72 ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. [ART. 2.

his agents or clerks, did not know that such negro was there;

or, knowing the same, used all necessary means to remove him.

120. The five last preceding sections shall not extend to the
city of Annapolis.

121. Any person who shall, in Anne Arundel county, receive
from any negro any goods, chattels or personal property, shall
be considered as dealing with such negro, and shall be subject to
the pains and penalties prescribed by section 117 of this article;

but it shall be lawful to receive of any negro goods, chattels or
personal property in such cases and under such circumstances
as, by the laws of this State, they may be bought of a free
negro, and no other.

122. Any justice of the peace in said county, upon application
of three or more judicious persons, may issue a requisition for as
many inhabitants of said county, subject to militia duty, as they
may think necessary, not exceeding fifteen in any one company,
to be denominated a patrol.

123. Such patrol shall serve for a period of not less than four
nor more than eight hours.

124. The justice of the peace shall appoint two discreet per-
sons of the patrol to be captains.

125. The patrol shall make diligent search through the district
prescribed in their authority, and disperse all unlawful and riot-
ous assemblages of negroes, and apprehend and seize all negroes
and slaves whom they may. have reason to suspect to have un-
lawfully absented themselves from home, or have illegally emi-
grated from another State, or aro in any manner violating the
laws of this State.

126. They shall, as soon as convenient, take all persons whom
they may apprehend before some justice of the peace of the
county for examination, and if, upon full investigation, the justice
shall be of opinion that such person has run away from the ser-
vice of his master, or has illegally emigrated to this State, or
has in any manner violated the laws of this State, he shall com-
mit such person to the county jail, to be dealt with according to
law.