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eluded in the report of the 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 med-
ical care of the person named therein, if received into the alms-
house or hospital or any other institution under their care.

521. 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 said State, of the value of three hundred dollars
over and above all claims or liens thereon or against him, in-
cluding any contingent claim which may accrue from or upon
any former bond given under the provisions of this sub-
division of this Article.

522. 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 Mary-
land, or of the City of Baltimore, or by deposit of the amount
of the penalty in some bank, subject to the order of the Mayor
of the City.

523. Any security, whether real or personal, offered by
such owner or consignee, shall first be approved by the Mayor
of the City.

524. The owner or consignee of any vessel may at any time
within three days after the landing of such passengers, com-
mute for the bond hereinbefore required, by paying to the
City Register the sum of one dollar and fifty cents for each
and every passenger reported as hereinbefore required by this
sub-division of this Article, and the receipt of such sum by the
City Register shall be deemed a full and sufficient discharge
from the requirement of giving such bond.

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