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An Act to extend the provisions of an act. 1856 410 (1856)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0252 and id is 1 raw text is: . LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 252.
Pamcd Mar. AN ACT to extend the provisions of an act passed
10, 1856.
at tile January session eighteen hundred and fifty-
four, chapter two hundred and seventy-three, en-
titled,,An Act to provide a remedy against free
negroes who may hire for a stipulated period to
any person, and quit the service of such person af-
ter entering on the same ; and to provide a reme-
dy against persons who may employ such free ne-
groes, with tile knowledge that they had previous-
ly hired to another or engaged in another's ser-
vice.
Provisions of  SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
second section of JMaryland, That the pro visions of the second see-
of act to apply.  ion of the said net of Assembly shall extend aid .e
applicable to all cases of the verbal hiring by free
negroes and the receipt by them ofa portion of their
wvages in advance, and proof of the said hiring anti
receipt of money by the oath of the employer and
the evidence of some other person shall constitute
a prima facie ease of hiring, and that in all such ca-
seq the provisions of the said act of Assembly shall
be as applicable in all other respects, as if the pre-
sent case had been included in the said original
act.

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