To jurors. All gifts, grants, convey ances and devises, heretofore made to aliens, confirmed. And that each juror shall receive for his services, one dollar per diem, and three cents a mile for travelling charges. SECT. 13. And be it further enacted by the autho rity aforesaid, That all gifts, grants, bargains, sales, conveyances and devises of any lands, tenements, and hereditaments within this State, heretofore made to any person or persons, who at the time of making the same was or were an alien or aliens, shall be good and effectual, and shall be construed and taken to be good and effectual, to vest in the grantee or grantees, bargainee or bargainees, devisee or devisees, such estate and interest, and as good a right and title in and to the same, as he or they could have taken by the same gift, grant, bargain, sale, conveyance or devise, if he or they had been legally naturalized at the time of making the same; and all deeds and conveyances, made of made by them any lands, tenements and hereditaments within this State, by any such alien or aliens, or his or their legal representatives, or by virtue of any legal process directed to the Sheriff or Coroner, shall be as good and effectual, and shall be construed and taken to be as good and effectual to vest in the grantee or grantees, bargainee or bargainees, devisee or devisees, such estate, and as good a right and title in and to the same lands, tenements and hereditaments, as such grantee, bargainee or devisee could have taken by the same, if the grantor, bargainor or devisor had been legally naturalized at the time of making such grant, bargain, sale, convey. ance or devise last mentioned. And all deeds & conveyances confirmed. Passed at Dover, January 23, 1805. 1 CHAP. CLXXIV. An ACT authorizing certain conveyances of real estate between Richard Cooper, Esq. and Sarah M'Cly ment, and John Torbert, administrators of James M'Clyment, late of Kent county, deceased. Passed at Dover, Jan. 23, 1805-Private act. СНА Р. CLXXIV. 1805 CHAP. CLXXV. An ACT to vest in Nathaniel Drew, an undivided moiety of a lot of ground, with the improvements thereon, in the town of Dover, which a certain William Drew, his brother, died seized and possessed of. Passed at Dover, January 23, 1805—Private act. CHAP. CLXXVI. An ACT authorizing Major Anderson, his heirs or assigns, to alter or change a road therein mentioned. W HEREAS it hath been represented to the General assembly of the State of Delaware, Preamble. by the petition of Major Anderson, that much good would accrue to the said Major Anderson, and the public in general, by an alteration of the road leading from Vincent's causeway, by Stephen Lewis', to Milford. SECTION 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate The road and House of Representatives of the State of Dela- from Vin by Stephen cent's causeway ware, in General Assembly met, That the said Major Lewis', to Mil. Anderson, his heirs or assigns, from and after the ford, to be alter- passing of this act, shall have power and authority, ed. In what manner. By whom done and they are hereby authorized and empowered to alter the said road, leading from Vincent's causeway, by Stephen Lewis', to Milford, in the manner and form following: that is to say, the alteration of the said road shall begin at its intersection with the road below Stephen Lewis', and running thence south eighty-seven degrees and three fourths of a degree, west thirty-two perches, and thence south fifty-eight degrees, west one hundred and twentyeight perches, until it comes into the first aforesaid road leading from Vincent's causeway, by Stephen Lewis', to Milford. SECT. 2. And be it enacted, That the aforesaid and supported. Major Anderson, his heirs or assigns, shall make and lay out, at his or their own proper cost and charge the said road, and put the same in good order, making it as wide and as good as other public roads within this State by law are required to be. So much of the shut up. At whose ex ges and causeways shall be built. SECT. 3. And be it enacted, That the aforesaid Major Anderson, his heirs or assigns, as soon as he or they shall make or cause to be made the alteration aforesaid, shall have full power and authority to stop and shut up so much of the aforesaid road, leading from Vincent's causeway, by Stephen Lewis', to Milford, as runs through the land of the said Major Anderson, his heirs or assigns, between the places of its intersection. SECT. 4. And be it enacted, That the aforesaid pense the brid. Major Anderson, his heirs or assigns, at his or their own proper cost, charge and expense, shall build or cause to be built, all such bridges and causeways as may be necessary on the said road, hereby, in the first section of this act, particularly described and granted to the prayer of his petition. Passed at Dover, Jan. 24, 1805. С НА Р. CLXXVII. w 1805 СНАР. CLXXVII. A Supplement to an act, entitled, "An act for the supporting, maintaining and keeping in good repair, vol. p. 1095. Chap. 23. c. 2d. the bridge over the north-west fork of Nanticoke River." W HEREAS by the act, to which this is a Preamble. supplement, provision is made for the supporting a bridge over the north-west fork of Nanticoke river; but no provision is made for the supporting and keeping in repair the causeway adjoining said bridge: Their duty. SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and Commissioners House of Representatives of the State of Dela- appointed. ware, in General Assembly met, That Charles Turner and Zachariah Prichard, of the county of Kent, and Oliver Jump and Ennalls Adams, of the county of Sussex, gentlemen, are hereby appointed commissioners, one or more of them from each county attending, to go upon and view the said causeway, and divide the said causeway into two equal parts, having regard to the situation, so that the expense of keeping in repair each part may be as nearly equal as possible; and after the said causeway is so laid off in two equal parts, the moiety or part way shall be nearest the said counties of Kent and Sussex, re- supported. spectively, shall be supported and kept in repair in the same manner as the bridge is directed to be supported and repaired in the act, to which this is a supplement. How the cause Duplicates to be delivered to the Court of ap Levy court and SECT. 2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners herein appointed, shall make duplicate returns of their proceedings, one of which shall be delivered to the Levy court and Court of appeals peals. of the county of Kent, and the other to the Levy court and Court of appeals of the county of Sussex; to be allowed by and shall be allowed such compensation for their the Levy court services, as the Levy court and Court of appeals of Court of ap Compensation and peals. СНАР. CLXXVIII. 1805 the counties, in which they respectively reside, shali deem reasonable. Passed at Dover, January 24, 1805. CHAP. CLXXVIII. An ACT to enable Samuel Coombe, administrator de bonis non of John Purden, deceased, to convey and assure unto Sarah Maxwell and John Maxwell, a certain tract of land, in Murderkill hundred, in Kent county. Passed at Dover, January 24, 1805-Private act. Chap. 123. a. 1st vol. p. 302. Preamble. Appropriation of the penalties CHAP. CLXXIX. A Supplement to an act, entitled, "An act for preventing accidents that may happen by fire, in any of the towns or villages within this government. W WHEREAS an act for preventing accidents that may happen by fire in any of the towns and villages within this government, passed in the year of our Lord, One thousand seven hundred and fifty-two, hath not been found fully to answer the purposes thereby intended: SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, incurred by fi in General Assembly met, That from and after the passing of this act, the penalty incurred by firing of chimnies, as provided by the act before recited, ring chimnies. |