1831.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 273.

a judgment rendered by any other justice^ of the peace in

any county in this state, in the same manner as is now the

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practice on a short copy of a judgment by a single justice of

the peace residing in the same county: Provided always, that

the said short copy be certified by the clerk of the county

court, and the seal of office be thereto annexed.

CHAPTER 272.

Passed Mar. 10, 1832

An act for the benefit of Mary Pearce, of Anne Arundel

county.

Levy directed.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland", That

the commissioners for Anne Arundel county be, andkthey are

hereby authorised and required to levy on the assessable

property of said county the sum of forty dollars, for the

benefit of Mary Pearce of said county, and the collector of

said county is hereby authorised and directed to collect and

pay over to the said Mary Pearce, or her order, the sum

of forty dollars, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

CHAPTER 273.

Passed Mar.12,1832

An act to authorise the executors of the last will and testa-

ment of William N. Ritchie, deceased, to bring into the

state of Maryland, certain slaves.

Authority to im-

Section 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

port,

land, That the executors of the last will and testament of

William N. Ritchie,late of Tallahassee, in Florida, be, and

they are hereby authorised and empowered to import and

bring into this state from Tallahassee, in Florida, the follow-

ing named slaves, late the property of said testator, to wit:

one negro man named Nicholas, one negro boy named Peter,

one negro boy named James, and one negro boy named Hen-

ry, and the said slaves when brought into this state to dis-

pose of, hire out or sell as by the said will they are direct-

ed.

Conditions pre

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of ena-

scribed.

bling the said executors iully to carry into effect the inten-

tions of said testator in relation tosaid slaves, that when the

said slaves are removed to this state as by the first section

Of this act is authorised, the said executors shall hold and