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An Act for the relief of Richard T. Waters of Worcester County. 1847 [43] (1847)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0179 and id is 1 raw text is: AIIIllIP F. THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 1847. sons holding biennial civil appointments under the exe- CIAP. 55. cutive, tie sum of two dollars each. SEc. 2. bnd be it enacled, That ii case any of those In case of ne- officers named in the first section of this act, who are glet to forfeit appointed by the Governor, shall neglect to apply for appointment. their commissions and pay the taK by this act imposed thereon, fbr three months after the time when the said Commissions are transmitted to the ceveral county clerks, such neglect shall he considered a refusal to accept said commissions, and it shall be the duty of said clerks re- spectively, to send a list of the officers neglecting to apply as aforesaid, to the Governor ot this State, who shall then proceed to appoint olher persons in their stead ; provided, that nothing in this section contained shall Provifo, apply to ::uuh persons as are aippointed justices of' the peace. ('ll hPTi',Al 55 _0111 act./ir the rrcle/ , itichard 7'. Il'uIerr 0/ Worcester t'ni.ei (outy. l,.b. 7, 1?-I8, Be it enadted by the Generad .lsse l/y ofJ ibtryland, 'oretainislaw That it may awd shall hc hlawfl for Ricihad T. Waters iLi this State. of Worcester county, to hold, retain, and keep in this State, as slave fbr li It, a certain negro man unnied Levin, between eighteen atid forty-live years old, who is now within this State; provided, that the said Richard T. rtiU:,eW Waters shall, within thirty (lays after the piassage of this act, file with the clerk of' Worcester county court, a list of said slave, with an atidavit thereto attached, that the same is a trite and faithful list of said slave, stating his age, and that he has not been brought -into this State for sale, and that lie is a slave For life ; ao I I proidedJur- 'her, that the said Richard T. Waters slall pay to said clerk of said couit the sum of fiflecn dollars, to be paid Over by said clerk to the Treasurer of tihe Western Shore, for the use and benetit of the coloizaliun society ,-f this State.

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