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Dec. Ses. 1825.
Passed Feb.
28, 1826. |
JOS. KENT, ESQ. GOVERNOR.
CHAPTER 92.
An
act for the relief of John Llewellin and Mary his wife. |
Authority to
Mortgage. |
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland,
That John Llewellin and Mary his wife, the only child of Jeremiah
Booth, late of Saint Mary's county, deceased, be, and
they are hereby authorised to mortgage the real estate of which
the said Jeremiah Booth died seized, or any part thereof, in like
manner as if the said Mary were of full age. |
Mortgage
confirmed. |
2. And be it enacted, That any mortgage
which may be executed
by the said John Llewellin and Mary his wife, by virtue
of this act, shall have the same operation and effect in law
as if the said Mary were of full age. |
| Bond, &c. |
3. And be it enacted, That before the
said Jon Llewellin and
Mary his wife, proceed to execute any mortgage of the real estate
herein mentioned, that the said John Llewellin shall give
bond to the state of Maryland, in the penal sum of ten thousand
dollars, with security to be approved of by the judges, or some
one of the judges of Saint Mary's county court, conditioned
for the application of any sum or sums of money, to be obtained
by mortgage as aforesaid, to the payments of the debts
of the said Jeremiah Booth; and that the said bond shall be deposited
with and recorded by the clerk of Saint Mary's county
court; and a copy of said bond, certified by the said clerk, under
the seal of said court, shall be as good and sufficient evidence
in any court in this state, as the original would be if
produced and proved. |
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Passed Feb.
28, 1826. |
CHAPTER 93.
A further and an additional supplement to an act, entitled, " an act,
concerning
crimes and punishments." |
No sentence
to Penitentiary
for less
than 2 years. |
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland,
That from and after the first day of June next, it shall not be
lawful for any of the courts of law of this state, to sentence any
criminal to confinement in the penitentiary under the original
act to which this is a further and an additional supplement, for
any term or time less than two years, and that the several courts
of law of this state may and shall sentence any criminal to confinement
in the penitentiary for the term of time of two years,
who are now liable to be sentenced for any term or time less than
two years. |
Free colored
people shall
not be sentenced
to Penitentiary. |
2. And be it enacted, That from and
after the said first day
of June next, it shall not be lawful for the courts of law of this
state to sentence any free negro, mulatto, or colored person, to
undergo a confinement in the penitentiary of this state, any law
to the contrary notwithstanding. |
Courts
to sentence
them to be |
3. And be it enacted, That, if any
free negro, mulatto, or
colored person, shall be convicted of any crime perpetrated after
the passage of this act, which may not under the laws of |
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