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A supplement to an act entitled An Act relating to People of Colour in this State. 1832 [374] (1832)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0150 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MARYLAND.

C11AP 284.                   CIIAPTER 295.
PusaedMar.22,8333 d. (ippjclecnt to the act, passed (it Deccnber session, of the
yarem cighteen hiundrcd and ten, chetpter thirly-Jour, rclating
to i)cvi'cs and Legacies.
Prna'mtle.  WHIIEAS, doubt:s are enitertaied as to tll( proper con-
struction of 1he fburth section of the act to which this is a
sujleinent, and whether te )evisees or Legatees, whose
death is provided Imr by the said section, inu.'t be devisees
or lugatees actually and specially iined in the last will and
testament or codicil--Therelfre,
v,.ie, a  .-  De it cnaried by the GLncral Ilssembly of .Maryland,
g;let  lau ha ul-u
tuvu.      'flat all devisers or legatees shall he deemed aud talken
to he within the provisions and true intent and meaning of'
said fburth section of said act, who are or shall be either
actually and specially named as devisces or legatees, or who
aershall   to    des.ribed, cr in any manner re.
ferred to, or designated, or identified, as devisees or lega-
tee., in and by any last will and testament or codicil.
CHAP1'EIR 296.
Pa,,e Itar.2,i833 .1 SIpplrmeCnit to a act. enitled, ./I act relating to People oJ
Colour in this State.
Preamble.     WH EREAS, several coloured persons, prior to the passage
of the law passed at the last session, viz: An act, entitled,
An act relating to people of colour in this State, obtain-
ed deeds of manumission, which have not been recorded
prior to said act, whereby they will be compelled to leave
the State, or relinquish their freedom-Therelbre,
e',,,i.. ,,,.a.  Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gcncral ;Ysscinbly of .lfa-
,i,,,,. ~  ryland, That any (Iced of manumission, so executed, and
duly attested and acknuwledged, and failing to be recor-
If reord,.dby O. (ledI, slial!, if it be recorded before the first day of October
,tube.,next.  next, be as valid, as if recorded prior to the passage of said
act; and it shall be the duty of each and every clerk to re-
cord such (Iced, when presented to him before the first day
of October next.
Cort,il 4r 0C,,  Sec. 2. A n WHE'REAs, several deeds of bargain and
Sat  1,l,, &C.  sale have hebi execute(, prior to the passage of the act to
which this is a supplement, conveying certain slaves, for a
limited period, to the purchasers therein mentioned, and

1832.

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