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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March, 1707-November, 1710
Volume 27, Page 347   View pdf image (33K)
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Acts. 347


according to the Discression of the Commissioners hereinafter
named.
And to that End Be it Enacted by the authority advice and
Consent aforesaid that for the Town in Somersett County
Capt John West Capt. John Francklin Mr Joseph Grey Mr

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William Robinson Mr William Fansett Mr Mathew Scarbrough
Mr Samuell Hopkins Captaine William Rounds and Mr Thomas
Purnell, For the Town in Queen Annes County Mr Philemon
Hemsley Mr Thomas ffisher Mr William Clayton Senr Mr
Nathaniell Wright Mr Solomon Wright Capt John Needles Coll
Nicholas Lowe Mr William Cheatle and Mr Robert Hobbs.
For the Town in Kent County Mr John Carvill Mr Daniell
Peirce Mr Thomas Covington Mr Edward Bathurst, Capt.
William Potts Capt. Edward Plastoe Mr Arthur Miller Mr
William Bateman and Mr Phillip Hoskins. And for the Town
in St Maries County Lt Coll. William Asquith Capt. Henry
Peregrine Jowles Capt Thomas Truman Greenfeild Mr Joshua
Guibert Mr Adam Bell Mr Richard Vowles and Mr Samuell
Williamson, who are hereby appointed Comissioners for the
said Townes or the Major part of them are hereby authorized
and Empowered in all Respects to act and doe according to the
Direction of the said Recited Act of Assembly for Erecting
ports and Townes.
And whereas the Inhabitants of St. Maries County have Rep-
resented to this present Generall Assembly the Remoteness
of the scituation of their County Court house from the Greater
part of the Inhabitants, which appeared to this Generall Assem-
bly to be altogeather inconvenient, and its pray'd the same
might be Removed to some more Convenient place for the
Ease of the Greater part of the Inhabitants there, and whereas
it is thought that the aforesaid Land Called Shephards old feild
is neer the Center of the said St Mary's County Therefore
prayd that it may be Enacted.
And be it Therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by
and with the advice and Consent aforesaid that the County
Court for St Maries County shall for the future be held and
kept at the said Town to be Errected in Shepherds old feilds
as aforesaid And for building and Errecting the said Court
house the Comissioners aforesaid appointed for St Maries
County or the major part of them are hereby authorized and
Empowered to treat and agree with undertakers and workmen
and to doe other matters and things that shall be thought
necessary for building and finishing the said Court house.

p. 348

And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid by and
with the advice and Consent aforesaid that the Justices of St
Maries County Court for the time being or the major part of
them, by this act are Empowered and required to Leavy what

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