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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

his representatives, or his estate, from any liability to maintain
any hereafter emancipated slave, who, at the time his or her
right to freedom accrues, may be unable to gain a livelihood, or
be over forty-five years of age at said time, and afterwards be-
come unable to maintain himself and herself.

The board
authorized
to hire out
manumitted
persons to
pay ex-
penses of
removal.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the said board of managers
shall, in all cases where the removal of a slave or slaves manu-
mitted as aforesaid, shall devolve upon them, have full power and
authority, whenever the same shall be necessary, and can be
done with advantage, to hire out such slave or slaves so manu-
mitted and so to be removed, until their wages shall produce a
sufficient sum to defray all expenses attending their removal,
and necessary support at the place or places of such removal.

Treasurer
authorized
to borrow
$20,000 and
Issue certifi-
cates of
stock.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the treasurer of the western
shore is hereby authorized and required, for the purpose of pay-
ing for the transportation of the coloured population of this
state, to borrow, on the credit of the state, in certificates of
stock, not less than one thousand dollars each, the sum of
twenty thousand dollars, redeemable at the expiration of fifteen
years, at a rate of interest not exceeding five per cent, per

Pledge to
redeem.

annum ; and the faith of the state is hereby pledged for the
payment of the said principal when due, and the interest accru-
ing semi-annually until paid ; and the money so borrowed, is

The money
appro-
priated.

hereby appropriated to pay for the removal of the free coloured
population of the several counties of this state ; and the said
treasurer is also required to borrow, on similar terms, and pay-
able at the lapse of fifteen years from the date of the loan, such

Further
leave
authorized.

further sum or sums as may be required to pay the expenses
incurred under this law, in removing the free people of colour
in this state to Liberia or elsewhere, beyond the limits of this

Limitation.

state; Provided always, that the amount of loans made, shall
not exceed two hundred thousand dollars.

Levy

directed.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of raising a
fund to pay the principal and interest of the loans authorized
and required by this act, the levy courts or commissioners
of the several counties of this state, as the case may be, and
the mayor and city council of Baltimore, are hereby authorized
annually during the continuance of this act, to levy on the
assessable property within their respective counties, clear of the

On Somer-
set county.

expense of collections severally, as follows : — on Somerset
county, the sum of three hundred and sixty-nine dollars and

Worcester.
Dorchester.

thirty-three cents ; on Worcester county, the sum of three hun-
dred and twenty-seven dollars and thirty-three cents ; on Dor-
chester county, the . sum of three hundred and sixty-seven

Talbot.

dollars and thirty-three cents ; on Talbot county, the sum of

Queen

Annes.

two hundred and seventy-six dollars ; on Queen Anne's county,
the sum of three hundred and seventy-five dollars and thirty-