LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1833.

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CHAPTER 268.

AN ACT to continue in force the Acts of Assembly which would expire
with the present session of the General Assembly.

Be it enacted^ by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
all such acts, or parts of acts, as would expire with the present
session of the general assembly, be, and the same are hereby
continued in force to the last Monday of December next, and to
the end of the session of the general assembly thereafter.

Acts

continued.

CHAPTER 274.
AN ACT, entitled, an Act making it penal to sell a certain description of
Property, under certain circumstances.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That whenever an action of replevin shall be brought in this
state, and the property in dispute shall be any mulatto, negro

In case of
replevy of a
negro, &c.

or negro slave, it shall not be lawful for either plaintiff or defen-
dant, or any other person in whose possession such mulatto,
negro or negro slave shall be, to sell such mulatto, negro or
negro slaves, until such action of replevin shall first have been
determined, and any sale thus made shall be void, unless an
order of the court authorizing such sale, be first had and
obtained.

Sale pro-
hibited.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That every person, his or her
counsellors, aiders or abettors, who shall be duly convicted of
selling or transporting such mulatto, negro or negro slave, be-
yond the limits of this state, before the final decision of said
action of replevin, or without an order of the court as aforesaid,
shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be sentenced to un-

Deemed
felony.

dergo a confinement in the penitentiary, for a period of time,
not less than two nor more than ten years, to be treated as the

Punishment

law directs; Provided nevertheless, this second section shall
not extend to any person or persons, who by the finding of the
jury in such action of replevip, shall be determined to be the
rightful owner or owners of such mulatto, negro or negro slave.

Proviso.

CHAPTER 276.
A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act concerning the amendment
of Judicial Proceedings.
A Supplement, 1836, ch. 219.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in all actions of ejectment, now pending or hereafter to be
instituted in any of the courts of law of this state, the declara-
tion may be so amended as to bring the true merits of the con-
troversy fairly to trial ; Provided, that no new party be added,
except in cases where new parties may be made according to
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Declaration
may be
amended.