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SOMERSET COUNTY.

of two hundred dollars, except the costs, and such part thereof,
as the informer may be entitled to, which costs, and part of

Informer
not entitled
to any part
of fine un-
less offence
is proved b)
a disinte-
rested wit-
ness.

such fine, shall be paid to the persons entitled thereto.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That no informer shall be entitled
to any part of any fine unless the offence charged shall have
been proved by a disinterested witness, but in such case the
whole fine shall be paid to the levy court for the use of the
county.

Commwn-
ders of ves-
sels to
charge per-
sons in their
vessels to
be careful
in discharg-
ing ballast.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of all
persons owning, commanding, or having charge of any boat or
vessel, while such boat or vessel may be in either of said coun-
ties, to charge and command all persons belonging to, or en-
gaged in the service of such boat or vessel, to be careful in the
discharge of any ballast of such boat or vessel, so that this act
shall not be violated, and if it shall appear that this act hath
been violated, from the negligence of the owner, commander,
or person having charge of any boat or vessel as aforesaid, such
person may be fined as aforesaid.

NEGROES.
AN ACT to repeal so much of the Act therein mentioned, as relates to
Somerset County.— 1822, ch. 45.

Repeal.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
so much of the act of December session, eighteen hundred
and eighteen, chapter one hundred and eighty-four, as relates
to Somerset county, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
The act repealed is that for the better protection of slave-holders.

A further SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act to prevent the incon-
veniences arising from Slaves being permitted to act as Free. — 1822,
ch. 115.
See 'Queen Anne's County,' title 'Negroes,' ante page 2102.

ORPHANS COURT.
AN ACT to regulate the pay of the Justices of the Orphans Courts of the
several Counties therein named. — 1821, ch. 144.
See ante page 1858.

POOR.
AN ACT for the relief of the Poor in the Counties of Dorchester and
Somerset.— 1785, ch. 57.
See 'Dorchester County,' title 'Poor,' ante page 1891.

A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act for the relief of the Poor in
Dorchester and Somerset Counties. — 1793, ch. 24.
See 'Dorchester County,' title 'Poor,' ante page 1899.