1826

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 229,

Said building to
be arranged in
small cells

Treasurer autho-
rised to borrow
money

3. And be it enacted, That the said building shall except
the basement story, be arranged in small cells, in winch the
convicts shall be confined separately at night, or whenever it
may be necessary.
4. And be it enacted. That for the purpose of defraying the
expense of erecting the said building, the treasurer of the wes-
tern shore is hereby authorised, on or before the first day of
January next, to borrow, on the credit of the state, at a rate of
interest hot exceeding five per cent, a sum of money not ex-
ceeding thirty thousand dollars, on the best terms on which
the same can be obtained, either from individuals, or any of the
chartered banks of this state, which loan shall be redeemable
at the pleasure of the state after the expiration of fifteen years,
provided that the said treasurer shall advertise in such newspa-
pers, as he shall think expedient, proposals for said loan, at

Premiums may be
invested

least thirty days previous to contracting for the same.
5. And be it enacted, That any premium which the said
treasurer may receive on said loan, shall be by him invested in
the most profitable fund, and shall form a sinking fund for the
redemption of said loan; and the directors' of the penitentiary
are hereby required to pay out of the nett profits of the insti-
tution, to the treasurer of the western shore, quarterly, such
sum of money as shall be equivalent to the quarterly interest of
the stock to be created in virtue of this act, and annually the
sum of fifteen hundred dollars out of the said profits, which last
mentioned sum shall be added to the sinking fund aforesaid,
and be invested, together with all interest accruing from said
investments, and the whole amount, thus invested and accumu-
lated, shall remain specifically appropriated to the final redemp-
tion of the stock and debt aforesaid.

State to provide
payment winter

est

6. And be it enacted, That the state of Maryland shall pro-
vide such funds as may be deemed advisable for the quarterly
payment of the interest on said stock and for the redemption

Directors may in
stitute suits, &c.

of the same.
7. And be it enacted. That the directors of the penitentiary
shall have power to institute any suit or suits, in the name of
the state of Maryland, for their use, for any sums of money
due to them for any articles sold or furnished by them, or any
of their agents; for any injury done to the property or effects
belonging to the said institution, or for the breach of any con-
tract made with the said directors, in their capacity as such, by
any officer or servant of said penitentiary, and to ' prosecute

Sections of former
act repealed

such suits to judgment and execution.
8. And be it enacted, That the second, third, fourth, and
fifth sections, of the act passed at December session eighteen
hundred and twenty-five, chapter ninety-three, be and the
same are hereby repealed; and hereafter all free negroes
or mulattoes, shall be sentenced to confinement in the peni-
tentiary, for the same term, and under the same circumstances,
as other criminals are sentenced for the like offences.

Directors to pay
free negros dif-
charged, a sum of
money

9. And be it enacted, That after the termination of confine-
ment in the penitentiary, either by the expiration of the term,
or by pardon by the executive, of any free negro or mulatto,
the directors are authorised aad directed to pay him or her, out