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according to the Discression of the Commissioners hereinafter i-ib. l. l.
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named.
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And to that End Be it Enacted by the authority advice and
Consent aforesaid that for the Town in Somersett County
Cap' John West Capt. John Francklin M' Joseph Grey M'
William Robinson RP William Fansett M' Mathew Scarbrough ? 348
M' Samuell Hopkins Captaine William Rounds and M'Thomas
Purnell, For the Town in Queen Annes County M' Philemon
Hemsley M' Thomas ffisher AP William Clayton Sen' ]\P
Nathaniell Wright W Solomon Wright Cap' John Needles Coll
Nicholas Lowe M' William Cheatle and VC Robert Hobbs.
For the Town in Kent County M' John Carvill M' Daniell
Peirce M' Thomas Covington M' Edward Bathurst, Capt.
William Potts Capt. Edward Plastoe M' Arthur Miller M'
William Bateman and M' Phillip Hoskins. And for the Town
in S' Maries County L' Coll. William Asquith Capt. Henry
Peregrine Jowles Cap' Thomas Truman Greenfeild M' Joshua
Guibert M' Adam Bell M' Richard Vowles and M' Samuell
Williamson, who are hereby appointed Comissioners for the
said Townes or the Major part of them are hereby authorized
and Empowered in all Respects to act and doe according to the
Direction of the said Recited Act of Assembly for Erecting
ports and Townes.
And whereas the Inhabitants of St. Maries County have Represented
to this present Generall Assembly the Remoteness
of the scituation of their County Court house from the Greater
part of the Inhabitants, which appeared to this Generall Assembly
to be altogeather inconvenient, and its pray'd the same
might be Removed to some more Convenient place for the
Ease of the Greater part of the Inhabitants there, and whereas
it is thought that the aforesaid Land Called Shephards old feild
is neer the Center of the said S' Mary's County Therefore
prayd that it may be Enacted.
And be it Therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by
and with the advice and Consent aforesaid that the County
Court for S' Maries County shall for the future be held and
kept at the said Town to be Errected in Shepherds old feilds
as aforesaid And for building and Errecting the said Court
house the Comissioners aforesaid appointed for S' Maries
County or the major part of them are hereby authorized and
Empowered to treat and agree with undertakers and workmen
and to doe other matters and things that shall be thought
necessary for building and finishing the said Court house.
And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid by and p- 349
with the advice and Consent aforesaid that the Justices of S'
Maries County Court for the time being or the major part of
them, by this act are Empowered and required to Leavy what