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EARLY LEGISLATION
AFFECTING The COUNTY
The Pratt Library kindly Furnishes
Copies If Early Laws E"T p"ich"s-
ter County.

We are indebted to Dr.. Bernard {.
Steiner, of the tnoch Pratt Free Ii
brary. of Baltimore. editor OF the
Archives of Maryland, for copies OF
the following laws, which nave much
historical interest for Dorchester
counJianS:
AN ACT altering the Bounds 81 NV"
acres of land heretofore granted 10
Great Choptank Parish. on whic Il
the Chapel in Vienna now stands.
Whereas, by IN Act OF Assembly,
made ut session OF Assembly begun
and held at the city of Annapolis, the
tenth day Of October, seventeen hun
dred and twenty seven, Untitled, an
Act, declaring the bounds OF Two ac-
res OF land heretofore granted to
Great Choptank Parish, on which The
Chapel in Vienna now stands. the
bounds of the said two acres. as by
the said recited Act ascortained.
But forasmucn, as it is made ap-
pear to this General Assembly that
the bounds of the said two acres OF
land, as laid down and mentioned IN
the aforesaid recited Act, Is very
much TO the prejudice of William En-
nails, of Dorchester county, Gent.
being not capable to travel TO and
from his house, when the Parish
aforesaid shall think proper to in.
close the said two acres of ground
and for that, the Vestry of the said
Parish have signitied their consent
TO this General Assembly, that the
bounds of the said two acres of land
should be altered. Wherefore it Is
prayed that it may be enacted:
And be IL enacted, by the Right
Honorable, the Lord Proprietary, by
and with the advice and consent OF
his LordShip'S Governor. and the Up
per and Lower Houses of Assembly,
and the authority of the same, that
the bounds of the said two acres oil
land mentioned in the aforesaid re-
cited act, shall be. and are hereby
deemed and declared for the future
to be as follows, that is to say Be
ginning at the Northeast corner OF
the Chapel aforesaid, and running
East. to William Ennall's ditch: then
South, thirty-eight degrees, West,
twelve percheS: then West, thirty
eight degrees. North, twenty percheS ::
thence North, thirty-eight degrees.
East, sixteen perches: thence East,
thirty-eight degrees. South, twenty
perches to the said ditch; then bOun-
ding Herewith till it intersects the
aforesaid East line drawn from said
Chapel, containing two acres of land.
And that the same bounds and lines
circumscribing the same, should be
settled and perpetuated.
Be it further enacted, by the au-
thority aforesaid. by and with the
advice and consent aforesaid. that
the Vestry of the said Parish are
hereby required and enjoined, within
six months from the end OF this ses-
sion of Assembly. to run the said
aforementioned lines. and place one
IA Sssii.tss g. - = = 2
plat IN Their Reglsref Sc6E Ut rffr
said Parish: and when so completed,
the said bounds shall be and remain
for the future the undoubted bounds
of the said two acres of land forever.
The aforesaid recited Act or any
other Act to the contrary thereof,
Notwithstanding.
And be it further enacted, by the
authority aforesaid, by and with the
advice and consent aforesaid, that if
the lines be not run, the posts. set
up, and the lines and plat entered
upon record. as this Act requires, ev-
cry Vestryman in the Parish afore-
said shall forfeit and pay the sum
of Ave hundred pounds of tobacco to
such person as Will sue for the same.
And that the said fine may be recoy-
cred in any Court of Record within
this Province, by action of debt bill.
plant or information, wherein no
essoin, protection or wager of law to