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An Act to prevent the unlawful exportation of Negroes and Mulattoes, and to alter and amend the Laws concerning runaways. 1817 116 (1817)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0049 and id is 1 raw text is: 116 LAWS OF MARYLAND. Dec. Ses, 1817 in, and if upon trial neglect of duty shall be established, the court .- s)all fix the sum to be pnid by the parties named in said recogni- zance, and shall give judgment therefmr, together with costs of suit, to be applied ujwards discharging the county charges of Wor. Annual levy. cester county. 36. And be it enacted, That the levy court of said county shall annually levy the sum necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this law, to be appropriated by theirs as justice may require. On neglect of 37 .nd be it enacted, That whenever any person or persons duty court may rescind shall be convicted of neglect of duty under this act, or shall die, it Vontract shall be lawful 'or the justices of the levy court, in their discreti- on, to rescind the contract made with such person or persons, and to let out the particular division of road bid off by such person or persons, to any other persoln or persons, according to the provisi- Court not pre- onS a[loresaid. vented from 38. .Alnd be it enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall ma king sei al contract for prevent the levy court of said county from making a special con- bridges tract for makihig a new bridge in said county, or repairing any bridge, nor shall the provisions of this act be consttrueh to interfere with the duties imposed by law upon the owner of a water mill, but tle levy court may make an allowance to him, which in no case i$Cpeal. shall exceed the amount of his county levy. 39. .nd be it euneried, That so much of the act, entitled. ,,An act to chansge and alter the mode of' repairing the public roads in Worcester county, passed December session eighteen hundred and sixteen, as is inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Passed Feb 2 CHAPTER 111. An act to regulate the Clerk's Fees in the Chancery Pro- Icrksalowcd ceedings in the County Courts, and for other purposes. gist'sticashe. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Jlaryland, That gister i I: cery. the clerks of the respective county courts, for any services to be performed by theni in chancery proceedings in said courts, shall be entitled to the same fees now allowed to the register in chancery for like services, and no more, and the said clerks shall not de. ound, ask for, or receive, any higheror other fees ftr such services, Crier's fees. 2. Jlad be it enacted, That the criers of the several county courts within this state, shall lie entitled to receive two dollars per day for every day they shall attend the terms established for chancery business, to be leyied, collected and paid, ats other county charges, VIIAPThIR 112. P.used Feb 3 Ali act to prevent the tinlawful exportation of Negroes and Mulattoes, and to alter and amend tme Laws coiicerning Runaways. 'reamable WHEREAS, the laws heretorore enacted for preventing the kid. iapping of free negroes and mulattoes, and of transporting out of this state negroes and mulattoes entitled tQ their freedomn after a - term of years, have been found insufficient to restrain the commis- sion of such crimes and misdemeanors; and it hath been found moreover, that servants and slaves have been seduced from the evice of thoir inastors aud owners, apd fraIttiulenitly remuyvdt tQ1 The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized.

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