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An Act authorizing Ann Bail, of Newcastle county, to bring into this State, from the State of Maryland, a certain negro girl named Rachel, and to retain her for a limited time as a slave. 1827 28 (1827)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0106 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF THE STATE Vwrinv n- SrC. 5. And he ?t enacted, That if any of t1le said com- nway couilUU- inisioners shall die, remove out of' the county, or refuse or neglect to perform the duties hertin Iefore required. it shall he lawful Qor the other comnissioners to appoint sonie other person in hIs place or stead ; and the person so appointed siall have all the power and authority of the connissioner in whose place he shall be so appointed, and shall he sworn or affirmed as is required by the third sec- tion of this act. PASSEn AT DOVER, January 23, 1827. CHAPTER X. AN ACT authorizing Ann Bail, of Newcastle Counlty, to bring into this S/ate, from the State of laryland, a crain nigro girl named Rachc/, and to retain her Jor a imitd time as asave. PAssED AT Dov,:n, P .Jauuary 23, 1827. P ----..asm.- CHAPTER XI. AN ACT against the firmig of ivood-lanids and the un- I seasonablc/firing oj'marshes. I vol. 07. Sc. 1. BE IT EN 1CrLD, by the Senate and House of . -Representatives (f the State of Delaware, in General As- ing' ovotiI' csembl nut, That if' any person or persons shall set on or firing non lire any woodland, 0or cause or procure any woodland to t rI May b lie set on fire, or. shall, before the tenth day of March, or after the first day of May, in any year, set on fire any marsh, or cause or procure any marsh to be set on fire, evr'y person so offendin4 shall be deemed guilty of a misdmeanurand, upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay to the State a line not less than fifteen dollars nor exceeding two hundred dollars ; and every such person shall also be answerable to every person injured by means or in consequence of the setting of such fire, for all da- mages on occasion of such injury, to be recovered, with Proviso. costs of suit, hy an action on the case. Pr-ovided. that the buing of wo ad cut down, or of brush-wood or bushes, upon land, for the purpose of clearing such land, or of 28

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