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An Act to prevent the unlawful exportation of Negroes and Mulattoes, and to alter and amend the Laws concerning runaways. 1817 116 (1817)

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Dec. Ses, 1817 in, and if upon trial neglect of duty shall be established, the court
.-       s)all fix the sum to be pnid by the parties named in said recogni-
zance, and shall give judgment therefmr, together with costs of
suit, to be applied ujwards discharging the county charges of Wor.
Annual levy. cester county.
36. And be it enacted, That the levy court of said county shall
annually levy the sum necessary to carry into effect the provisions
of this law, to be appropriated by theirs as justice may require.
On neglect of  37 .nd be it enacted, That whenever any person or persons
duty court
may rescind shall be convicted of neglect of duty under this act, or shall die, it
Vontract   shall be lawful 'or the justices of the levy court, in their discreti-
on, to rescind the contract made with such person or persons, and
to let out the particular division of road bid off by such person or
persons, to any other persoln or persons, according to the provisi-
Court not pre- onS a[loresaid.
vented from 38. .Alnd be it enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall
ma king sei
al contract for prevent the levy court of said county from making a special con-
bridges    tract for makihig a new bridge in said county, or repairing any
bridge, nor shall the provisions of this act be consttrueh to interfere
with the duties imposed by law upon the owner of a water mill, but
tle levy court may make an allowance to him, which in no case
i$Cpeal.   shall exceed the amount of his county levy.
39. .nd be it euneried, That so much of the act, entitled. ,,An
act to chansge and alter the mode of' repairing the public roads in
Worcester county, passed December session eighteen hundred and
sixteen, as is inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Passed Feb 2                       CHAPTER 111.
An act to regulate the Clerk's Fees in the Chancery Pro-
Icrksalowcd  ceedings in the County Courts, and for other purposes.
gist'sticashe.  Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Jlaryland, That
gister i I:
cery.       the clerks of the respective county courts, for any services to be
performed by theni in chancery proceedings in said courts, shall be
entitled to the same fees now allowed to the register in chancery
for like services, and no more, and the said clerks shall not de.
ound, ask for, or receive, any higheror other fees ftr such services,
Crier's fees.  2. Jlad be it enacted, That the criers of the several county courts
within this state, shall lie entitled to receive two dollars per day
for every day they shall attend the terms established for chancery
business, to be leyied, collected and paid, ats other county charges,
VIIAPThIR 112.
P.used Feb 3 Ali act to prevent the tinlawful exportation of Negroes and
Mulattoes, and to alter and amend tme Laws coiicerning
Runaways.
'reamable    WHEREAS, the laws heretorore enacted for preventing the kid.
iapping of free negroes and mulattoes, and of transporting out of
this state negroes and mulattoes entitled tQ their freedomn after a -
term of years, have been found insufficient to restrain the commis-
sion of such crimes and misdemeanors; and it hath been found
moreover, that servants and slaves have been seduced from the
evice of thoir inastors aud owners, apd fraIttiulenitly remuyvdt tQ1

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