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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0096 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MARYLAND.
all such rights, franchises, privileges and immunities, as by law Dec.Seq.1822
re incident and neccssary to corporations of this kind, and which
may be necessary -to the corporation herein and hereby constituted
and erected, to enable them duly and fully in the law to execute all
things touching and concerning the design and intent of their said
corporation, for the henevolent succour, relief and good order of its
riemhers and the widows and orphans of deceased members of the
said society, agreeably to the constitution and such rules and by-laws
as may he established by the said society.
8. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall operate Individual It-
to exempt tile stockholders or persons iho arc or may hereafter be- ability.
come concerned in this corporation from liability for all and every
of its debts or engagements, in their private or individual characters.
9. dnd be it enavied, That if at any time it may be deemed ne- Dissolution.
,es.eary to dissolve this association, a proposition to that efrect shall
be laid on the table in writing, at a stated meeting of the association,
and may be discussed at their next stated or special meeting, but shall
not be finally decided on until it has been two full months before the
associatioun, and shall not take effect unless three fourth of the mem-
bers residing within the city and precincts of Baltimore are in favor
thereof.
CIIAPTI:R 159.
An ct for tl o rliof Geo,'g-e II'. Bayly of the city of Baltimore. Passed Feb
Ae it enacted by the General Assaembl! oj Maryland, That the 18, 2823.
said George %V. ay'ly, shall be authorised to make another ap- Privilege
p]ication to the commissioners of insolvent debtors for the city and granted.
county of Jaltimore, for the benefit of the insolvent laws of this
*.tate, without being compelled to wait for the expiration of two years
from his first application, and that he shall be entitled to the benefit
of thesaid laws, Provided, he comply 'n all other respects with the
requisitions of the laws of this state relating to insolvent debtors, and
givc two weeks notice iii two of the newspapers in the city of Bal-
timore of his application under this law, Andprovided further, that
before the commissioners shiil act upon the second application, they
shall be eatisfied that the said George IV. Bayly had at the time of
his first application, and during the pendency of said application, be-
lore said commissioners, and Baltimore county court, acted fairly and
with good faiith to his creditors; and it shall be the duty of the afore-
said commissioners to compel said Baily to answer on oath, any in-
terrogatories that may have been filed against him by his creditors on
his first application, as any others that may be filed against him on
his application under this law.
CH[APTiER 160.
din act to autthorise John Spear Smith of the city of Baltmore, to in Passed F.'b
!f 1, 1823.
port r sr': slaves into this state. Impart
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General j1ssemblh of Maryland, That slaves.
John Spear Smith, of the city of Baltimore, be, and he is hereby
authorised at aay time after the passage of this act, to remove and
bring into this state from the state of Virginih the following slaves
heretofore purchased by the shid John Spear Smith from the estate
of his late fitther in law, Wilson Carey Nicholas, Esquire, to wit:
Cilia and her daughter Harriet, and Lucy, Orson, Selina$ Nicholas
and Henry, childre,. of the said Harriet, and that the removal of the
said negroes to this state, shall not in any manner entitle them to
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