| 1783.
CHAP.
XXV.
Rate of tunnage,
&c. |
LAWS of MARYLAND.
III. And be it
enacted, That the tunnage on all registers taken out agreeably
to this act and during the present year, be rated at two shillings
per tun, and
collected accordingly. |
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CHAP. XXVI.
An ACT for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors confined in gaols
in this state.
Viz. Samuel McClauster Denny,
Nathan Bush, and Louis Dalzincourt, prisoners confined in the
gaol of Baltimore county for debt; and Andrew Welsh,
Jacob Nurse, Peter Cline, Abraham Slagle,
George Dagan, and John Burgess, confined in the gaol
of Frederick county for debt; and Cartwright
Hammet, confined in Saint-Mary's county gaol for debt. |
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CHAP. XXVII.
An ACT for an addition to
George-town, in Montgomery county. |
| Preamble. |
WHEREAS Thomas Beall, son of George, of Montgomery
county,
by his humble petition to this general assembly hath set forth, that
he is seized and possessed of a part of a tract of land, called and
known
by the name of The Rock of Dumbarton, adjoining George-town, containing
sixty-one acres, which he is desirous of annexing to said town, and
therefore
prayed that a law might pass for that purpose; and it appearing to
this general
assembly, that to extend and enlarge the limits of said town will greatly
contribute
to promote the trade and commerce thereof; |
Commissioners
to cause
land to be surveyed,
&c. |
II. Be it enacted,
by
the general assembly of Maryland, That Messieurs John
Murdock, Richard Thompson, William Deakins, Thomas Richardson, and
Charles Beatty, be commissioners of George-town, or the major part
of them
be authorised and required, at any time before the first day of August
next, to
cause the aforesaid parcel of land, or such part thereof as they may
think necessary,
to be surveyed and laid out into lots, streets, lanes and alleys, at
the proper
cost and expence of the said Thomas Beall, in such manner as to the
said commissioners,
or a major part of them, shall appear convenient. |
A plot to be
made, &c. |
III. And be
it enacted, That the commissioners aforesaid, or a major part of
them, shall, on or before the said first day of August next, cause
a correct and
accurate survey and plot to be made of the said land, and of all the
lots, streets,
lanes and alleys, which shall be laid out in virtue of this act; and
the said plot
shall be recorded amongst the records of the said county, as soon as
conveniently
may be thereafter, there to remain as evidence of the boundaries, situation
and
location of the said lots, and of the streets, lanes and alleys which
said streets,
lanes and alleys, hereafter to be laid out in pursuance of this act,
shall be highways,
and be so deemed and taken to all intents and purposes whatsoever;
and
when the same shall be done, the said land, so surveyed and laid out,
shall be,
and is hereby declared to be, part of George-town, as fully and amply,
as if
originally included therein, and shall have the same immunities and
privileges as
the rest of the said town hath, or by former laws ought to have; saving
to the
state of Maryland, and all bodies politic and corporate, and all persons
not
mentioned in this act, their several and respective rights. |
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CHAP. XXVIII.
An ACT for the relief of the securities of Thomas Williams, late collector
of
the public tax for Prince-George's county. PR. |
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CHAP. XXIX.
An ACT laying a duty on British vessels, and for
other purposes. |
| Preamble. |
WHEREAS it appears by a proclamation of the king
of Great-Britain,
bearing date the second day of July last, that the growth or produce
of any of the United States is prohibited from being carried to any
of the British West-India islands by any other than British subjects,
in British
built ships, owned by British subjects, and navigated according to
the laws of
Great-Britain: And whereas this proceeding, which excludes the
vessels of any
of the United States from carrying the growth or produce of said states,
or any
of them, to any of the British West-India islands, or from importing
or bringing
from said islands any of their growth or produce, is repugnant to the
principles
of reciprocal interest, and aims at the sole monopoly of the carrying
trade; |
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