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LAWS of MARYLAND.
and they are hereby declared to be exonerated and discharged from the
payment of
the aforesaid quit-rent, and that the same shall be for ever abolished
and discontinued. |
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CHAP. XIX.
An ACT for the adjournment of the general court for the western shore,
and of
Dorchester county court.
The general court to Monday the 22d,
and Dorchester county court to Monday the 15th of May next. |
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CHAP. XX.
A Supplement to the act, entitled, An act for securing the title of
the proprietors
of lots and houses in Charles-town, in Charles county.
The commissioners having neglected
to meet by the day appointed, are directed to meet on or before
the 1st of August next. |
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CHAP. XXI.
An ACT to continue the acts of assembly therein mentioned. |
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CHAP. XXII.
An ACT relating to the stores and necessaries heretofore granted to
the officers of
this state.
At the request of the officers, the
quantities of the different articles, allowed them by the act of July,
1779, ch. 15, are altered; and the officers belonging to this state in
Hazen's, Spencer's, Gift's, and
Baylor's regiments, and Lee's corps, are to be furnished with those articles,
as well as the officers mentioned
in the said act. |
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CHAP. XXIII.
An ACT to enable the judges of the court of appeals to appoint a clerk.
Any two or more, to meet at Annapolis,
on a day to be appointed by any two or more, for the purpose
of appointing and qualifying a clerk, who shall hold his commission during
good behaviour. |
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CHAP. XXIV.
An ACT for licensing and regulating ordinary-keepers. |
Justices to
grant licences,
&c. |
BE it enacted,
by the general assembly of Maryland, That the justices of each
county, in court sitting, be, and are hereby empowered and authorised,
at
their next June and August courts on the eastern and western shores respectively,
to grant licences to such person or persons as they shall think fit, being
persons of good repute, to be ordinary-keepers, for keeping of ordinaries,
in such
and so many places within their several and respective counties, except
within the
city of Annapolis, for the case and convenience of the inhabitants, travellers
and
strangers, as to them respectively shall seem meet, for every of which
licences,
except within the said city of Annapolis, there shall be paid the sum of
six pounds,
for every year such person or persons shall keep ordinary as aforesaid. |
Licences to be
renewed annually,
&c. |
II. And be it
enacted, That during the continuance of this act, all ordinary
licences shall be renewed at every June and August courts, on the eastern
and
western shores respectively, on pain that any person, then omitting or
neglecting
to renew his licence, and continuing to sell liquor, as an ordinary-keeper,
shall be
liable to all the penalties mentioned in this act against persons keeping
ordinary
or selling liquors without licence; and it shall also be lawful for the
justices to
refuse granting such person licence for that year, and if they shall think
fit to
grant the same at any court thereafter, the said ordinary-keeper shall
pay the full
annual charge for such licence. Provided that any person, not having
before had
a licence to keep ordinary, may, at any other court, other than the courts
aforesaid,
have licence granted, if the justices see fit, to continue no longer than
the
June and August courts following, on the eastern and western shores respectively,
when it shall determine, and may be renewed; for taking which licence,
the ordinary-keeper
shall pay only in proportion to the time between his taking such licence
and the court aforesaid. |
Sheriffs to collect
fines, &c. |
III. And be
it enacted, That the several sheriffs shall collect and receive
all
fines and forfeitures arising on the breach of any part of this act, and
the clerk of
each respective county shall keep a true and exact entry of all ordinary-keepers,
to
whom such licences are granted, and of all fines and forfeitures relating
thereto, |
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