco now in the old Warehouse at Elk Ridge
Landing.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the justices of the levy court of Anne-Arundel county be and they
are hereby authorised and required, to appoint sonic person to re-
ceive and take charge of the books, papers and tobacco, now in
said warehouse, together with the inspection tools, and all other
things belonging thereto, and to allow the person so appointed,
such sum out of the outage or storage on said tobacco as to them
may appear right and proper.
2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the justices of
the levy court aforesaid, to cause the tobacco now in said ware-
house to be advertised in the Federal Gazette and American news-
papers, published in the city of Baltimore, for sixty days, setting
forth the marks, number, weight, and date of inspection of each
hogshead, requesting the owner or owners of said tobacco to take
the same away, and if the said tobacco, or any part thereof, shall
not be demanded or taken away before the expiration of the sixty
days, it shall and may be lawful for the justices of the levy court
aforesaid, to sell the same at public auction, in the city of Balti-
more, they giving at least thirty days notice thereof in the news-
papers aforesaid, the proceeds of such sale or sales to be paid to
the person or persons entitled thereto, after deducting the charges
due. thereon, if demanded within twelve months after such sale,
otherwise to he applied to the use of the said county.
3. And be it enacted, That before the person appointed under the
provisions of this act shall proceed to act, ho shall give bond, with
such securities, and in such sum, as may be approved by the jus-