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An Act to prohibit the transportation of absconding slaves to Hayti, or elsewhere. 1824 69 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0123 and id is 1 raw text is: IllA.WS OF MARYLAND. 09 1diy of March, eighteen huta'red and twenty-six, the remaining com Dec.Scs. 1824 rhissidners or a majority of 4.hem, are hereby authorized and di. C pn rected to fill such vacancy or vacancies. Compensa 6. And be it enacted, That each commissioner shall be entitled non. to receive at the rate of two dollar% per day, for every day he shall act in the discharge of the duties imposed on him by the provisions of this act, to be assessed and levied by the levy court of Frederick county, as other county charges are; whicb said sums, when levied and collected, shall be paid over at other county charges are. 7. Andbe it ehacted, That if this act shall be confirmed by the Cenfinnat. General Assembly of Maryland, after the next election of delegates, ry provision. during the first session after such new election, as the constitution and form of governrient directs, in such case this act and the al- teration4 herein con6ined, shall constitute and be consiaered as a part of the consti tftion and form of government to all intents and purposes, any thiig therein contained to the contrary notwithstand- ing. - CIIAPTR 85. An act to prohibit the transportation o absconding slaves to Hayti, or else- w'here. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Afaryland, That no master or officer of a vessel shall hereafter receive on board said vesselI or transport from this state any nevro or mulatto, until such negro or mulatto shall produce a regularly authenticated certificate of freedom from some clerk or register of the county courts of this state, accompanied by a duly authenticated certificate by the clerk of !the county court, where such vessel may clear-out, said certifi- cate to have a description of said negro or mulatto, his or her name, age, place of birth, lith, colour anid residence previous to applying for the same. 2. And be it enacted, That said clerk of court shall keep a regis, ter with description list of all applicants receiving certificates, and salali be entitled to receive one dollar for each person who may ap- ply to inspect said register and list of applicants. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of every master or officer of such vessel to keep a register and description list of each ani every negro or mlatto received on board, which he shall ex- hibit to any person applying to see the same, and give every facility of search,'under a penalty of one hundred dollars for each refusal or neglect to do the same, to be recovered hy action of debt in the county court, one half to the use of the state, the remainder to the plaintiff. 4. And be it enacted, That if any master or officer of vessels shall transport from this state any negro or mulatto without having com- plied with the requisites of this act, shall incur a penalty of one thousand dollars to be recovered by action of d tIt in any county court ot this state; one half of the sum to the use of the state, the other half to the owner or party who shall sue for the same. CIIAPTER 86. An act to incorporate a company to make a turnpike road from the intersec- tion of the Baltimore and F ederick Town turnpike road, sear the thi d mile stone on said road, to McVille in Baltimo.e county. .Whereas, it is representeil to this General Assembly by petition from bundry inhabitants of Baltimore county, that the public conve- Passed Feb. 4, 1825. Certificate aid discrip- tion required. Register 9f certi ficates-- Fee. Master ot vessel to keep and shew re- gister. Penalty for neglect. Passed Feb. 3, 1825. Preambte.

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