LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1833.

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or them, any slave or slaves, which he, she or they, may think

proper, and to bring the same back into the state of Maryland
at pleasure ; Provided, that any slave or slaves introduced into this
state, contrary to the provisions of this section, and by colour of
authority derived from this section, shall be forfeited, in con-
formity with the provisions of the fourth section of the act to
which this is a supplement.

Mty bring
slaves back
again.
Proviso.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That when any citizen of this
state, who may be owner of land in an adjoining state, which
he or she has been in the habit or may be desirous of working
with the labour of slaves owned by such citizen, he or she
shall be permitted to bring into this state such slave or slaves
whenever his or her convenience may require ; provided such
slaves shall have resided in and been removed by such citizen
from this state.

Citizens,
owners of
land in an
adjoining
state work-
ed by tbeir
slaves.
May bring
in such
slaves.
Proviso.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That any citizen of this state, who
shall leave it for a limited time, in the service of the government
of the United States, or of this state, may bring back with him
on his return, any slaves, being his slaves for life, that he may
have taken away ; and that in case of his decease, it shall be

Persons in
service of
U. S. go-
vernment
may bring
back slaves.

lawful for his legal representatives to re-introduce them into
this state; Provided, the name, age, and sex of every such
slave be recorded previously to removal, in the office of the
clerk of the county court of the county in which such citizen
may be, together with a declaration of the reasons for departing,
and of the purpose of returning ; And provided also, that a
similar record shall be made within thirty days after the return
of any such slave.
See 1834, eh. 75.

His repre-
sentatives
may, &c.
Proviso.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
clerks of the respective counties, whenever any list of slaves or
other paper shall be left with them for record, in compliance
with the provisions of this act, to record the same; and it shall
be lawful for them to receive therefor, from the person or per-
sons presenting the said list or other paper, the same fees they
would be entitled to in other like cases.

Duty of
clerk to
record such
list.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed to repeal any part of the act to which this is
a supplement, nor of any other law, unless utterly inconsistent
with it.

Not con-
strued to
repeal.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That in all cases where the wife
or the husband of, or the male or female united in wedlock with
any slave held and owned in this state by any citizen thereof,
shall be a slave owned and possessed by an inhabitant of any
adjoining state, district or territory, it shall and may be lawful
for the owner aforesaid of such wife or husband, or person
united in wedlock, to purchase, import, and bring into this

Where
wife or hus-
band of a
slave in this
state resides
in adjoining
state, &c.