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incurred or to be incurred by reason of the omission aforesaid,
shall he ind the same are hereby remitted.
2. Provided, That,1he saul George T. Kennon, Elizabeth
Ml. Kennpn, and William H. Kennon, a minor, by Elizabeth
. 'Kennon, his guardian, shall, within sixty days after the
passage of this act, exhibt to some justice of the peace for
the county or corporation in which they may then reside, or
may have removed to, a statenicnt in writing, eontaiaing the
uites, age, sex and descriptions of tile said slaves brought in;
gnd moreover shall make oath, or soleni affirwation, before
such justice, that'ilhe said statement contains a true account of
tihe slaves so brought in ; and that the said slavesare not brought
into this commonwealth for the purpose of sale, or with an intent
to evade the lawys of Ithis comnouwealth to prevent the further
importation of slaves, or in any ianner contrary to the provisi-
ons of the act concerning slaves, passed January 9th, is3; and.
within sixty lays thereafter, shall return such statement, toge-
ther with the certificate of the said oath or affirmation, to til
court of the same county or corporation, there to be recorded.
3. Tjhis act shall be in force from the passing thereof.
CHAP. CU
&n d cont'erning Riclhard J. Scott, guen'diait of the Orphant of
James E. Xlarahall.
[Passed Jan. 11, 1814.]
eon wealth,
free of penalty or
forfeiture,
L'roviso. *
Commenceuient.
HE REAS it is represented to the General Assembly, that rreamble
in the summer or one thousand eight hundred and twelve,
James Elgin Marshall (if the state of Maryland departed this
hiie, leaviutg Richard Marshall Scott of the county of Faivifax, in
this commonweal, h, as his eole executor and guardian of his chil-
dren; that the said Scott placed his a.d wards at board and
school within the district of Columbia, but considers his house
iit this state as their home:
1. Be it therefore tactei, That it shall and may be lawful for Richarm IN
the said Richard l. Scott to bring into this commonwealth the authorie
following slaves, to wit: Harry, Walter, Priscilla, Pheda, He- bring it
ry, Polly, Celia, Lissey, Sarah,Anne, Betty, Milly and Spencer, s clam.t
held by him as guardian of the infant children of the said James
E. Marshall, deceased, and to hold them therein in the same
muanner that he would have been by law authorized, had lie have
removed his said wardsy to his house in this state, at the time of
their father's death.
2. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. Commet
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ifi3 &e concerning Philip Smith anl Charles Burkles,
Paed January 22, 1814
W BTEREAS it Is represented to the General Assembly, by e
SVPYlhilip Smithl that) Ih the mouth of September eighteen
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