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hearing of both parties, and an examination of the whole matter,
decide whether the slave was absconding or running away as
aforesaid, at the time of the arrest, and was bona fide arrested
and secured as aforesaid.

148. Bach party to such controversy shall have the right of
appeal to the Circuit Court, which in a summary way shall, at
the first court, if practicable, decide such appeal.

149. If any free negro residing in Kent county, after having
left the State of Maryland, shall return, he shall be subject to all
the penalties imposed by the General Law on free negroes emi-
grating into this State.

150. The section last aforegoing shall not embrace in its pro-
hibition any free negro in said county, who is employed by any
farmer, or who hires by the month or year, and who may be sent
out of the State by his boua.fide employer, or agent of said em-
ployer, on business of such employer; Provided, he shall not
remain ont of the State at any one time longer than ten days.

ORPHANS' COURT.

151. Bach judge of the Orphans' Court for Kent county shall
be entitled to two dollars for each day of his attendance, and if
he shall reside one mile or more from the court-house, he shall
receive, in addition to his per diem, mileage at the rate of six
and a quarter cents a mile for each day's attendance for the
distance he shall necessarily travel from his residence to said
court-house.

ROADS.

152. The supervisors of roads in said county may cut an open-
ing in any bank erected alongside of the public roads, so that
the water may pass off.

153*. The supervisor of roads in Kent county may enter upon
adjacent lands and by ditching or otherwise draw the water
from the public roads.

154*. The county commissioners upon satisfactory proof may
make allowances and levy for any injury that may be done by
such drainage to the owners of said lands.