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1841

FREDERICK COUNTY.—Trustees of primary school
district, called Hazle Bottom district in, au-
thorized to sell the school house, and to ap-
ply the proceeds to building another, etc.
Authorized to give a deed, etc.
Levy court of, to levy a sum, not exceed-

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ing $1500, in two equal annual instalments,
for rebuilding a bridge over Catoctin creek,
near the mill of Israel Remsburg, etc.
To take bond from contractors, etc.
Levy court of, to levy to rebuild a bridge
across Linganore creek, on the road from
New Market to Westminster, not to exceed

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$800.
To appoint commissioners, etc.
The citizens of Woodville district in, to
elect a teacher, etc.
Qualification of voters, etc.
FREDDRICK COUNTY BANK.—Capital stock to be
reduced to $150,000.
Reduced capital may be augmented, etc
In case any of the money, etc. included in
the extent of losses by which capital of said
bank has been reduced shall be recovered,the
President, etc. to have power either to add
the same to the capital and shares of the
stockholders, or to cause dividends to be

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made, etc.
Tax of 20 cents on each $100 paid in,
now required to be paid into the treasury, to
be paid only on the stock reduced, etc.
Inconsistent acts repealed.
This act when accepted by a majority of
the stockholders, etc. to be part of its char-

FREE NEGROES AND MULATTOES— If any free
negro, etc. shall knowingly call for, etc. any
abolition handbill, etc having a tendency to
create insurrection, etc. among the people of
color, etc. to be deemed guilty of felony,
and upon conviction, to be sentenced to the
penitentiary for not less than ten years, nor
more than twenty, etc.
The duty of every inhabitant knowing
that such handbill is or shall have been ir
the possession of any free negro, to give

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