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should be of opinion that no fraud was intended,
In case any other person is entitled to a reversion
or remainder, the servant or slave shall immediately
become
his property, unless the court and jury deciding
on the accrual of such remainder, &c. shall be of
opinion
that no fraud was intended,
Every person purchasing a slave for
the purpose of
removing him from the state, to take a bill of sale,
stating
the age, marks, name, &c. to be acknowledged before
a justice of the peace, and recorded within 20
days,
Duty of the clerk as to the immediate recording
and delivery of a copy on demand,
Where a person has a slave in any
county, so purchased,
for removal, and information on oath, &c. is
lodged with any judge or justice that the slave is about
to be removed, contrary to law, it shall be the duty
of
such judge or justice to proceed to the house, &c.
and
demand an inspection of such slave, and the bill of
sale, and they may direct the appearance of such slave
before a judge, &c. and also of the person in possession
to recognize for his appearance at the next court,
In case of suspicion of such slave having been
stolen by such person, or knowingly received when
stolen, the recognizance to provide for their answering
such offence,
On refusal to enter into such recognizance, the
persons to be committed, and the commitment returned,
If the person does not appear on the recognizance,
or it shall appear that the slave is entitled to freedom,
he shall be adjudged free,
If adjudged a slave for life or a term of years, and
it shall appear that he was purchased, &c. contrary
to this
act, the court shall order a sale of such slave for the
time he has to serve, as before directed, or the slave
to
become the property of the reversioner, &c. on his
payment of the costs,
Not to extend to citizens removing from the state
after one year's residence, or to persons travelling
with
their servants or slaves not purchased contrary to this
act,
Where servants or slaves are committed
as runaways
and the legal notice required by the sheriff has been
given, and the time expired, and no person has applied,
the sheriff shall carry such slave before some judge
of
the county court, or of the orphans court, with the
commitment,
Such judge to examine whether such runaway is
a slave, and if so, to remand him for a further time,
If believed the slave of any particular person, to
cause notice to be given by the sheriff,
If believed not to be a slave, the judge shall order
him to be released,
If, after being remanded, no person shall apply,
the sheriff shall, at the expiration of the time, discharge
such runaway,
In either case, when discharged, the expense of
confinement to be levied on the county,
The power herein given to the county
courts, to be
exercised, for matters in Baltimore county or city, exclusively
in Baltimore city court,
Punishment of slaves for cruelty to
animals, in Baltimore
city court,
Retailers of liquors in Calvert, Anne-Arundel,
and
Saint-Mary's counties, not to suffer any negro or mulatto
servant or slave, &c. to be in their store houses,
&c. between sun set and sun rise, |
Session. Ch. S.
1817 112
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