THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 1835

CHAPTER 273.
	CHAP. 274.
An act to divorce Sarah A. Hull, of Frederick county,	Passed Mar.29,1836
from her husband John H. Hall.
Se it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,	Divorce
That from and after the passage of this act, Sarah A.
Hall, of Frederick county, be, and she is hereby divor-
ced a mensa et thoro, from her husband John H. Hall.

CHAPTER 274.
An. act for the relief of Josias Hawkins and Margaret	Passed Mar.30, 1836
Clerk Lee, of Charles County.
WHEREAS, Josias Hawkins and Margaret Clerk	Preamble
Lee, of Charles county, in this State, having recently
become entitled by bequest, or in course of distribution,
to certain negro slaves in the State of Virginia, and
having inadvertently made an exchange, one'with the
other of their respective lots or shares of said slaves,
while they were still in the State of Virginia, and fear-
ing that the nature of their titles to the slaves now res-
pectively owned by them, may be so varied by the ex-
change aforesaid, as to deprive them of the privilege
of bringing said slaves into this State, under the strict
letter of the law of eighteen hundred and thirty-four,
have asked to be authorised to introduce said slaves in-
to this State, in the same manner as they could have
done, had they not made the exchange aforesaid: —
Therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,	May bring: slaves into State
That Josias Hawkins and Margaret Clerk Lee, and
each or either of them be, and they are hereby fully
authorised and empowered to introduce and hold as
slaves within this State, any negro slaves which they
may have exchanged one with the other, and which they
or either of them could lawfully have introduced and
held as slaves within this State, previously to any ex-
change between them having been made; Provided,	Proviso
they or either of them, who may under the provisions
of this act, introduce into this State, any of said ex-