1849.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 124.

CHAPTER 124.

Passed Jan. 29,
1850.

A Supplement to an act entitled, an act respecting the
Punishment of Slaves.

Slaves may be
sentenced to
penitentiary.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That in all cases from and after the
passage of this act, where any slave or slaves shall be
convicted of any crime or offence, under any of the laws
of this State, the punishment of which, when by the
laws of this State, the party so convicted, shall be a
slave or slaves, shall be confinement in the peni-
tentiary, and such slave or slaves shall be sen-
tenced by the court to confinement in the peniten-
tiary, it shall be the duty of the said court to value the
said slave or slaves, and such valuation shall be certi-
fied by them to the levy court or commissioners of the
tax of the county or city, or of Howard District, as the
case may be, where such slave or slaves, may or shall
be tried, who shall thereupon at their next levy laying
term, levy and assess upon the assessable property 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.

How owners
are to be re-

imbursed.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of
re-imbursing 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 cash, for transportation beyond
the limits of this State, such slave or slaves, and the
nett proceeds of said sale, after deducting Jive per cent
commission for his services, and the expenses of publica-
tion of notice of sale, shall be accounted for and paid
over by said keeper or warden, to the levy court or
commissioners 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 coun-
ty, city or district, from which such slave or slaves shall
have been sentenced as aforesaid.

Inconsistent
acts repealed.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with this act, be and the same are here-
by repealed.