JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1832

WHEREAS, it is right that the evil in question should be
remedied or alleviated as far as practicable — Therefore,

CHAP. 303.

Section 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-
ryland, That from and after the first day of September next,
every master or commander of any vessel, arriving from a

Every master of

vessel

foreign country, or from any other of the United States,
who shall enter said vessel at the Custom House, in the city
of Baltimore, shall, within twenty-four hours after such en-

Entering st cus-

tom home

try, make a report, in writing, on oath, to the mayor or re-
gister of said city, of the name, age, and occupation, of every
alien who snail have been brought or carried as passenger,
in such vessel, on the voyage whence said vessel shall h jve
as aforesaid arrived, upon pain of forfeiture, for every neg-

Shall report in

writing under oath

Hame, &c of

every alien pas-
senger

lect or omission to make such report, of the sum of twen-
ty dollars for every such passenger neglected or omitted to
be so reported.

Penalty for neg-

lect

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That said master or com-
mander shall within forty-eight hours after the entry of said
vessel, pay in respect of each and every passenger afore-
said, who shall be above the age of five years, the sum of one
dollar and fifty cents to the said Mayor or Register, or at
the option of said master or commander, he may in lieu of

Shall pay $150 for

each such passen-

ger

such payment, as to all or any of said passengers become
bound by specialty to the Mayor and City Council of Bal-
timore, with two sufficient sureties to be approved by the
Mayor or Register, in such sum not exceeding one hun-
dred and fifty dollars for each passenger as aforesaid, as the
Mayor or Register shall fix to indemnify and save harmless,
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and the trus-
tees of the poor for Baltimore city and county from all and

Or become bound

&c to indemnify

every expense and charge which shall or may be incurred
at any time within two years from said entry for the main-
tenance and support of any such passenger as aforesaid so
imported; and if any alien passenger brought by such ves-
sel shall be permitted or suffered to land within said city
before payment made or bond given as aforesaid, in respect

All expense for

support for two

years

of any such passenger, and before or after entry as afore-
said, the master or commander of any such vessel shall
forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for every
person so suffered or permitted to land as aforesaid.

Penalty for suf-

fering such pas-

sengers to land

without such pay-

ment or bond

Sec. 3. And be it enacted. That if any person an alien
passenger as aforesaid, in such vessel shall be suffered to
land from such vessel at any place within the distance of
fifty miles from said city with the intent to proceed to said
City, otherwise than in said ship or vessel the Master or
Commander thereof shall forfeit and pay for every such

Penalty for sufferr-

ing such alien to

land within fifty

miles of Baltimore