CHAP. 1806 CHAP. II. An ACT for enabling Joshua Jones to remove his mill and erect a dam on Swan-Creek, at a place one hundred and seventeen perches on the several water courses from said Jones' old mill, down said Creek, in Indian-River hundred, and county of Sussex; and for the condemnation of two acres of land on the south-west side of said creek, at the place aforesaid. Passed at Dover, Jan. 22, 1806.-Private act. Chap. 135, 3 vol. p. 298. Certain public papers from Pennsylvania, CHA P. III. A Supplement to an act, entitled, "An act, authoriz•ng the distribution of certain public papers relating to lands in this State." SECTION 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That to be recorded. the public papers, relating to lands in this State, which have been deposited, or hereafter shall be deposited in the several offices for recording of deeds for the countics of this State, respectively, under the authority, and according to the directions of the act, to which this is a supplement, which in any wise relate to or make the title or part of the title to any lands, tenements or hereditaments in the respective counties of this State, or which shall be deemed necessary or useful by such person or persons as shall be appointed in each of the counties of this State, to view and examine the said papers, which now remain upon the files in the several СНАР. III. 1806. The books to be Exemplificati ons thereof, offices for recording of deeds for the counties of this State respectively, shall within twelve months be recorded by the recorder of deeds for the respective counties of this State, in one or more well bound book or books in folio, by the said recorder of each county for that purpose to be provided; deemed public and the book or books wherein the said papers records. shall be so recorded, shall be deemed and taken as public records; and it shall be lawful for the recorders respectively to make out and grant exemplifi ations thereof, which shall be taken and received as evidence, in the same manner as exemplifications from the originals heretofore have been taken and received, and for each and every exemplification made from said record, the recorders respectively may ask and receive the same fees as they are entitled to receive for similar services by the act, entitled, "An act for regulating and establishing fees." SECT. 2. And be it enacted, That the governor be, and he is hereby authorized and required to appoint three persons in each of the counties of this State, whose duty it shall be carefully and diligently to examine the said papers, and report in writing to the recorder of the county, where they shall be appointed, all such papers as they, or a majority of them, shall deem useful and necessary to be recorded; and the said persons, to be appointed as aforesaid, or a majority of them in each county, are hereby authorized and required, when the recorder of the county, where they are appointed, shall have entered of record the papers by them to be selected as aforesaid, carefully and diligently to compare the said record with the originals, in their respective counties, and certify the same under their hands and seals in the said book or books, and make such allowance as they shall deem a reasonable compensation for the recording said papers, and the cost of procuring a book or books for that purpose; and the said persons, so to be appointed as aforesaid, shall draw, in their respective counties, evidence. Governor to apexamine and repoint persons to port the papers to be recorded, Allowance for recording. CHAP. 1806 Compensation so appointed. an order or orders on the treasurer of their respective counties for the payment thereof, which shall by him be paid and discharged out of the monies in his hands. SECT. 3. And be it enacted, That the persons who shall be appointed as aforesaid, shall have and reto the persons ceive for their services, such sum or sums of money, as the Levy court of each county shall deem reasonable, not exceeding two dollars each, for each and every day they shall be engaged in the Their qualifica performance of the duties herein required of them; and they and each of them shall, before they enter upon the duties required of them by this act, take an oath or affirmation before some person lawfully qualified to administer the same, that they and cach of them, will faithfully and diligently discharge the trust reposed in them. tion. Passed at Dover, January 23, 1806. CHA P. IV. A supplement to an act, entitled. "An act to authorize the owners and possessors of Hudson's Branch, and low grounds adjacent, situate in the forest of Murderkill hundred, in Kent county, to cut a ditch or drain through the same." Passed at Dover, Jan. 23, 1806---Private act. CHAP. V. An ACT to authorize the commissioners of the land office for the county of Sussex, to appoint a person to transcribe the caveat docket, in the county of Sussex. B CHAP. V. 1806 of the land-of veat docket to Compensation. SECTION 1. E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That Commissioners it shall and may be lawful for the commissioners fice in Sussex, of the land office for the county of Sussex, and to cause the cathey are hereby authorized and required to cause be copied. the caveat docket, in the said county of Sussex, to be carefully copied and transcribed, under their care and direction, in one or more well bound books, in folio, to be provided for that purpose, by such person as they shall appoint, who shall have and receive such compensation therefor, as shall by the said commissioners of the land office be deemed reasonable; and the said commissioners of the land office are hereby authorized and required to draw an order on the treasurer of the said county of Sussex, in favour of the person by them appointed, for the payment of the sum by them How paid. allowed, which order the said treasurer is hereby required to pay and discharge; and the said caveat docket, when so transcribed and copied, shall be deposited in the recorder's office for the said county of Sussex, and shall be deemed and taken as a public record; and the recorder of the said county shall, after the said book or books is or are deposited in his office, enter therein, in a fair and legi- the commissionProceedings of ble hand, all proceedings of the commissioners of ers to be enter the land office for the said county, touching or ed, &c. concerning any caveat that may thereafter be enter ed before the recorder of the said county. Passed at Dover, Jan. 23, 1806. Copy to be a public record, CHAP. m Ante. chap. 70, 3 vol. p. 160. Repeal of the law vacating part of Waterstreet in the borough of Wilmington. CHAP. VI. An ACT to repeal part of an act, entitled, “An act to vacate and discontinue the street called Waterstreet, in the borough of Wilmington, from Market-street, westwardly, to the line of the said borough, and for other purposes." SECTION 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That so much of the act, entitled, "An act to vacate and discontinue the street called Water-street, in the borough of Wilmington, from Market-street, westwardly, to the line of the said borough, and for other purposes," as renders it lawful for the' burgess and assistants of the said borough, to shut up and cause to be vacated and discontinued, the said Water-street, eastwardly from Orange-street to Market-street, be, and the same is hereby repealed, made null and void. Passed at Dover, Jan. 23, 1806. CHAP. VII An ACT to enable Martha Noxon, administratrix of Benjamin Noxon, late of New-Castle county, deceased, to convey and assure unto Thomas Clayton, a certain lot of ground therein described. Passed at Dover, Jan. 24, 1806---Private act. |