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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1807.

ledged as
heretofore.

acknowledgment and recording of deeds, according to provisions
of the law now in force.

Clerks of
the court of
appeals
may record
all deeds,
&c.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the clerks of the court ol
appeals be and they are hereby directed and authorized to record
all deeds of conveyance, or extracts of deeds, required by law to
be recorded, in the same manner that the late clerks of the
general court might or could have done, and that they receive
the same fees therefor as are charged and received by the clerks
of the county courts of this state for the like services.
See 1826, ch. 247.

Papers
assenting to
the issuing
commis-
sions to be
retained in
the clerk's
office.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
clerk to retain, file and preserve, in his office, all such written
papers purporting to be the assent of grantors or femes covert to
the issuing of commissions as directed by this act.

CHAPTER 164.

* 1796, ch.
67.

A further additional SUPPLEMENT to an ACT,* entitled, an Act relating
to Negroes.
See note to the original law, ante page 334.

Preamble.

WHEREAS doubts have arisen as to the true meaning of the
second and fifth sections of a law passed at November session,

*Chap. 66.

eighteen hundred and five, t entitled, an additional supplement
to an act, entitled, an act relating to negroes, and to repeal the
acts of assembly therein mentioned ; therefore,

No negro
to receive a
certificate
of freedom
except from
clerk or
register of
county
where deed
of manu-
mission is
recorded.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted , by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That no negro or negroes shall receive a certificate of freedom
in conformity to the provisions of the law to which this is a
supplement, except from the clerk or register of the county
where said deed of manumission, or will, or a copy of the will,
under which said negro or negroes claims or claim his, her or
their freedom, is recorded.

CHAPTER 165.
AN ACT to punish Crimes, Offences and Misdemeanors, committed on
the Waters of the Chesapeake Bay, within the territorial jurisdiction
of the State of Maryland, and for other purposes.
SEO. 1. Re-enacted in 1809, ch. 136, sec. 19.

Prosecu-
tions insti-
tuted under
this act
may be re-
moved into
adjoining
county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That any prosecutions hereafter to
be instituted, under and by virtue of this law, may be removed
after the indictment being found, the person or persons against
whom the said indictment shall be found, suggesting, in writ-
ing, supported by affidavit or other proper evidence, that a fair
and impartial trial cannot be had in such court where such in-
dictment is found, that then it shall be lawful for the said court,
in their discretion, to order and direct the record of the pro-
ceedings in the said prosecution to be transmitted to the judges
of the next adjoining county court, before whom the same shall