Acts. 213

not be taken up within seven Years after the Survey made, that
then it shall revert to the former Proprietors: Provided always, that
the Proprietor of the remaining Land not taken up or held, his, her,
or their Guardian or Guardians, in his, her, or their Right, shall
have the Preference of taking up any one Lot, he, she, or they shall
think fit, more than he, she, or they have already improved upon, so
that he, she, or they make their Election within ten Days after the
Survey aforesaid is to be made.

Session Laws
Proviso

And be it further Enacted, That every Person who already hath,
or hereafter shall, take up, pay for, and build upon, any of the Lots
laid out by Virtue of the Acts of Assembly, their Heirs and Assigns
for ever shall be chargeable with and liable to the Payment of One
Penny Sterling Money, yearly, for each Lot so taken up, paid for,
and built on, to the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary and his
Heirs for ever, and that the Clerk of Somerset County yearly trans-
mit to his Lordship's Agent for the Time being an Account of all
the Lots, taken up, paid for, and built on, according to the Directions
of this Act.
Saving to his most Sacred Majesty, his Heirs, and Successors;
the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary, his Heirs and Succes-

One Penny
Sterling to
be paid
annually to
his Lord-
ship, for
each Lot so
taken up and
built on

sors; and to all Bodies Politic and Corporate, and all other Persons
not mentioned in this Act; their several and respective Rights.

p. 8

An Act to prohibit raising of Swine and Geese in the Town of
Cambridge, in Dorchester County.

Chap. VI

Whereas, the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of Cam-
bridge, in Dorchester County, by their humble Petition have set
forth, that diverse Persons living in the same Town do raise and
keep great Quantities of Swine and Geese within the same Town, to
the great Prejudice of the Inhabitants thereof.

Preamble

Be it therefore Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's
Governor, and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the
Authority of the same, That no Person or Persons whatsoever, liv-
ing or to live within the same Town, shall, after the End of this
present Session of Assembly, under any Pretence whatsoever, keep
or support within the same Town any Swine or Geese, belonging to
themselves or any other Person whatsoever, unless such Swine or
Geese be kept within such Person or Person's Inclosure, so keeping
or supporting such Swine or Geese.

No Person
to raise
Swine or
Geese in the
said Town
unless in
inclosure

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, by and with
the Advice and Consent aforesaid, That any Person or Persons that
shall be convicted before any Magistrate, on Confession or Proof of
transgressing against this Act, shall pay five Shillings Current Money
for each Transgression: The same to be levied on the Body, Goods,
or Chattels of the Offender, by Way of Execution, as in Case of

Penalty in
case of
Default