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A supplement to the act entitled an act to prohibit the emigration of Free Negroes into this state. 1823 102 (1823)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0117 and id is 1 raw text is: Dec. Ses.182a Repeal. SAMUEL STEVENS,.'Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVETNOR. 2. And be it enacted, That all such parts of the act of I 791 as controvene the provisions of this act be antl they archereby repealed. CHAPTER 161. Passed Fel. A supplbment to the act, entitled, an act to-prohibit the emigration of Free Ne-. 1, 1824., groes into this state. Constables SEC. I Be it enacted it the General Assembly of Maryland, That Aluty. fromand after the passage of thiG act, it shall be the duty of the she- riffs, deputy sheriffs, and of the several'justices of the peace in Wor-. cester, Somerset, Allegany, Montgomery, Prince. George's, Calvert, Anne-Arund'el, Kent and Charles Counties, and it shall be the duty orthe several constables, of the several- hundreds in those councies, to carry into effect tho several provisions, of the act to which this is a 51pplem en t. Negroes of- '2 And be it enacted, That no length of residence in this state fending. shall e-empt persons emigrating, into this state contrary to the pro- visions of the act to which this is a stipplement, from the penalties imposed by the said act, and th~t- if any free negro or mulatto shall return to this state after having suffered the penalty imposed by the act to which this is a supplement, or shall remain in any of the said counties, after having suffered the said penalty, it shall and may be lawful for an) justice of the peace in any of the said counties, to pu- nish such offender in the manner prescribed by the said act. Neglect of - 3. And be it enacted, That if any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or consta.. duty and pe- ble, shall refuse or neglect upon information, to carry into effect. the natty. provisions of this act, or the act to which this is a supplement, such sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable, for every such refusal or neglect, shall be subject to a fine of ten dollars, one half to the informer, and the other for county purposes, to be recovered before any justice of the peace, or before the county court, by presentment, by the grand, jury of the county in which the infraction shall occur. Charge to 4. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the county court jury. in the several counties heretofore mentioned, to give this act, and the. act to which this is a supplement, in charge. to the grand jury of-such county at each and every court, to be hereafter held in such counties. 1I.APTER 162. Passed Feb. An act to build or repair the Jail of Prince George's County. 21, 1824. S Ec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Levy $1200. justices of the Levy Court of Prince George's County, be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered at their discretion to assess and levy on the assessable property of said county, a sum of money not exceeding twelve hundred dollars, to build, repair, or add to the jail of said county, at Upper Marlborough, andito enclose the same, in such manner as in their judgment they may deem best. Sheriff's duty 2. And be it enacted, That the sheriff of Prince George's County, hereafter, shall always keep his prisoners in saidiMl, under the guard and safe custody of himself, or a discreet and stiable jailor. CHAPTER 163. PassedFeb. An act.to repeal somuch of the act, entitled, an act authorising the Commissio- 21, 1824. ers to lay out a road in Montgomery and Anne-Arundel Counties, passed at December session, eighteen hundred and twenty-three, as is therein men- -tioned. Repeal. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General 'ssembly of Maryiand, That so much of the act, entitled, an act authorising the commissioners to The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized.

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