The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-04-24

Mr.. John Moores, of Hartford county
several years ago found, among some books
| formerly belonging to one of his ancestors
two copies of early laws of Maryland. Ont
ofthese books is compilation Of the provin
cial laws Of Maryland, from 1862 to 1907, by
| Rev. Thomas Bacon, Chaplain to Frederick
Lord Baltimore. 1t was printed in Annapo
lis in 1740 by Jonas Green. The Other
volume contains the acts of the General AS
sembly If Maryland passed in 1884, 1885 ant
1856. Both contain laws which throw som,
| light on our local history. We give n sum
mary Of some of these laws, with the hope o
| inducing some one TO undertake the task O
writing a history of Baltimore and Hartford
| counties, for the two counties were one unit
a few years before the outbreak of the Revo
lulonary war, the court house and Jail being
| at Baltimore.
| ESTABLISHMENT OF TOWNS.
In 1858 the first attempt was made to esta
| blish towns ports and places of trade fol
vessels from foreign ports. Again in 1861
| and 1856 other towns were established. Tit
places named in Baltimore county were TIL,
| following.
16S3-"ln Patapsco river, near Humphrey
| Greek on Bush River, on the town land
near the Court House"
16S4-"At Middle river, on the land of Corn
wallis, or Leakins, or both, at the discretion
of the Commissioners"
16S6-"In Sposuty Creek, on the land for
merly Mr.. John Collects, now in possession
| of Mr.. John Mold, and the lands adjacent il
| Gunpowder river, upon the point commonly
called Westbury's Point"
In 1706 an act was passed naming the fol
lowing places in Baltimore county as ports o
entry:
"Whetstone Neck, in Patapsco river; upor
the land called Chillberry, on Bush river, ant
a town on Forster Neck, on Gunpowde
river"
This act was "disallowed" by her majesty
Queen Anne
In 1907 the place appointed for a town OF
| Gunpowder river, on the land called Forster
Neck, was ordered ito be deserted" and lier
thereof, 80 acres to be erected into town
on tract of land on the same river, belong
ard the Court House to be built there"
In 1712 the Baltimore county court wal
settled at Joppa.
| In 1924 the Legislature passed ian &c
erecting town at Joppa, in Baltimore coun
ty," on land bought from Col. james Max
well.
ST. JOHNS PARISH GLEBE.
In 17l9 an act was passed to confirm
| tract of land therein mentioned to the rec
tor or minister of St. Johns parish, in B Iii
more county, and his successor for ever Th
tract of land was called "Stoakly Manor, ALA.
Sloak Flemmon," containing $50 acres ant
was devised by the last will and testament
Jeremiah Eaton, in 1875, to the first Pro
testant minister who should reside in Balti
more county and his successors forever. st
Johns Church, Kingsville, Baltimore county
is now the representative of the parish
church to which Stoakly Manor was devised
The land, it is believed, was in the neighbor
hood of Abingdon, Hartford county.
| In 1852 the Justices of Baltimore county
court were empowered to assess and levy f30l
| on the inhabitants of st. Johns Parish, fo
purchasing an acre of land, in the fork o
| Gunpowder river, and building thereon
"chapel of ease" to be kept in repair at TIT
cost of the parish
The sum given by this act being insufficient
for building the chapel the Justices, in 1853
were empowered to levy on the people of TIN
parish further sum of 900 lbs of Tobacco,
for this purpose.
| TOBACCO WAREHOUSES; ORDERED.
In 1853 tobacco warehouses were establish
ed in Baltimore county as follows AT Balti
more Town; at Joppa; at the Ferry Landing
near the Point House on Gunpowder river
at the Fork of Gunpowder; at Otter Poin
Landing, near the Red Cliff ON Bush River
at John Loney's at Swan Creek, and at Rocl
Run, on Susquehanna river
BALTIMORE COUNTY DIVIDED.
! + ~
passed an act to divide Baltimore county ant
for the erection of a new county by the nam
Hartford"
John Paca,- Aqula Hall, John Matthews
John Hall of Cranberry, Amos Garrett
Richard Dalam and Benedict Edward Hal
were appointed Commissioners 10 purchas
four acres of land 10 or adjoining Bush town
at the head of Bush river, for the purpose O
building a court house and prison thereon
the town to be called Harfordtown
BEL AIR CREATED INTO TOWN.
In 1881 an election was held, at Bush.town
to determine where the Court House shout
be situated -Four places were to be voted fol
nalneiy: Harford-town, Otter Point eros
Roads, otherwise Gravelly Hill, Lower eros
Roads, and Aquila SCOTS (of james, OIL
Field. The last named place carried til
day. The justices of Hartford county wer
empowered and required to contract for fou
acres of land, for erecting court house an
prison thereon, and to pay the expense there
of out of money already collected for tina
purpose.
1t being doubted whether the justices {
Hartford county had the authority to receiv
this money from the sheritfs of Baltimore an
Hartford counties, in 1884 the Legislator, pass
ed supplementary act authorizing them tore
ceipt for public moneys and tobacco" tc
wards building the courthouse and prison i
Hartford county
The law adds that THE public building
and the situation thereof shall be forever here
after called and known by the name of Bellaii
any law to the contrary Notwithstanding"
This old law, passed hundred years ago