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An Act to authorise John Mason, of Worcester county, to import certain slaves into this state. 1823 11 (1823)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0107 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MARYLAND. ;I CIHAPTER 19. Dec.Ses. 821 An act to repeal the laws now in force for the destruction of Crows in Caroline colunts. Passed Dec. 17, 1823. Be it enacted by the General /Issembl of Maryland, That all laws Repal. nowin force in Caroline county, relating to the deitruCtion of crows in said county, so far as the samc relateq to Caroline county, is hereby repealed from and after tl~ passage of this act CII.PTER 20. An act anthorising and requiring the lcvy court of Frcdcr.*k counti' to pro- Passcd Dec. vide a suitable rooin for h6lding the Orphan%' Court of said cotat, and safe 19, 1823. keeping of the records and papers of said court. WHnEEAs, it is represente( to this general assembly tht the room Preamble. occupled by the ort, hans' court of Frederick county, i:; much too amail, and, a very tnnsafe place for the repo~sitory of the records and papers of said ourt: And whereas, by virtue of an act of the legis- lature, passed at l)ecember session eighteen hundred and thirteen, t fire proof building, witl fir rooms, (for the safe keeping of the public land records of said county) was built and erected uponpart of the public, ground in Frederick Town, on which the court house. stands. hercfore, Be it c t%.tc! by the General As.sembhl of Maryla-nd, That the Levy court levy court of Frederick county is hereby 'authorised and requircd, to authorised. provide and make the necessary arrangement in any one or more of the rooms in the said fire proof building, which may be necessary for the safe keeping of the records and paperi's of the said orphans' court, and for holding the said court; Provided nevertheless, that a. sufficiency of room be left in the said fire proof building which in roviso the opinion of the said levy court may be necessary for the safe keeping of other public land records of said county, and the neces- sary expenses for carrying into eflect the provisions herein contained, to be levied and paid in the same. manner as otlier county charges. CHAPTEi1, 21. An .Let for the benefit of , illian C. Beard, of Prince George's County. Passed Dec. Be it enacted by the General Assembly oj Mary.land, That the 19, 1823. judges of Prince George's county court, or any one of themn, are Insolvency. hereby authorised and empowered, to grant to William C. Beard, of said county, the benefits of the several acts of assembly, passed for the relief of insolvent debtors; Provided, the said Beard shall Proviso. in all respects (except that of residence) comply vith the requisitions of said acts of assembly, and that he satisfy the said judge or judges that he did not co'iie into this state with the viewv of obtaining the benefit of the said insolvent laws. CHAPTEt 22. An act to authorise John Mason, of Worcester.couoty, to import certain slaves Passed De into this state. 18, 1823. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General A.ssem bht of A1ar!/land,' hat John Import .'a Mason, of Worcester county, be, and he is hereby authorised at any time after the passage of this act, to remove and 'bring into this state certain negro slaves-Saborah, aged about forty years, and tvi o boy; aged about sixteen years eazh, named Harry and ['ull'; and that tie removal of the said slaves to this state, *Shall not *in any manner entitle them to their freedom; Provided, that said slaves when remov- ed agreeably to the provisions of this act, shall lie registered among tile records of Worcester county court within three months after their removal. The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized.

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