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The Maryland Code : Public General Laws and Public Local Laws, 1860
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ART. 4.] CITY OF BALTIMORE. 203

preceding section, and conditioned to indemnify and save harm-
less each and every city, town. and county in this State from
any cost which such city, town or county shall incur, for the
relief or support of the person named in the bond, within five
years from the date of the bond, and also to indemnify and
refund any charge or expense such city, town or county may
necessarily incur for the support or medical care of the person
named therein, if received into the alms-house or hospital, or
any other institution under their care.

252. Every such bond shall be signed by two or more suf-
ficient securities, residents of the State of Maryland, each of
whom shall prove, by oath or otherwise, that he is owner of a
freehold in the said State of the value of three hundred dollars
over and above all claims or liens thereon or against him, in-
cluding any contingent claim which may accrue from or upon
any former bond given under the provisions of this law.

253. If the principal in said bond choose, instead of the
security required in the preceding sections, he may secure said
bond by mortgage of real estate, or by the pledge and transfer
of public stock of the United States, or of the State of Mary-
land or of the city of Baltimore, or by deposit of the amount
of the penalty in some bank, subject to the order of the mayor
of the city.

254. Any security, whether real or personal, offered by such
owner or consignee, shall first be approved by the mayor of the
city.

255. The owner or consignee of any vessel, may at any time
within three days after the landing Of such passengers, commute
for the bond or bonds hereinbefore required, by paying to the
register of the city the sum of one dollar and fifty cents for each
and every passenger reported as hereinbefore required by this
article, and the receipt of such sum by the register shall be
deemed a full and sufficient discharge from the requirement of
giving such bonds.

256. If any alien passenger in such vessel shall be suffered
to land therefrom at any place within the distance of fifty miles
from said city, with the intent to proceed thereto otherwise
than in said vessel, the master or commander thereof shall
forfeit and pay for every such person the sum of one hundred

 

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