The two acts immediately following, passed at the January session, 1811, are now published in obedience to a resolution of the General Assembly of the 8th of February, 1812.

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An ACT to enable aliens, in certain cases to purchase and hold lands, or other real estate within this

State.

SECTION 1.

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and hold land

within this state

E it enacted by the Senate and What descrip. House of Representatives of the tion of aliens State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That may purchase from and after the passing of this act, it shall and may be lawful for any alien or aliens, actually resident within this State, and not being the subject or subjects of some sovereign State or power, which is or shall be, at the time or times of such purchase or purchases, at war with the United States of America, to purchase lands, tenements and hereditaments, within this State, and to have and to hold the same in fee-simple, or for any less estate, as fully to all intents and purposes, as any natural born citizen or citizens may or can do: Provided always, That Proviso such alien or aliens, shall previously to such purchase or purchases, have declared his, her or their intention to become a citizen or citizens of the United States of America, agreeably to any law of the said United States, at that time in force upon that subject: And provided also, That no such alien or aliens shall Further proviso

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In what cases

red valid.

be competent to purchase, and hold more than one thousand acres, until he or they shall have actually become a citizen or citizens of the United States.

SECT. 2. And be it further enacted by the autho purchases here- rity aforesaid, That where any alien or aliens, resi tofore made by dent, as aforesaid, may have heretofore purchased any land or other real estate within this State, having previously or subsequently to such purchase, decla red his, her or their intention to become a citizen, in conformity to an act of congress at that time in force, upon that subject, the same purchase shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, and shall be construed to vest the said land or real estate in the said alien or aliens, fully and absolutely, to all intents and purposes whatsoever.

Passed at Dover, January 22, 1811.

CHA P. CLXXIII.

An ACT to enable certain persons therein named, to raise a sum of money not exceeding four thousand dollars, by a lottery, for the purpose of paving or turnpiking the street in the village of Newark, in New-Castle county, and for repairing the English school-house, and market-house of said village.

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ND be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Lelaware, in General Assembly met, That

4,000 dollars to SECT. 1.
be raised by lot.
tery, for the

turnpiking, &c.

the main-street. it shall and may be lawful for the persons

hereinafter

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appointed managers, to institute, carry on and draw
a lottery, for raising a sum of money, not exceeding
four thousand dollars, clear of all expenses; and the
said sum, when so raised, shall be applied to the
turnpiking or paving the main street in the village of the village of
Newark, in the county of New-Castle, and to the Newark, &c.
repair of the English school-house, and market-house

of said village.

SECT. 2. And be it enacted, That James Tilton, Managers apJames Snow, George Russel, Levi Boulden, Andrew pointed, who Grey, Frederick H. Holtzbeeker and John Herdman, or their survivors, shall be, and are hereby appointed managers of the said lottery, who shall respectively, before they enter upon the duties requi

red of them by this act, give bond in the name of Shall give bond the State, in the sum of eight thousand dollars, con- with condition, ditioned for the faithful performance of the trust re

posed in them respectively by this act, which bonds

&c.

shall be lodged in the office of the secretary of State, where to be
who shall thereupon give six weeks notice in the lodged.
Watchman, or some other public news-paper print-
ed within this State, that such bonds are executed,
and lodged in his office, in pursuance of the direc-
tions of this act, and are hereby declared to be in
trust for, and may be sued by all and any of the per-
sons aggrieved by the managers of said lottery, in
conducting and carrying on the same.

Within what

&c.

SECT. 3. And be it enacted, That the said managers shall, on or before the first day of December time lottery next, if at that time a sufficient number of tickets shall be drawn, shall have been sold, and if not, as soon after as conveniently may be, proceed to the drawing and finishing the said lottery, and the fortunate adventurers shall be paid the prizes drawn against their numbers, on demand, at any time within six months after the drawing of said lottery: but if not demanded within payable. that time, the said prizes shall remain in the hands of the said managers, to be applied to and for the purposes and uses aforesaid.

Prizes when