1838.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 166.

assess said damages according to the provisions of
this act.

CHAPTER 164.

Passed Mar. 12,
1839.

An act to authorize Edward H. Pendleton to remove
into this State three Slaves.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Edward H. Pendleton be, and he is hereby au-
thorized to remove into this State three negroes, slaves
for life; provided, that the said Edward H. Pendleton,
shall, within sixty days after such removal, file with
the clerk of Baltimore county, a statement in writing,
sworn to by the said Edward H. Pendleton, contain-
ing the age, sex, names and distinguishing marks of
said slaves, and shall also, within the time aforesaid,
pay to the said clerk forty-five dollars for the use of
the Maryland State Colonization Society, and that said
slaves are slaves for life.

CHAPTER 165.

Passed Mar. 13,

1839.

An act to divorce Catharine Yustena Barron, of Balti-
more City, from her husband Joseph F. Barron.

Divorce.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Catharine Yustena Barron, of the city of Balti-
more, be, and she is hereby divorced from her husband
Joseph F. Barron, a vinculo matrimonii, and that the
said Catharine shall have the custody and guardian-
ship of the child which she has by her said husband.

CHAPTER 166.

Passed Mar. 13,
1839.

An act relating to Poplar District, one of the Primary -
School, Districts, in Frederick County.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assem-
bly, that owing to obstacles, interposed by creeks and
mountains, in the school district called Poplar Dis-