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CAP. XXVII.

An ACT for erecting a part of the Parishes of Saint Mary, and Queensbury, in the County of York, into a separate and distinct Town or Parish.

Passed 11th March, 1824.

Preamble.

WHEREAS great inconvenience is found to exist in consequence of the extended bounds and increased population of the Parish of Saint Mary: And whereas it is expedient to erect a separate Parish in the same, including also a part of the Parish of Queensbury;

Parts of Saint Mary and Queensbury, within described Boundaries,

erected into a separate Parish, to be called Douglas.

I. Be it therefore enacted by the President, Council, and Assembly, That all that part of the said Parishes of Saint Mary and Queensbury, comprised within the bounds hereinafter described, to wit:— the lower bounds to commence at the upper line of Lot number twenty-nine in letter C. of the Maryland Loyalists' grant, in the Parish of Saint Mary, now owned and occupied by William Sewell, Junior, and to extend along the said line to the rear thereof, on a course North forty-five degrees East, by the Magnet — thence North forty-five degrees West, to the lower line of Lot number one, in the grant to Daniel Sawyer and others, or the prolongation of that line — thence North until it meets the River Nashwalk. And the upper bounds to commence at the upper line of Lot number fifty-five, in the grant to the Guides and Pioneers, in the Parish of Queensbury, aforesaid, owned and occupied by Nehemiah Estey, and to extend back from the River Saint John to the rear thereof — thence North twenty-five degrees East, until it meets the river Nashwack aforesaid — thence down the said River Nashwack, along its southern Bank or Shore, until it meets the before mentioned line, running North from the lower line of Lot number one, in the grant to Daniel Sawyer, and others, be, and the same is hereby erected into a separate and distinct Town or Parish, known and distinguished by the name of the Town or Parish of Douglas.

Justices to appoint Parish Officers.

Penalties for neglect of duty.

II. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Peace for the said County, shall and may have power to appoint, annually, from time to time, Officers for the said Town or Parish of Douglas, in the same manner as for other Towns or Parishes within the said County, and also that the said Justices may at a special Session for that purpose to be holden, have power and authority to appoint such officers for the present year, which officers shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties respectively, and be liable to the like penalties for neglect or refusal to accept or perform the duties of their respective offices, as any other Town or Parish Officers within the said County.

Provisions of 3 G. 4, C. 25, extended to the Parish of Douglas.

III. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly, made and passed in the third year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act to provide for the erection of an Alms House and Work House within the county of York, and for making rules and regulatioms for the management of the same," shall extend to the said Parish of Douglas, in as full and ample a manner to all intents and purposes, as if the said Parish of Douglas had been particularly named in the said recited Act.

Not to interfere with any assessment heretofore made.

IV. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall in no way prevent or interfere with the recovery of any Parish or County assessment which may have heretofore been made or ordered by the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the said County.

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C. 27. Anno V. Geo. IV. A. D. 1824.

Index

Preamble.		WHEREAS great inconvenience is found to exist in consequence of the extended bounds and increased population of the Parish of Saint Mary: And whereas it is expedient to erect a separate Parish in the same, including also a part of the Parish of Queensbury;
Parts of Saint Mary and Queensbury, within described Boundaries, erected into a separate Parish, to be called Douglas.		I. Be it therefore enacted by the President, Council, and Assembly, That all that part of the said Parishes of Saint Mary and Queensbury, comprised within the bounds hereinafter described, to wit:— the lower bounds to commence at the upper line of Lot number twenty-nine in letter C. of the Maryland Loyalists' grant, in the Parish of Saint Mary, now owned and occupied by William Sewell, Junior, and to extend along the said line to the rear thereof, on a course North forty-five degrees East, by the Magnet — thence North forty-five degrees West, to the lower line of Lot number one, in the grant to Daniel Sawyer and others, or the prolongation of that line — thence North until it meets the River Nashwalk. And the upper bounds to commence at the upper line of Lot number fifty-five, in the grant to the Guides and Pioneers, in the Parish of Queensbury, aforesaid, owned and occupied by Nehemiah Estey, and to extend back from the River Saint John to the rear thereof — thence North twenty-five degrees East, until it meets the river Nashwack aforesaid — thence down the said River Nashwack, along its southern Bank or Shore, until it meets the before mentioned line, running North from the lower line of Lot number one, in the grant to Daniel Sawyer, and others, be, and the same is hereby erected into a separate and distinct Town or Parish, known and distinguished by the name of the Town or Parish of Douglas.
Justices to appoint Parish Officers. Penalties for neglect of duty.		II. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Peace for the said County, shall and may have power to appoint, annually, from time to time, Officers for the said Town or Parish of Douglas, in the same manner as for other Towns or Parishes within the said County, and also that the said Justices may at a special Session for that purpose to be holden, have power and authority to appoint such officers for the present year, which officers shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties respectively, and be liable to the like penalties for neglect or refusal to accept or perform the duties of their respective offices, as any other Town or Parish Officers within the said County.
Provisions of 3 G. 4, C. 25, extended to the Parish of Douglas.		III. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly, made and passed in the third year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act to provide for the erection of an Alms House and Work House within the county of York, and for making rules and regulatioms for the management of the same," shall extend to the said Parish of Douglas, in as full and ample a manner to all intents and purposes, as if the said Parish of Douglas had been particularly named in the said recited Act.
Not to interfere with any assessment heretofore made.		IV. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall in no way prevent or interfere with the recovery of any Parish or County assessment which may have heretofore been made or ordered by the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the said County.