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An Act relating to two deeds of Manumission recorded amongst the records of Kent County. 1824 28 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0119 and id is 1 raw text is: Dec Ses 1924 Property be- low $100 ex- cepted. Commission- ers nameCd. SAMUEL STEVENS,J. ESQUIRE, GOVERNO% to re-value and re-assess the real and personal property within said. county. 2. And be it enacted, That no person in said county, whose property shIll not be assesssed to the amount of one hundred dol- lars, shall be liable for,- or chargeable with any tax, assessmeut or charge impotsed, in virtue of the act passed at November Ses- sion, eighteen hundred and twelve, entitled, An Act for the valu- ation of real and personal .property in the several counties in this sAte. 3. And be it enacted, That the following persons shall be, and are hereby appointed commnissioners of the tax for said county, to wit: Francis W. lall, Benjamin Ogle, Clement Brook, Benja- m in Oden and James lRobinson; and ire hereby authorised and empowered to carry into fill effect and operation, all the provi- sions of this act and the act of eighteen hundred and twelve, en- titled An Act for the valuation of real and personal property in the several counties of this state. Passed Jan. CHAAPira. S9. 29'mle.25. An 4pt relating to two deeds of Manumission recorded amongst the records Preamble, of Kcnt Couintv. If hereas, it has heen made to appeal', by the petitions of Rich- ard Barroll and Rachact George, in a manner satisfactory to the members of this General Assembly, that two deeds of Manumis- sion,, recurded amongst the records of Kent county, are, contrary to the meaning and intention of the parties thereto, rendered in- operative, because dhe said deeds of manumission are not eviden- ced by two witnesses as required by an act of Assembly, passed at November Session, one ;housand seven hundred and ninety-six, entitled, An Act relating to negroes, and to repeal the acts of As- sembly therein mentioned, whereby* the petitioners aforesaid are liable to be aggrieved: and whereas it is reasonable and proper that the said deeds of 1Alanumission should be made valid and effectual, so far as the sime can be done without interfering unjustly with Deed made the legal rights acquired by third persons: Therefore, SEC. 1. Be it ent'ted by the General Assrinbly of .1aryland, That a certain decd of nanutmissioin made by John Norris, dated the twenty-third day of August, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, and recorded on page two hundred and Afty-two of Liber IV. S. No. two, one of the record books of Kent county; and a certain deed of i'Ianumis'sion made by Joseph NV. George, dated the twelfth day of August, in the year one thou- pand eight hundred and sixteen; and recorded on page one hundred arid. ninety-three of Liber B. C. nmbner four, one of the record book's of Kent county, be, and they are hereby made as valid and effectual to all intents and purposes, as if they were evidenced by two witnesses, as required by an act of Assembly, passed at No- vember Session, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, en- 1'oisu. titled, An Act relating to negroes, and to repeal the acts of As- sembly therein mentioned: provided, that nothing in this act con- tained, shall be so construed as to impair, or in any manner, af- fect the legal right or rights if any person or persons, which may' have accrued or become veste I between the times of the respective

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