THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

CHAPTER 115.

CHAP. 116.

An act to authorise William Penn to bring into this
State a negro slave for life.

Passed Mar. 1,
1803.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, it shall
and may be lawful for William Penn to bring into this
State a negro man, named John Day, a slave for life,

Permission
granted.

the property of the said William Penn; provided, that
within thirty days after such removal, he shall cause
to be recorded in the office of the clerk of Charles
county court, the name and the sex of the said negro
slave so removed; provided also, that at or before the
time of making such record, the said William Penn
shall pay to the clerk of said court the sum of fifteen
dollars, to be paid over by said clerk to the Treasurer
of the Western Shore, for the use and benefit of the
Colonization Society of the State.

CHAPTER 116.

Condition.

An act directing that the Rules of the several Courts in
this State, be published for the information of
the people.

WHEREAS, courts have and exercise a discretionary
power of establishing and altering Rules, which in
their operation are as binding as the acts of the Legis-
lature, and ought therefore to be printed and publish-
ed: — Therefore,

Passed Mar. 1,
1838.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That for the information of the citizens at
large, it shall henceforth be the duty of every clerk of
a county court, within two weeks next after the final
adjournment of said court at the spring term in every

Annual publi-
cation.

year, to cause to be published at the State's expense,
in each of the newspapers primed in his county, not
exceeding two in number, a perfect copy of all the
rules by said court established and then in force, and
in case no newspaper should be printed in such county,

County courts
directed.