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THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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cords of Frederick county, at the expense of the said cor-
poration, and a certified copy of the same shall be received
in evidence in all cases touching the premises.
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CHAPTER 10.
Passed Jan.
16, 1845.
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An act to authorise W. H. Redwood, of Baltimore, to hold
and retain in this State, negro girl Emily.
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May hold, &c.
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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That it shall be lawful for W. H. Redwood, of
Baltimore city, to hold and retain in this State, as a slave
for life, a negro girl named Emily, who is now within this
State; provided, that the said W. H. Redwood, shall with-
in thirty days after the passage of this act, make affidavit
before some Justice of the Peace of Baltimore city, and
have the same filed in the office of the clerk of Baltimore
city, of his intention to become a resident of this State; and
provided also, that the said W. H. Redwood shall within
the time aforesaid, file with the said Clerk a list of said
slave, with an affidavit thereto attached, that the same is
a true and faithful list of said slave, and that he, the said
W. H. Redwood, has not brought or removed said slave
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Proviso,
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into this State for sale, and that the said negro girl Emily
is a slave for life; and provided, that the said W. H. Red-
wood pay the sum of fifteen dollars to the clerk of said
county at the time of giving said list, to be paid over to the
Treasurer of the Western Shore for the use and benefit of
the Colonization Society.
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Passed Jan
10, 1845.
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CHAPTER 11.
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Name chan-
ged.
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An act to change the name of Alice Fowler White, the In-
fant daughter of Edward H. White, of Worcester Coun-
ty, to Alice Priscilla White.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, the name of
Alice Fowler White, infant daughter of Edward H. White,
of Worcester county, be and the same is hereby changed
to the name of Alice Priscilla White, and by said name
she shall hereafter be called and known, sue and be sued;
provided, nothing herein contained shall alter or abridge any
legal right to which said infant might otherwise be entitled,
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