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master or commander of such vessel directed to be made by the
preceding section, and conditioned to indemnify and save harmless
each and every city, town and county in this State, from any cost
which such city, town or county shall incur, for the relief or
support of the person named in the bond, within five years from
the date of the bond, and also to indemnify and refund any charge
or expense such city, town or county may necessarily incur for the

support or medical care of the person named therein, if received
into the almshouse or hospital, or any other institution under
their care.

P. L. L., (1860), art. 4, sec. 852,

414. Every such bond shall be signed by two or more suffi-
cient securities, residents of the State of Maryland, each of whom
shall prove, by oath or otherwise, that he is owner of a freehold in
the said State, of the value of three hundred dollars over and
above all claims or liens thereon or against him, including any
contingent claim which may accrue from or upon any former
bond given under the provisions of this sub-title of this article.

Ibid. sec. 253.

415. If the principal in said bond chose, instead of the security
required in the preceding sections, he may secure said bond by
mortgage of real estate, or by the pledge and transfer of public
stock of the United States, or of the State of Maryland, or of the
city of Baltimore, or by deposit of the amount of the penalty in
Borne bank, subject to the order of the mayor of the city.

Ibid. sec. 254.

416. Any security, whether real or personal, offered by such
owner or consignee, shall first be approved by the mayor of the
city.

Ibid. sec. 255.

417. The owner or consignee of any vessel may at any time

within three days after the landing of such passengers, commute
for the bond hereinbefore required, by paying to the register of
the city the sum of one dollar and fifty cents for each and every
passenger reported as hereinbefore required by this sub-title of