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An Act for the relief of George G. Simmons. 1817 24 (1817)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0039 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MLARYLAND. Dec Ses 1817. tain and keep in this state, as a slave, R certaini negro girl callel Y' Letty, aged about thirteen years, which said negro girl called Let- ty was lately brought to tiis state, from the state of Virginia, by the grand-mother of the said Elizabeth A. G. Stephenson, ant by her presented to her grand-daughter the said Elizabeth A. G. Ste- phlelson., Not to bc sold ,2. A ud bc it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be con- for threeyears strued to authorise the sale of the said negro girl, or her increase, until she shall have resided within this state three whole years next preceding such sale. CIIAPTElt 24. Passed Jan 7 An act for the benefit of the Heirs of Joilm Hardcastle, late of Caroline County, deceased. Preamble. WItnuERAs, it is represented to this general assembly, by the petition of Samuel Hardcastle,Thonuas Culbreth, and William Or- rcll, that a commission did issue out of Caroline county court, to five commissioners, to wit: William Llughlett, George Reed, Johnm iBoon, Thomas Saulsbury, and William Chilton, to make partition of tile real estate of time said John Hardcastle, agreeably to time act of assembly, entitled, ,, An act to direct descents; that the said commissioners, pursuant to tle powers vested in them by said commission, entered on the premises, and finding that it would mIot admit of division agreeably to said act of assembly, proceeded to value tile same, and make their return to the said court, and that the court, upon examination, were of opinion, that they had no power to confirm the return, by reason of the property being in- divisible in its nature, the said property principally consisting of a Imill and mill seat; the petitioners therelore prays the aid of the legislature; and the prayers of the petitioners appearing reasona- ble, Therefore, County court Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General J.ssembly of lMaryland, That to confirmn the county court of Caroline county be and they are hereby autho- commission- ers return. rised and empowered, at their next term, or at any time thereaf- ter, to receive and confirm the return made by the commissioners as aforesaid, in the same manner as if the property had been divisi- ble in its nature,-agreeably to the act of asseumbly, entitled, An act to direct descents, and the supplements thereto. G ommission- 2. And be it e acted, That on the confirmation of the return of eir returnc when confirm- the said commissioners, by. the court aforesaid, the same shall be ed, to be valid, good and valid, and the same proceedings shall be had and used in the premises in every respect as if the property had been divisi- ble in its nature, agreeably to the act of assembly, entitled, An act to direct descents, and the supplements thereto, any law, custom or usage., to the contrary n1otwithstanding. CHAPTER 25. assed Jan 12 An act for the relief of George G. Simmons. Empoweredto Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Aissembly f .Maryland, That bring slaves George G. Simmons be anid lie is hereby autorised and empowered, into the state. to removej import, and bring into this state, at any time witli one year after the passage of this act, two negro slaves called l.itty and Letty, any law to the contrary anywise notwithstanding. The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized.

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