THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1845.

slave or slaves, and such, valuation shall be certified by
them to the levy court or commissioners of the tax of
the county or city or of Howard District, as the rase
may be, where such slave or slaves may or shall be tried,
who shall thereupon at their next levy laying term, levy
ana assess upon the assessable properly of said county,
city or district, the amount of said valuation payable to
the order of the master, mistress or owner of said slave
or slaves.

CHAP. 341.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of
reimbursing the said county, city or district, for the
value of such slave or slaves so paid for by them, it shall
be the duty of the keeper or warden of the penitentiary,
at the expiration of the time of service of such slave or
slaves in the said penitentiary for which such slave or
slaves shall have been sentenced, to sell at public sale to
the highest bidder for rash, for transportation beyond the
limits of this State, such slave or slaves, and the nett
proceeds of said sale, after deducting five per cent, com-
mission for his services, and the expenses of publication
of notice of sale shall be accounted for and paid over by
said keeper or warden, to the levy court or commission-
ers of the county, city or district, from which said slave
or slaves shall have been sentenced, and the official bond
of said keeper or warden shall be liable for all sums of
money received under the provisions of this act to the
levy court or commissioners of the county, city or dis-
trict, from which such slave or slaves shall have been
sentenced as aforesaid.

Keeper or
warden may
sell.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with this act, be and the same are here-
by repealed.

CHAPTER 341.

Repealed.

An act to change the name of William Hauptman, of Bal-
timore City, to William Hoffman.

Passed Mar.
9, 1846.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the name of William Hauptman, of Baltimore city,

be and is hereby changed to William Hoffman, and by
that name to sue and be sued in any court of law or
equity.

Name chan-
ged.