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An Act to amend the Act for Opening and Extending the Navigation of Patowmac River. 1797 5 (1797)

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by an eary mItlde a fuu llj ...  ,  la;t1hbIi fitc 6h* 1n3ithli by  d
And whereas it is thwJih jult atct um.lfiary in c. tder.i, a thereof, that th, fIuid.corniny.
1hud~ lie |:r,:Alt 4 1 v r, ,I . sie t,il. lli ul.6td' Sy Hli'A ., i ' rr tth cCJi I n
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to demand an-d rcv,'iw- it- m .1. VC1, ,S with thelr cargoes, navilatin the 'faid tier, 'at'the dif- thorled
ferent places htreitiater nleo'ti.td, iuhi.t diis-as. vete by the orP , iiI  it I4ednpobti
'fubjet uI ItiprOvil.' Olt I..% Wi t0i1t)l, l0pela.4d to be received, that is ta ray : vor'near
ttw trwatSth ti.,;,Lt.. Cut.UCj all tidt tolh as were flipuatcd to Ii.r~cct~edarthet~oIrhoftfo
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btatich,r-*i.c (vt .'tl-h   the :tcfpe1i lye'turs'dat verefal!o   O lie 1 e0' 4ivt :Yt  c -f
thofeP.pis. 1' ided, I hIatail veff.s wihlhth]r earges,uigv tii'tg die lald i , Ib'W' i
the Grea, kalls ,antoi, eLittic tNds, whicia l o  m~  iff~  i         -r1tta ip'hll-5e fdj .
tupay.on .ptlliig 't-l.,  at the]l ittic fills, a'Itk  toll' ds'is- ial'by .vffls 'with i!dr?'lVdEs .,
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the pr.fi-Ie:ir a,.d .l  :;'i   ,r the tiie lid ng, iihli be authorifed to einpl)y as many negroes ie neroes
from th; lte ie uf Mar1 ldI ia vim Uid work, a's they tifly deei it nit!e'IirV 'For tillIr poi'pofes fob MNI, l11
to eqipl,)y, witliut incu ri :,; t.,e .pnii.l¢y' 4 havi  themiut q lI'affh e •bd y  adt'dr a
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t ade    ,tni yit';  iit, ,  
    T     r'P EAS it ;; deemcl etTentiht to the pubhlic 'afety, that adequate provifion fihould be Pmble.
Ila,'e v lam .1 o tite iiunllhrie'tof-luch free petlons as may be.kunlvY 'ofadvifing or
.a f';ve, to rl' I o14   make iniiraciun-, o who thall bd gtiliy uf ilioting
with a fl-tvu xie murd,: of any perfon wl atiocevor.

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Uftli a fiav;' In rd,..I, 'ii mam: infurre51i'i, or who shai advi e ut afflc u   luzcti Iayle.i n.tie nur.
der ,,[ a IiI, ig'.104 x Ihaf .cVer, thall l:f a'Ij'ttged a ile[ii, 'aifd tupion convition heieof by due
vouilt ut lav,,  ho!il I'uffcr diith without  .uent of c'ti.
Sz6. It.  IJ~ be itrsc nMLT        talI i pr      io h4 lal be com  iaid befort anly
ib'igillrmtef a ,Ai'y U. curpsiv icin coUt. oS nIiashouing or en'tertaining any fdave withoult the
cont'r't ., hi . hri ,;.I'ter, nisftiAvfr ovecilr, S ,all arflit and pay immediately the fun l itell
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