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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
name they shall be, and hereby are made able and capable in
law to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, and to have
receive and hold a certain parcel or lot of ground in the county
aforesaid to wit:—one acre of ground, proposed to be conveyed
to the trustees aforesaid by a certain Rowland Rogers of the
county aforesaid and the same to improve, enjoy sell or lease in
such manner as they may deem most conducive to the uses and
benefit of the said school. |
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Dec. Ses. 1825. |
2. And be it enacted, That in case
of vacancy by death, refusal
to serve, incapacity, resignation or removal from the county,
of any of the above named trustees, a majority of the subscribers
for the time being to said school, shall have power to elect
such person or persons as they may deem properly qualified to
fill such vacancy. |
Vacancies. |
3. And be it enacted, That the trustees
of the school aforesaid
shall have power to employ a teacher or teachers, and to continue
or dismiss said teacher or teachers at pleasure, and to
make all necessary and proper rules and regulations for the
good government of the said school. |
Powers. |
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CHAPTER 29.
An act for the relief of Barbara Wagers, William Lowe, John Clary,
and Richard Howard, of Frederick county. |
Passed Jan.
27, 1826. |
WHEREAS, It is represented to this legislature by
the petition
of Barbara Wagers, William Lowe, John Clary, and Richard
Howard, that a certain Upton Wagers, was indicted at
Frederick county court in February last charged with having
sold as a slave for life, a negro woman who was free—that the
said Wagers gave security in the amount of six hundred dollars
for his appearance in court to answer to the said charge,
but failed to make his appearance at the time specified, by which
his bond became forfeited—that subsequently he was committed
to the jail of Frederick county, when the governor granted
him a nolli prosequi; but in consequence of an omission to release
the bond, he was held in prison—that the said Barbara
Wagers, William Lowe, John Clary, and Richard Howard,
became responsible to the sheriff of Frederick county, for the
amount of the said bond, and obtained the release of the said
Wagers from prison—that the said Wagers has since left the
State of Maryland, and the said Barbara Wagers, William Lowe,
John Clary, and Richard Howard are now called on for payment
by the sheriff. This being a case of extreme hardship
justly demanding legislative interference: Therefore, |
Preamble. |
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland,
That the sheriff of Frederick county, be, and he is hereby released
from all responsibility to the State of Maryland, on account
of any bond or recognizance entered into or given for the
personal appearance of Upton Wagers, in Frederick county |
Sheriff released—
payments
refused. |
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