LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

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three cents ; on Caroline county, the sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars ; on Kent county, the sum of two hundred and
eighty-one dollars ; and on Cecil county, the sum of three hun-
dred and ninety-six dollars and sixty-six cents; on Harford
county, the sum of three hundred and fifty-six dollars and

Caroline.
Kent.
Cecil.
Harford.

sixty-six cents ; on Baltimore county, the sum of three thou-
sand two hundred and forty-four dollars and sixty-six cents;

Baltimore.

on Anne-Arundel county, the sum of six hundred and fifty-four
dollars ; on Prince George's county, the sum of five hundred
and twelve dollars and sixty-six cents ; on Calvert county, the

Anne
Arundle.
Prince
Georges.

sum of one hundred and sixty dollars and sixty-six cents; on

Calvert.

Saint Mary's county, the sum of two hundred and sixty-three

St Mary's.

dollars and thirty-three cents ; on Charles county, the sum of
four hundred and forty-six dollars and sixty-six cents ; on

Charles.

Montgomery county, the sum of three hundred and forty dollars
and sixty-six cents ; on Frederick county, the sum of nine hun-
dred and forty-four dollars and sixty-six cents ; on Washington
county, the sum of four hundred and ninety-one dollars and

Mont-
gomery.
Frederick.
Washing-
ton.

thirty-one cents ; and on Allegany county, the sum of one hun-
dred and fifty-eight dollars, which said amount or sum shall be

Allegany.

collected in the same manner, and by the same collector or col-
lectors as county charges are collected, the levy courts or com-
missioners, as the case may be, and the mayor and city council
of Baltimore, respectively, taking bond with sufficient security
from each collector, for the faithful collection and payment of
the money in the treasury of the eastern or western shore, as
the case may be, at the time of paying other public moneys to,
and for the use of the state.

How col-
lected and
paid.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the sheriffs of the several
counties of this state, shall be, and they are hereby required to
cause the number of the free people of colour inhabiting their
respective counties, to be taken, and cause to be made, a list of
the names of the said free people of colour residing in their re-
spective counties ; the said enumeration shall distinguish the

Sheriffs to
make a list
of free ne-
groes, &c.

sexes of said free people of colour, and the said list shall state
the ages of such free people of colour, for effecting which, the
sheriffs aforesaid shall have power and are hereby required to
appoint one or more assistants in their respective counties, the
said list of names and the said enumeration shall be made by
an actual inquiry by such sheriff or his assistants, at every
dwelling house, or by personal inquiry of the head of every
family; the said listing and enumeration shall commence on
the first day of June next, and be completed within three months
thereafter, and the said sheriffs shall make out two copies of said
list and enumeration, stating the names, sexes, and ages of the
free people of colour, in their respective counties, and shall deli-
ver one copy to the clerk of their respective counties, whose

Directions
given.