JOHN H. STONE, Efquire, Governor.

1795.

ing oath, or affirmation, to wit: "I, A. B. do fwear, or affirm, that I will
" honeftly and faithfully eftimate and value the damage and injury fuftained by
"C. D. by opening and extending the road from Pratt-ftreet aforefaid, (as the
" cafe may be,) through the land of C. D. in purfuance of this ad," and fhall
return the eftimation of damages by them fo affeffed to the clerk of Baltimore
county, under their hands and feals; and the estimation of damages by them fo
affeffed, or a majority of them, fhall be final and conclufive.

C H A P.

LVIII.

IV. And be it enacted, That all damages, cofts and expences, attending the

laying out, extending and confirming, the faid road, fhall be paid by the petiti-

oners for the fame.

To be paid by
petitioners.

V. And be ft enacted, That the commiffioners aforefaid fhall not have power
to open the faid road through the land of any proprietor without his or her con-

fent, until the expiration of twelve months next after the making of the award
aforefaid, or in cafe of the intervention of a jury until the expiration of twelve
months after the return as aforefaid of their inquifition, and moreover until the
damages afcertained as aforefaid fhall have been paid, or tender thereof made.

C H A P. LIX.

Road not to
be opened
without con-
fent, &c.

An ACT to incorporate an infurance company in Baltimore-town.

WHEREAS fundry perfons have formed themfelves into a fociety for
the infurance of fhips and merchandise at lea, and have prayed to be
incorporated by law: And whereas it appears to this general affem-
bly, that the granting of the prayer aforefaid will be advantageous to the com-
mercial and agricultural intereft of this ftate,

Paffed De-
cember 24.
Preamble.

II. Be it enacted, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That James Barry,
Thomas Law, Rofs and Simpfon, Peter Cafenave, Cafenave and Walker, Seton
Maitland, and company, Richard Curfon, junior, William Wilfon, Aquila
Brown, junior, Heathcotte and Dall, Frederick Pratt, William Harrifon, Archi-
bald Stewart, John M'Lure, Abraham Falconar, Thomas Todd, William
Slubey, Patrick Bennett, Charles Torrance, Henry Stouffer, George William
Blackifton, Jofeph Maffy, John Rofs, Rutter and Etting, Francis Johonnot,
and company, William Lowry, and company, Robert Taylor, William Duncan-
fon, Wallace and Hart, Harmanus Alricks, Hodgfon, Nicholfon, and company,
George Grundy, Paul Bentalou, Albert Seekamp, William Paca, John Forbes,
William Fergufon, James Weft, and company, Charles Wilmans and d'Wer-
hagen, William Montgomery, William Lorman, Marcus M'Caufland, Jacob
Franks Levy, Archibald Moncrieff, Ebenezer Mackie, Munnikhuyfen and Sad-
ler, Edward Pannel, Clingan and Simpfon, David Winchefter, Williams and
Low, William Winchefter, Jonas Marean, Samuel Williams, John M'Fadon,
and company, John Stump, Lemmon and Levering, Rogers and Owings, Wil-
liam Taylor, Gittings and Smith, George Salmon, Paul Hartman, Andrew Ait-
ken, William Cole, Robert and Alexander M'Kim, Henry Meffonier, Jofeph
Young, Thorowgood and Ifaac Smith, Edward Johnfon, junior, Robert Riddell,
Jofeph Swan, George Repold, George Preftman, Alexander M'Donald, Henry
Schroeder, Emanuel Kent, Jofeph Thornburgh, George W. Field, Ifrael Plea-
fants, John P. Pleafants, Thomas Cantwell, David Poe, Adrian Valck, John
Hacket, Buchanan and Young, David Williamfon, Nicholas Slubey, Robert
Walfh, Benjamin Comegys, and company, Peter Frick, David Harris, George
Peter Keeports, Cumberland Dugan, Solomon Etting, William Smith, John
Holmes, William M'Creery, Francis Hollingfworth, Lewis Pafcault, John Gay,
James Ogleby, James Hindman, Archibald Campbell, Luke Tiernan, Alexan-
der Furnival, Edward Woodyear, Jofeph Sterett, Engelhard Yeifer, Andrew
Buchanan, John M'Kim, Henry Payfon, Jofeph Smith, Martin Eichelberger,
Francois de Blok, James Carey, Henry Didier, John Carrere, Jofeph Faurie,
William Smith, and company, John Merryman, Samuel and John Smith, Samuel
Smythe, James Ufher, William Mathews, Richard Caton, Charles Carroll, of
Carrollton, John Sherlock, James Corrie and James Fortune, and fuch perfons
as fhall hereafter become ftockholders in the faid company, fhall be and are

J. Barry, &c.
declared to be
body poli-
tic, &c.