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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1818.

CHAPTER 197.

AN ACT to repeal all such parts of the Laws of this State as authorize
the Courts of Law to sentence Negro or Mulatto Slaves, or Free
Negroes or Mulattoes, to undergo a confinement in the Penitentiary.
See notes to 1809, ch. 138, ante page 572.

Negro or
mulatto
slaves not
to be sen-
tenced to
confine-
ment in
the peni-
tentiary.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this law, it shall not be law-
ful for the courts of law within this state, to sentence any negro
or mulatto slave, convicted of any crime perpetrated after the
passage of this act, to undergo a confinement in the peniten-
tiary of this state, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

May be
whipped or
banished
the state for
certain
offences.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if any negro or mulatto
slave shall be duly convicted of any crime perpetrated after the
passage of this act, which may not, in the discretion of the
court, under the laws of this state, be punished by hanging by
the neck, such negro or mulatto slave may, in the discretion of
the court, be sentenced to receive on his or her bare back, any
number of lashes not exceeding forty, or the court may sen-
tence such negro or mulatto slave to be banished from this
state, by transportation and sale into some foreign country, or
some one of the United States, or territories thereof, other than
the District of Columbia, for the benefit of the state or county,
as the case may be, such negro or mulatto slave to be valued
and paid for, as is now or shall hereafter be directed by law.

*1796, ch.
67.

CHAPTER 201.

A SUPPLEMENT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act relating to Negroes, and to
repeal the Acts of Assembly therein mentioned.
See note to 10th section of 1796, ch. 67, ante page 336. This act is
merged in 1823, ch. 87 ; 1833, ch. 87.

CHAPTER 204.

AN ACT for the better regulation of Appeals from the several Orphans
Courts in this State.

In all de-
crees, &c.
hereafter
made in
orphan's
court, party
aggrieved
may appeal.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in all decrees, orders, decisions and judgments, hereafter
to be made by any orphans court of this state, the party or
parties who shall deem him, her or themselves, aggrieved by
such decree, order, decision or judgment, may appeal to the
court of appeals of this state, provided such appeal be made
within thirty days after such decree, order, decision or judg-

If parties
agree that
appeal be
made to the
county
court tran-
script of
procedings

ment.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if upon an appeal being
entered, the parties shall mutually agree and enter their assent
in writing, to be filed by the register of the orphans court, that
the appeal shall be made to the county court, the orphans court