About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

An Act for the relief of Benedict and Alexius Boone. 1821 12 (1821)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0060 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MARYLAND, Dec. gem 1821. CtIAPTFR 20. 1_ An act for the relfef of Benedict and Alexhi., Boone. Pas~rd Jan. 1, 1 IT ENACTED B/ the General Avsent/qf Jhtrl,Ifd, That it 182Y., 1jA mpnrt sall and may be lawful, for Benedict Boone and Alexius Boone, certain slaves. the administrators of Alexins Boone, (deceased,) to bring hack into this state, friom tile state of Virginia, at any time or times within twelve months after the passage of this law, two negro slave%, to wit: William, aged about eighteen years, and I)aniel, aged dbout twenty-one, (they bcing the two negro slaves, sent into the state of Virginia, by their testator, a short time previous to his decease, to be employed on a farm to which the testator intended to remove,) for the purpose of applying them as assets in their hands, in the Proviso. same manner as if the said negroes had not been sent out or the state, any law to the contrary notwithstanding; Provided, That no- thing in this act, shall in any manner be so construed as to give the said negroes William and Daniel, any claim whatever to freedom. CrAPTER 21. a,2,Ja2. 1, In act to author;se Robert iorris, of 'Blbot countq, to brng into 1822. this state a certain ''ro shit. ti're;i n ientioned. May import Br IT ENACTr.D B! the General ilssembly of Ml'ary/tnd, That his slavcLucy. Robert Morris, of Talbot county, be, and he is hereby authorised and empowered, to remove from the state of Delaware, and to bring into this state, his negro slave called Lucy, aged sixteen years, and Proviqo. to hold her as his slave, any law to the contrary notwithstanding; Provided, The said Robert Morris, shall, within thirty days after the removal of said ne:,ro slave in this state, have her registered in the clerk's office of Tadbot county court; And Provided, 'hat no- thing herein contained shall be construed to authorise a sale of the aforesaid slave within three years from the period of bringing in the same, otherwise than 1' bequest, in a course ofdistribution, or by operation of law. CHIA PTEit 22. Vasmed Jan. 2, Anz act to enable Joseph Chain, of Talbot county, to purchase and 18eg. hohtreal property 'within this state. Preamble. VHEREAS, Joseph Chain, of'Talbot county, an East Indian by birth, and some time clained as a slave by a certain Doctor Lewis S. Le Claire, of the county of Baltimore, hath obtained from the said Lewis S. Le Claire, a'full manumission, according to law, and the said Joseph Chain hath purchased and contracted for certain parcels of real estate within this state; Therefore, May hold real BE IT ENACTED By the General .lssembl*y o1' iJarylad, That the property. said Joseph Chain, shall be, and hereby is enabled to have, hold and take, such real property in this state as the said Joseph Chain shall have purchased and contracted for before the passage of this act, and may sell and dispose of the same in like manner as a natu- ral born citizen of the United States may; and in case of the death of the said Joseph Chain, without any disposition of his said real estate by deed or will, the same shall descend to, and be vested in his issue or their legal representatives, according to the due and ordinary course of descent. The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most