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An Act for the relief of Priscilla Nicholls of Montgomery county. 1817 41 (1817)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0043 and id is 1 raw text is: 1IIA1lLES RIDGELY, (OF iIAMPT.) ESQ. GOVERNOR.                  41
CHAPTER 50.                           Dec Ses 1817.
An act for the relief of Priscillh .Nicholls of Montgonery P      v,
. County.                             Passed Jan 20
WitimAs, it is represented to this general assembly, by the pe- Preamble.
tition of Priscilla Nicholls, of Montgomery county, that at a court
or oyer and, terininer and gaOl delivery for Baltimore county, hehl
on the second Monday in January eighteen hundred and furteeni,
a certain negro by the naine or Ned, then a slave for a term of
years to the said Priscilla Nicholls, anti having six years to serve,
was presented, indict&d, and foiund guilty of felony, and sentenced
to labour ii the penitentiary for the term of seven years; that no
valuation has ever been made of said negro Ned, agreeably to the
act of assembly in such cases provided; Thereforc,
See. 1. Be it cuated by Ili General Assembly of raryland, That Negro to 1e
th judges of Baltimore county court, at their next tern, be and valued.
they are hereby required to value the said neg-ro Ned, and that
the amount be wsesscd and paid to the said Priscilla Nicholls, in
the nianner provided by law in similar cases of conviction.
C01APTU1r 51.
Ai act relating to Election Districts in the City of Baltimore. Passd Jan 15
See. 1. Be it e(:acted by the General Jssembly of.-Iturgland, That  Number of
the number and limits Or elction districIs in the city or Baltimore districts to be.
shall always he the same as the wards therein.                equal to ward.
• ,                     If confirmed
2. And be it enacted, That if this act shall be confirmed by the to ie part of
general assembly, after the next election of deltgates, in the first cunstitution.
session after such tew election, 18 the coWtitutiiom and| Form or go-
vernment directs, that in such case this act shall be taken and col-
sidered, and shall constitute and be valid, as iat or the said con.
stitution and forni of government, to all intents and ltUrlmses, ally
thing in the said Constitution and tbrni or governmient contained to
the contrary notwithstalding.
An act to authorise the drawing of a Lottery for ile 1cuefit Pasaed Jan 10
of Charlotte IIHill School in Saint-nary's County.
See. 1. Be it cnaled by the General .Isscmbly of Xurijla~ud, That Scheme to be
Francis Digges, Charles S. Smith. Uieorgoe I. Paruhlam, John proposed.
Parnhati, Samuel htwkins, John Camtnlbell, Jamie.s F. Sothoroii,
Mlenderson S. Boteler, Janies Forest, Thona. Bhakistone, Tho-
mas Barber. Luke W. Earbe., Jailes Soinet'ille, Jlo J. llrooke,
Clenetit Dorsmy, John It. Plater, S:unuel Cla.gett, Thomas Wil-
kinson, and 'Thotmas C.aitt. or a niajoity of thein, be a-d they are
hereby authoriscd to l'otosc a schemo or a lottery for raisintg a
8111 or muoney not exceeding rorty thousand dollars, and sl  id
dispose of the tiekets thereof in tht city Ofl Baltimore, or any other
part of this state, exclusive of any cnmtrotl ,v.r the same by the
corporation of the tey or iialtilnoe, any law or tusage to the colt-
tra'y notwithstanding; Pro'-vided, that the said Francis Dligges,
cha'lcs S. So1th, George 0. Partnhaln, John Parulhail, Samuel
Hawkins, John Uailhell, James V¢. Sothittn, Heinletson S. Bote-
lei-, J. sles Forrest, Tlomas lakistoue, rThl1as Barber, Luke AV.
Oarbel', JanUs SMertville, J0hi1 J. UrukC, Cletct1t JiuVSCy, John1i
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