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GEORGE HOWARD, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

1831.

color now free, and such as shall hereafter become so, to

CHAP. 281.

the colony of Liberia, in Africa, or such other place or

 

places, out of the limits of this state, as they may approve

 

of, and the person or persons so to be removed, shall con-

 

sent to go to, according to the provisions of this act, and to

 

provide for their establishment and support as far as neces-

 

sary, and to discharge the other duties requited of them by

 

this act; and before the said managers shall proceed to act,

 

they shall severally give bond to the state of Maryland, in

Bond required.

the penalty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for their

 

faithful accounting for all monies that may come to their

 

hands; which bond shall be approved by one of the judges

 

of Baltimore county court, and sent to the treasurer of the

 

western shore of this state.

 

Sec. 2. And be it enacted. That it shall be the duty of the

Treasurer directed

treasurer of the western shore, to pay to the board of man-

to pay to their
orders.

agers, to be appointed as hereinafter directed, such sums as

 

they shall, from time to time, require, not exceeding in all,

 

the sum of twenty thousand dollars during the present year,

Not exceeding;

to be applied by them as they, in their discretion, shall think

$20,000 this year
to be applied td

best, in removing or causing to be removed, such slaves as

defray expenses of
removing &c.

may hereafter become free, and such people of color as are

 

now free, and may be willing to remove out of the state to

 

the colony of Liberia, on the coast of Africa, or to such

 

other place or places, out of the limits of the state, as they

 

may think best, and as the said persons to be removed, so

 

may consent to go to, in the manner hereinafter provided;

 

and the said board may, from time to time, make such pre-

 

parations at the said colony of Liberia, or elsewhere, as

Preparations for
reception at Libe-

they may think best, which shall seem to them expedient

ria.

for the reception and accommodation and support of the

 

said persons so to be removed, until they can be enabled to

 

support themselves, and shall also take such measures as

 

may seem to them necessary and expedient to obtain and

 

place before the people of color of the state of Maryland,

 

full and correct information of the condition and circum-

Diffuse informa-

stances of the colony of Liberia, or such other place or

tion respecting
Liberia.

places, to which they may recommend their removal, and

 

shall return a faithful account of all their expenditures of

 

the said sums, and make a full report of all their proceed-

 

ings to the next general assembly of this state.

 

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall hereafter be the

Clerks of courts

duty of every clerk of a county in this state, whenever a

and registers of
wills to furnish

deed of manumission shall be left in his office for record,

said board with
copies of all manu-

and of every register of wills, in every county of this

missions &c.

state, whenever a will, manumitting a slave or slaves, shall

 

be admitted to probate, to send within five days thereafter,

 


 
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