Chap. 346.—An ACT to confirm and qiuet the tite of Milton Taylor, J. P. Shafer
ind George W. Shafer, Sr., trustees for Smith's creek regular Baptist: church, in
the lot of land, one hnndred feet by three handred and forty feet, more or less,
at the northwest. corner of Congress and Abram streets, In the town of New
Market, Shenandoah county, Virginia.

Approved Fe -ruary 16, [S9S.

Whereas the Smith’s creek regular Baptist chureli has occupied lot
nutuber forty-six on the town plat of New Market, in the town of New
Market, Shenandoah county, state of Virginia, for at least one hundred
vears, as Indicated by the following, copied from the church records,
namely: Meeting was held at the houses of the members until the sixth
of February, seventeen hundred and seventy-nine, when it was held at
Cross road’s meeting house; and

Whereas the intersection of Congress and Abram streets, at which
point said lot number forty-six is situated, was known as “Cross roads,’’
before the town was laid off and for many years thereafter, proves that
the said church has oecupied said lot mumiber forty-six for more than
one hundred years; and

Whereas there is no deed on record of said lot to said church or its
triistees; and

Whereas it has been handed down froin generation to generation that
said lot had been donated to said church, and the diferent county clerks
of Shenandoah county have from time to time, sinee the vear cighteen
hundred and thirty-two, informed the trustees of said church that not-
withstanding they had no deed to said Jot that their title could not be
questioned; and

Whereas a deed has recently been found on record inthe clerk's office
of Shenandoah county, executed by Abram Savage. conveying said lot
number forty-six to the heirs of Esther Burner, nang thirty-five heirs,
which deed bears date ———, eighteen hundred and six; and

Whereas there have been no claimants under said deed, executed by
the suid Abram Savage; and

Whercas the trustees of said church paid the taxes on said lot until the
vear elyliteen hundred and seventy-one, when it was exempted from
taxation as church property: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the title
to the aforesaid lot of land, namely, the lot at the northwest Intersec-
tion of Congress and Abram streets, in the town of New Market, front-
ing on said Congress street. one hundred feet, more or less, and extend.
ing westwardly along the northern hne of Abram street three hundred
and forty feet; more or less; thence at right angles northwardly and
patra lle] with ‘Congress street, one hundred feet, more or less; thence
eastwardly and parallel with Abram street, three hundred and forty fect,
more or less, to the western line of Congress street, and thence south:
wardly : along the western line of Congress street, to the beginning be,
and the same is hereby, quieted, and in all respects contirmed in the

said Milton Taylor, J. P. Shafer, and George W. Shafer, senior, trus,
tees for said Smith’s creck regular Baptist church, and their successor:
(as they may be from time to time appointed by the court), in trust and
for the use of the said Smith's ercck regular Baptist church.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.