A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

State House ; also, to pay Daniel Sprogle, or or-
der, for materials and work done on the State
House, twenty-four dollars and fifty-six cents ; to
pay Magruder and Brother, or order, fifty-seven
dollars and forty-nine cents, for sundry articles fur-
nished for the use of the Legislature ; also, to pay
James E. Tare, or order, one hundred and eleven
dollars and forty-two cents, for sundry articles fur-
nished for the use of the Legislature; to pay
Charles G. Puckett, or order, twenty-four dollars
for services rendered by himself and others, in
firing a National salute on the twenty-second of
February; also, to pay J. Wesley White, or or-
der, thirty-three dollars and sixty-three cents for
material used in firing the salute.

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Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

In force.

CHAPTER 245.

AN ACT for the relief of Levin S. H. Smith, of
Worcester county.

Passed March
10, 1862.

WHEREAS, It is represented to this General Assem-
bly of Maryland, That a negro man, named
Isaac, a slave for life, belonging to Levin S. H.
Smith, of Worcester county, absconded from his
owner into the State of Delaware, from which
he was brought back into this State, and is now
in Worcester county; and whereas, in the opin-
ion of numerous slave holders, citizens of said
county, the continued presence of said slave
among the slave population would not be detri-
mental to the public interests, but rather cal-
culated to deter his fellow slaves from abscond-
ing; therefore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General, Assembly
of Maryland, That the said Levin S. H. Smith be
and he is hereby authorized to retain within this

Authorised to
retain slave
in the State.