J O H N H. S T O N E, Efquire, Governor.

C H A P. X.

1795.

An ACT making a temporary alteration in the turnpike road di-
rected to be laid out from Baltimore-town towards Frederick-

town.

Paffed De-

cember 24.

WHEREAS it appears to this general affembly, that fometime in the
month of May laft the public bridge over the falls of Patapfco, on
the old road leading from Baltimore-town to Frederick-town by way
of Ellicott's lower mills, being decayed, was broken down and deftroyed; in
confequence of which, waggons and other carriages, as well as travellers, at all
times met with confiderable difficulty and danger in croffing the falls, which, in
times of frefhes, were entirely impaffable; that application was made to the
commiffioners of review of the turnpike roads in Baltimore county to build a
bridge over the faid falls where the turnpike road is laid out to crofs Patapfco a
fmall diftance below the place where the old bridge flood, which they declined
their funds being inefficient: And whereas it alfo appears, that Meffieurs Elli-
cott, and company, undertook to erect, and have actually erected, a ftrong and
fubftantial bridge over the faid falls at the place where the old road croffes, and
that the difference in diftance is no more than twenty-two perches, and that the
fame was built at a much lefs expence than a bridge equally ftrong and
fubftantial could be built for over the falls where the new road is intended to
crofs ;

Preamble.

II. Be it enacted by the General Affembly of Maryland, That the commif-
fioners of review of the turnpike roads in Baltimore county, or a majority of
them, be and they are hereby authorifed and required, as foon as may be, to ap-
point two or more fkilful and difinterefted perfons to make a valuation of the ex-
pence of building the faid bridge, and to pay the amount thereof to the faid El-
licott, and company, out of the funds appropriated to defray the expence of
making turnpike roads in Baltimore county.

Commiffion-
ers to appoint

perfons, &c.

III. And be it enacted, That the faid bridge, and the old road from faid bridge
to the place where it interfects that part of the turnpike road already opened and
made, fhall, after the paffing this act, be deemed and confidered as a part of the
faid turnpike road leading from Baltimore-town towards Frederick-town, and
that the old road from the weft end of the faid bridge to the place where it inter-
fects the new road, as laid out from the weft end of the faid turnpike road to-
wards Frederick-town, fhall be deemed and confidered as a part of the public
main road leading from Baltimore-town to Frederick-town, until the turnpike
road fhall be opened and made, and the bridge built acrofs the faid falls by the
faid commiffioners of review, as kid out and intended by certain commiffioners,
under the act to lay out feveral turnpike roads in Baltimore county.

C H A P. XI.

Bridge, &c. to
be confidered
part of turn-
pike road, &c.

An ACT to confirm an act paffed at November feffion, one
thoufand feven hundred and ninety-four, entitled, An act to
alter fuch parts of the conftitution and form of government
which prevent perfons confcientioufly fcrupulous of taking an
oath from being members of the legiflature, electors of the
fenate, or to hold offices of profit and truft.

Paffed De-
cember 24.

Be it enacted, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That an act paffed
at November feffion, feventeen hundred and ninety-four, entitled, An act
to alter fuch parts of the conftitution and form of government which pre-
vent perfons confcientioufly fcrupulous of taking an oath from being members of
the legiflature, electors of the fenate, or to hold offices of profit and truft, fhall
be and the fame is hereby confirmed.

An act con-
firmed.