LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1844.

tree people of color are desirous to be temporarily ab-
sent, they shall respectively obtain a permit in writing
from the Orphans' court of the county where the party
resides, to be granted at their discretion, only on the writ-
ten recommendation of at least three respectable white
persons, known to be such by the justices of said court,
and whose names shall be noted at the foot of such per-
mit; stating the purpose for which such persons are about
to leave the State, and the registers of wills of said coun-
ty, shall be entitled to demand from the party applying
therefor, ten cents for issuing such permit, and it shall be
the duty of said register to file the recommendations
among the papers of his office, endorsing thereon, the date
of granting the several permits.

CHAP. 284.

CHAPTER 284.

An act to regulate the method of taking evidence to be ad-
duced in the trial of contested elections.

Passed March
10, 1845.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the party intending to contest an election
for the Senate or House of Delegates of the State of Ma-
ryland, shall give notice of such intention to the person
returned, within thirty days after the persons appointed to
hold the election shall Have made known publicly, the
state of the polls, unless at an election not in the usual
course, but to fill a vacancy, when such notice shall be
given within ten days after the state of the polls is an-
nounced by the judges of election, and such notice shall
be delivered in writing, at the usual residence of the per-
son returned, and if he be absent, shall be left there.

Give notice of
intention with-
in 30 days.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the party intending to
make examinations, shall then apply to some justice of the
peace of the State in the county or district, wherein the
election is contested, and shall obtain a notification under
his hand and seal, directed to the opposite party and re-
quiring him to attend by himself or his attorney duly au-
thorised, and cross-examine the witnesses, and to this in-
tent, the said justice shall have the usual powers to coerce
the attendance of such witnesses; and the said notification
shall contain the names of the witnesses, with the cause of
obligation, and state the time and place of examination;
and shall be served on the opposite party or his attorney
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Party intend-
ing to make
examination
to apply to a
justice of the
peace.