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An Act for the relief of William Coleman, of Montgomery county, and Edward H.C. Wilson, of Somerset county. 1821 151 (1821)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0078 and id is 1 raw text is: SAMUEL SPRIGG, ESQ. GOVERNOR. 151 OHAPTER 212. Dec.Sea,1821. At act for the relief of William Coleman, of 3ontgonery county, and .--. Edward H. C Wilson, of Somerset county. Passed Feb.22, 1822. WHEREAs, It has been represented to this general assembly, by Preamble. the petition of William Coleman, of Montgomery county, that he owns lands in Loudon county in the state of Virginia, and in Mont- gomery county in Maryland, which he cultivates; that it frequent- ly becomes necessary for him to remove his negroes from his lands in Maryland to Virginia for the purpose of cultivating them; and as doubts exist whether negroes so removed, if they remain out of the state more than twelve months at any one time, ace not entitled to their freedom-Therefore, SEC. 1. BE Ir ENACTED By the General A.9semblh of Ofariland, My import That it shall and may be lawful for William Coleman, of Mont- . gomery county, and Edward H.C. Vilson of SomCrseCt county, to re- move any slaves they now oVn, into and out of this stac for and to the state of Virginia, as often as it may become necessary in their opinion for the cultivation ofttheir lands in the two states. 2. AND BE IT ENACTD, That no such removal of the slaves of Not to be free. the said William Coleman and said Vilson, shall be construed to entitle them or either of them to freedom : Provided, they make a Proviso. list of the names and ages of the slaves intended to be so removed, seting forth the object of the removal of said slaves, and cause the same to be recorded in the clerk's office of their respective counties before any such removal is made. CItAPTEIt 213. ,.An act for the benefit of James Simmons and Mackall Dorsey, of PassellFfb. 22, Calvert Count't. 0b21.. Bit IT ENACTE D By the General Assembly of .M11arqland, That $30 may be le the jutices of the levy court of Calvert county, shall, and they are vied annually. hereby directed and empowered at their levy court annually, to le- vy on the assessable property of said county, so long as tley shall see cause, for the support and maintenance of Jame, Simmons and Mackall Dorsey, of said county, a suni of money not exceedingthir- ty dollars; and the same when collected, shall be paid by the col- lector of said county to Thomas Simmons and Mackall Dorsey, or their order, for the purpose aforesaid. CHAPTER 214. An act to alter and change the place of holdinq' the elections at JAall'.s Passerl Feb. 1.3, Cross Roads, in the second election district i I-aijfrd county. 1822. BE IT ENACTED By the General Assembly oj iisryland, That Where. to hol the judges of the second election district in Harford county, be, and elections. they are hereby authorised and empowered to hold in future, the elections in said district, in any house at Hall's Cross Roads, which to them may be most convenient for holding the said elections, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. CHAPTER 215. An act concerning the School Fund in Washing'ton county. PamRedFeb. 21, • 1822. SEC 1. BE IT ENACTED By the General Assembly .1' ilMaryland, 'lIrustuea of That the levy court of Washington county, be, and they are he' eby chool fund. authorised and rwquired, at their first meeting after tie county is The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized.

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