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QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY.

such person on any one day ; Provided, that such owner shall
riot be compelled to render more service in any one year by
the labour of his or her slaves than tits or her road taxes may
amount to ; And provided, that the labour of said slaves shall
not be required as aforesaid during the season of harvest.

Penalty fur
not furnish-
ing, &c.

SEC. 19. And be it enacted, That for every slave so required
by the supervisor, and not furnished, the owner shall forfeit
seventy-five cents for each day, to be recovered by the super-
visors as in case of small debts, to be accounted for on oath,
and paid to the levy court annually, to be applied to the
repairing of the public roads.

Day for
payment
specified,
&c;

SEC. 20. And be it enacted, That in all cases where the
levy court of said county shall issue an order to the collector
to pay any supervisor any money under this act, the said levy
court shall specify in such order the day or days for the pay-
ment, and in case of his neglect or refusal, the said supervisor
shall, within five days thereafter, under the penalty of twenty
dollars, give notice thereof to the clerk of the county, who
shall, within thirty days thereafter, give notice to the justices
of the levy court of said county to meet, which court shall
issue an execution against the said collector out of said county
court for the sum so due from the said collector, in the manner
herein before prescribed.

Collection
may be an-
ticipated,
&c.

SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That the collector of the afore-
said taxes may be anticipated, by permitting the supervisor or
supervisors, (if expedient,) to accept of labour in lieu thereof
at the customary rates of labour for the time, which supervisor
or supervisors shall issue certificates to those by whom such
labour may be rendered, expressing therein, in writing, the
duration or time of such labour, the rate thereof by the day,
by whom and for whose account the same was rendered, and
the whole account or value thereof, to be received in taxes by
the collector of said county, in discharge of moneys due or
owing for this particular tax.

Dams to be
twelve feet
wide, &c.

SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That where any person or per-
sons have erected, or shall erect, in the county aforesaid, any
mill or mills on any branch or run where any public road
crosses, or shall cross, and have erected or shall erect, any
dam for such mill or mills, such person or persons, or the
owner, possessor or occupier, of such mill or mills, shall be
and they are hereby obliged to make the top of the said dam
twelve feet wide at the least, and make good and substantial
bridges over the waste and race of the said mills and dams
twelve feet wide, and the same keep in good repair; and if the
owner or owners, possessor or occupier, of any such mill or
mills, shall refuse or neglect to do what is by this act required,
and shall be thereof legally convicted, he, she or they, shall