356 CALVERT COUNTY. [ART. 5
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34. The provisions of. the preceding section shall not be con-
strued to'extend to the case of a slave having a written order
or license from his master or overseer, or other person in whose
employment he may actually be, with the consent of his owner.

35. Any person who shall permit any negro to be in his
house, contrary to the provisions of the 83d section of this
article, shall forfeit and pay for each offence the sum of fifty
dollars,' one-half to the informer and the other half to the
county, in case the negro was free; and one-half to the in-
former, who shall be a competent witness, and the other half to
the master or owner in case such negro was a slave at the time
the offence was committed; to be adjudged and recovered on
indictment and conviction, or confession of the party accused, in
the Circuit Court.

36. If, on conviction for such offence, the person convicted
shall fail or be unable to pay said fine, the court shall, in their
discretion, order such person to be confined in the jail of the
county for a term not exceeding three months.

37. In all prosecutions which may be had under the 33d sec-
tion of this article, if it shall be proven to the satisfaction of the
jury that a free negro or a negro slave was in any store or other
house described in the 83d section of this article, within the
time therein prohibited, such evidence shall be sufficient to
establish the fact that such negro was suffered or permitted to
be there by the possessor and occupier of such store-house or
other house, unless he shall be able to show by credible testi-
mony, that he, or his agent or clerks, did not know that such
negro was there; or, knowing the same, used all necessary
means to remove him.

38. Any person who shall, in Calvert county, receive from
any negro any goods, chattels or personal property, shall be
considered as dealing with said negro, and shall be subject to
the pains and penalties prescribed by section 35 of this article;

but it shall be lawful to receive of a negro goods, personal pro-
perty or chattels in such cases, and under such circumstances,
as, by law, such property may be bought of a negro, and none
other.

39. Any two or more justices of the peace in Calvert county,
• on the application of three judicious persons, may issue a requi-