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An Act to authorise Isaac Rawlings of the State of Tennessee and Juliet Rawlings and Susan Rawlings, of Calvert county, to remove into this State certain Negro Slaves. 1823 14 (1823)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0108 and id is 1 raw text is: 14 SA.I.EL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. Dec.Ses.1 23 CIHAPTER 30. O- An act toauthnrisc Isaac lawlings of the Statc of Tennessee, and Juliet Raw- Passed Dec. lings and Susan Rawlings, of Calvert county, to rcmove into thisState certain. 19, 1823. Negro Slaves. May import Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Genera? Assembh of Maryland, That 10 slaves. I Isaac Rawlings, of Tennessee be, and he it hereby authorised and em- powered to remove into this state, at any time during eighteen months from the passage of this act, ten negro slaves, now the property of himself and his two sisters, Susan and Juliet Rawlings, or either of them, together with such future increase of the said negroes as may be born within that period, for the purpose of working or employing such slave or slaves within this state: Provided, that a list of the a- foresaid negro slaves shall be rendered in.thc manner now required by law in cases where slaves acquired by marriage, bequest, in the course of distribution, or as guardian, arebrought intu this state: And provided also, that the said Isaac Rawlings, Susan Rawlings and Juliet Rawlings, shall bring into this state no slave but such as they, or either of them, have carried or caused to be carried out of it andl their in- cicase. .ttestriction. 2. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall he con- strued to enable the said Susan Rawlings, Juliet. Rawlings, or Isaac Rawlings, to sell or dispose of the said slaves imported by virtue of this act until the said slaves shall have resided within this state three years next preceding .such sale. CHAPTER . Fas,-d Dec. An additional supplement to the act entitled, a supplement to an act entitled, 19, 1823. an act to Iroide for a new assessment, and to appoint collectors of the tax in and for tihe city and coity of Baltimore. Allowance. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the commissioners of the tax for the city of Baltimore be, and they are hereby atithorised and empowered to allow each assessor appoin- ted by them,a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars in addition to the sum of three hundred dollars, as allowed by the act to which this is an additional supplement, for his services in making the assessment as required by the commissioners of the tax for the city of Baltimore. Sourt 2. And be it enacted, That the levy court of Baltimore county be, and they are hereby authorised and directed to provide for the pay- ment of such sum or sums of money so, allowed by the said board of commissioners. CHTIrrit 32. Passed Dec A supplement to the act entitle.l, an act relating to the Levy Court of Baltimoro. 31,1823. County. Levy Court. Be it enactedby the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Levy Court of Baltimore county be, and they arc hereby authorised and empowered to make and close the Levy of said county, for the year eighteen hundred and twenty-three, on or before the first day of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. CHAPTER 33. Passed Jan. An act to authorise John C. Wederstrandt to remove certain Negroes into this 1,1824. state. Import 2 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That at any time slaves. within two years after the passage of this .,ct, John C. Wedcrstrandt be, and he is hereby authorised to bring into this state, and them re- Proviso. tain as slaves, two negro men named Christopher and Polydore: Pro- The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized.

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