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said Recited Acts or any other act to the Contrary in any wise ub. l. l.
notwithstanding.
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And whereas the aforesaid Town named to be Errected at
Sinepuxent in Somersett County is Represented to be altogeather
Incomodious for Shipping of Tobacco thence.
Be it Therefore Enacted and it is hereby Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid by and with the advice and Consent aforesaid
that noe Person or Persons whatsoever shall be Oblidged
to take or Receive any Tobacco whatsoever that shall be
brought to that Town in Sinepuxent or tendred there to be
paid in Satisfaction of any Debt whatsoever now Due or hereafter
shall become due or oweing without his or their Consent
any Law Vsage or Custome to the Contrary notwithstanding.
And whereas the publick buildings and the Lands thereto
belonging in the Town of S' Maries in S' Mary's County are
now diverted from the Vse for which they ware intended,
therefore it is thought fitt the same be Sold and disposed of
for the use of the publick.
Be it therefore Enacted by the authority aforesaid by and
with the advice and Consent aforesaid that the Comissioners
by this Law appointed to Lay out a Town in that County or
the Major part of them are hereby empowered and directed to
Expose to Sale the aforesaid publick Lands and buildings and
the Reversion of such of them as are Leased out, to the best
Purchasor or him or them that will give most for the same and
that tlie produce thereof the said Comissioners shall and are ? 35'
hereby oblidged to Render an account to the next Sessions of
Assembly in order that the said produce be appropriated to
the use of the publick.
By the house of Delegates 16'*^ December 1708.
Read and assented to by the house of Delegates.
Signed -p order
Rich'^ Dallam CI : ho : Del.
December 16''' 1708.
Then was this Bill read and Assented to by her Maj'^' hon"=
Councill & Sign'd p order W Bladen CI. Council.
December 17"" 1708
On the behalfe of our Sovereigne Lady Anne Queen of
Great Brittain &" I will this be a law
Jo: Seymour: