660 Assembly Proceedings, May 16-July 11, 1747

Session Laws

Be it therefore Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's Gov-
ernor, and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the Au-

Former Act
repealed

thority of the same, That the before recited Act of Assembly, enti-
tuled, An Act to enable the Rector, Vestrymen, and Church-wardens
for the Time being, of St. Anne's Parish, in Anne-Arundel County,
to lease certain Lots in the City of Annapolis, in Manner and to the
Uses therein mentioned, be, and is hereby abrogated, made Null and
Void, as if it never had been made.

Power to
Lease for
63 years

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, by and
with the Advice and Consent aforesaid, That from and after the
End of this present Session of Assembly, it shall and may be lawful
for the Rector, Vestrymen, and Church-wardens of the said Parish
for the Time being, to grant, lease, demise, and to Farm let, to any
Person or Persons willing and capable to take the same aforesaid
Lots of Land, numbered Fifty-nine, Sixty, Sixty-one, or any, or
either of them, or any Part of either of them, by Deed indented under
the Hands and Seals of the said Rector, Vestrymen, and Church-
wardens for the Time being, or the major Part of them, and on such
Conditions, Covenants, Provisions, Agreements, and yearly Rents,
as the said Rector, Vestrymen, and Church-wardens for the Time
being, or the major Part of them, and the Person or Persons who
shall from time to time be willing and desirous to take the same,
or any of them, or any Part of either of them, shall agree upon, for
any Term not exceeding Sixty three Years.

After Lease
expires, to
grant new
Leases

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That the
Rector, Vestrymen, and Church-wardens for the Time being, have
full Power and Authority after the Expiration of the said Term,
to grant new Leases of all or any the said Premises, for the Term of
Twenty-one Years, or three Lives, to the Uses, Intents, and Pur-
poses in this Act mentioned, and to no other; and for a shorter Time,
as to them, or the major Part of them, for the Time being, shall
seem convenient.

Rents to
whom to be
paid

And be it further Enacted and Declared, That the yearly Rents,
Revenues, and Profits of the said mentioned Premises, and all and
every Part of them, be, and are hereby declared to belong to the
Incumbent of said Parish, for the Time being, for his sole and sepa-
rate Use and Benefit, and to no other Use, Intent or Purpose what-
soever.

Renewing of
Leases

And be it further Enacted, That when any of the said Leases or
Demises shall expire or determine, if the Incumbent for the Time
being, or any Person or Persons on his Behalf, shall ask, demand,
and receive of and from any Person or Persons whatsoever, either
directly or indirectly, any Sum or Sums of Money, or other Goods
or Effects, as a Fine or Fines for the granting a new Lease or De-
mise of any the before-mentioned Premises, or any Part of them.