1826.

LAWS OF MARYLAND,

CHAP. 169

fines, and costs and charges, due on criminal prosecutions against
them respectively: And whereas the said county hath already
been put to considerable expense in keeping and supporting the
said negroes in gaol ; Therefore,

Negroes to be re-
leased from pri-
son

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the sheriff of Talbot county be and he is hereby autho-
rised and directed, to discharge the said Dick Jingo and Oliver
Bond from gaol, upon the commitment for their fines, and
costs and charges aforesaid, and the levy, court of said county
is hereby required and directed, to levy upon the assessable
property of said county, the costs and charges due from the
said two negroes, upon the said criminal prosecutions, and also
the prison fees which now remain due for keeping the said ne-
groes in gaol upon the commitments aforesaid.

Passed Mar 6,1827

Timber, &c may
be sold for taxes
due by non-resi-
dents

CHAP. CLXX.
An Act to facilitate the collection of Taxes clue upon Lands in Charletf
County belonging to Non -Resident Proprietors.

1. Se it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the present, future, and former collectors of the tax for
Charles county, be and they are hereby authorised and empow-
ered, to sell and dispose of at public sale, having first given
thirty days notice, by public advertisement set up at the court-
house of said county, and at four other of the most public places
in the county, of the time and place of such sale, a sufficient
quantity of timber, growing on the land, suitable for cord wood
or fence rails, to satisfy and pay all taxes due, or which may
hereafter become due, on lands belonging to persons who do
not reside in said county, and the said collector, at the time of
such sale, shall give a certificate to the purchaser or purchasers
of such timber, of such sale, stating the quantity and quality of
such timber so sold, and shall also make return to the levy
court of the county at their next meeting, which return shall
be recorded among their proceedings.

Purchasers autho-
rised to take away
the same

2. And be it enacted, That any person or persons purchasing
any timber sold by virtue of this act, shall at any time within
twelve months from the day of sale, have full power and autho-
rity to enter upon the lands upon which the tin her has been
sold as aforesaid, and cut down and carry away the quantity of
timber purchased by him or them as aforesaid.

In case of an in-

sufficiency to sa-
titfy taxes land
may be sold

3. And be it enacted, That if there should not be a suffi-
cient quantity of timber on said lands to satisfy the taxes due as
aforesaid, or which may hereafter become due upon said lands,
or if the collector shall not be enabled to effect a sale of such
timber to pay the taxes due, or which may hereafter become
clue as aforesaid, then it may be lawful for the collector or col-
lectors as aforesaid, to sell any one tract or parcel of land upon
which the taxes may be due, having first given the notice re-
quired by the first section of this act, and further notice in one
newspaper published in the District of Columbia, of the time
and place of such sale, specifying the amount of tax due, the
name, quantity and situation, of such tract or parcel of land,
and shall make return of such sale to the levy court of the
county at their next meeting, to be recorded among their pre-