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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1828.

CHAPTER 98.
AN ACT to repeal an Act, entitled, a Supplement to an Act, entitled, an
Act to prevent the unlawful exportation of Negroes and Mulattoes, and
to alter and amend the Laws concerning Runaways, passed at December
session, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, chapter one hundred and
seventy-one, and for other purposes.

Act
repealed.

SEC. I. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland
That an act, entitled, a supplement to an act, entitled, an act to
prevent the unlawful exportation of negroes and mulattoes, and
to alter and amend the laws concerning runaways, passed at
December session, in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-
four, chapter one hundred and seventy-one, be and the same is
hereby repealed.

Expenses
for commit-
ment to be
paid by
treasurer.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in all cases in which a
negro or mulatto shall be committed to the gaol of any county
within this state, under the acts relative to the apprehension
and commitment of runaways, if the said negro or mulatto
shall ultimately be discharged agreeably to the requisition of
the sixth section of the act of eighteen hundred and seventeen,
chapter one hundred and twelve, the expenses of keeping said
runaway in confinement shall be ascertained by the levy court,
or the commissioners of the county in which such negro or
mulatto may be committed, as the case may be, or by the mayor
and city council of Baltimore, if committed within said city,
and shall be certified by said levy court, commissioners, or
mayor and city council, as the case may be, to the treasurer of
the western shore, who shall, upon the production of such cer-
tificate, pay the amount so certified to the person or persons
entitled to the same, or their order.

CHAPTER 127.

Aw ACT for the Compensation of the Judges of Baltimore County Court.
Transferred to second volume, title, 'Baltimore County.1

CHAPTER 128.

AN ACT to preserve the Breed of Fish in the Waters of the River
Patuxent.
Other laws are, 1832, eh. 264 ; 1837, ch. 291 .

No person
to whip,
thresh, &c.
waters.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted) by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act it shall not be law-
ful for any person or persons to whip, thresh or beat, the waters
of the Patuxent river, with any poles, oars, paddles, ropes, or
any other instrument, for the purpose of driving fish into any
seine or net.