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A supplement to the act entitled, An Act to establish a patrol in Saint Mary's, Anne-Arundel, Prince-George's and Charles counties. 1821 99 (1821)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0071 and id is 1 raw text is: SAMUEL SPRIGG, ESQ. GOVERNOR. 99 answer and be answered-unto, defend and be defended, in all or any Dec.Ses. 1811. courts of justice, and before all or any judges, officers or persons whatsoever, in all and singular actions, matters or demands what- soever. 3. AND BF IT ENACTED, That it shall and may be lawful for the SeaI, &c, said. corporation to have a common seal for their use, and the same at their will and pleasure to change, alter and make anew from time to time as they may think best; and shall in general have and exercise all such rights, privileges and immunities, as by law are in- cident or necessary to corporations, and What may be necessary to the corporation herein constituted, to enable the members of said soeiety duly and fully to execute all things touching and concerning the design and intent of this corporation, for the benevolent suc- cor and relief of distressed persons, and for the attainment of other equilly laudable'objects. CU1APTR 148. A supplement to the act entitled, An act to establish a patrol in Saint pased Feb. 8,. Mary's, Annie- Irtndel, Prince-George's and Charles counties,pas- 1622. sed December session eighteen hundred and twenty, chypter two hundIred. S c. 1. BE IT ENACT!:[) By the General Assembly of ffaryland, Levy court That it shall and may be lawflul for the levy court of Freclerick may appobit a eft justice in each county, to name andt appoint o9t justices of the district. peace in each elcrtion district ll , their opi- nion it shall be necessary, ) into .ft)the p 'ov1ions of the original act, except so far s1a y supple- /ient. 2. AND n IT HNAcTrEr, That if lawful for any May patrol. of the justices of the peace so name - apointed by the levy court as aforesaid, upon application of. three or more judicious persons of the county, to issue a requisition for as many inhabit- ants now subject to militia duty, as they may think necessary, not exceeding fifteen in any one company, to be nominated a patrol; the said justices of the peace to appoint two discreet persons of said patrol, under whose direction they shall proceed to make diligent search through said neighbourhood or district as prescribed in the authority, for a period of not'less than three hours, nor more than eight hours, and to disperse all unlawful and riotous assemblages of coloured persons, and to apprehend and seize all negroes and slaves, or persons of color, whom they may have reason to suspect have unlawfully absented themselves from home, or have illegally emigrated from another state, or are in any manner violating the Jaws of this state. 3. AND BE IT NAci'Da), That it shall be the duty of the said To commit patrol, or as many of them as is necessary, as soon as convenient, run-aways &c. to take all persons whom they may have apprehended as aforesaid, before some justice of the peace for the county for examination; and if upon a full investigation ,wid inquiry, the said justice shall be of opinion that such person has run-away from the service of his master, mistress or owner, or has illegally emigrated to this state, or has in any manner violated'the laws of this state, it shall be the duty of said justice to commit such person to the county jail, to be dealt with according to law; Provided nevertheless, That Proviso. The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized.

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