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An Act for the relief of James Thompson, of Dorchester county, security of John Baker, free negro of said county. 1852 [97] (1852)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0210 and id is 1 raw text is: . LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOIL tribution, shall divide and distribute the same pro rata cHAP. 114, amongst the peisons, and bodies corporate, o politic, entitled to receive the same. SFc. 5. And be it enacted, That such contractor or Bondofcon- contractors, shall give bond to the State of Maryland, tractor. in a penally, and with security, approved !,y the lottery commissioner, treasurer and comptroller, conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract in all.re- spects, and particularly for the payment, at the time specified, of each instalment to be paid as aforesaid, oil account of the Statoe or for distribution, and shall also give bond, in a penalty and with security approved as aforesaid, for the payment of all prizes in lotteries drawn in pursuance of said contract. SEC.; 6. And be it enacted, That in addition to the Commissioner clerk now authorised by law, the commissioner of lot- may employ teries may, if it shall be deemed necessary by the con- another clerk. tractor or conlractors, employ another clerk, who shall take the oath prescribed by law for tie clerk of the lot. tery coinmissiotner, and shall receive an annual salary of five hundred dollars, to be paid by the contractor or contractors, and in no other mode, and either of said cleiks may be authorised by the commissioner of lot- teries to djaw lotteries in case of the sickness or tempor- ary absence of said commissioner. SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take ji, force. effect from and after its passage. CHAPTER 114. AN ACT for the Relief of James -T/tomlt.pSOII, of Passed Aprit Dorchester county, secuity of John Baker, fiec 7, 1852. negro of said county. WIrHERAs,ltappcarsfrom theopetition of John Baker, I'rcalible. free colored nman of' Dorchester county, that a ceitain negro man, slave for a term of years, named Thonia Cephus, owned by the said John Baker, was convicted for crime at the last October tem of )orchester county court, and sold out of the State by the late sheiiff of said county, pursuant to the judgment of said court, according to the Act or December session, eighteen hundred and.forty-five, chapter three hundred and forty, for the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars; And whereas, the said petitioner prays thot the said sum) 13 The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized. 1869.

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