1849.

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAP. 165.

continue in force longer than the first day of May,
eighteen hundred and fifty-one.

CHAPTER 164.

Passed
Feb. 28, 1850.

An act entitled, an act to divorce Horatio Johnson, of
Howard District, from his wife, Priscilla Johnson.

Divorced.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Horatio Johnson, of Howard District, be and he
is hereby divorced from his wife, Priscilla Johnson, a
vinculo matrimonii.

CHAPTER 165.

Passed
Feb. 26, 1850.

An act to repeal all laws prohibiting the Introduction of
Slaves into this State.

Repealed.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly of Maryland, That from and after the passage of this
act, all laws or parts of laws prohibiting, or in any way
taxing the introduction of slaves for life into this State
from any of the United States, or from any Territory or
District thereof, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Citizens may
bring slaves in-
to this State.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be law-
ful for any citizen or citizens of any State, District or
Territory, or the agent or agents of any State, District
or Territory in the United States, or any citizen or citi-
zens of this State, to import or bring into this State, by
land or water, any slave for life or for a term of years
for sale, or to reside within this State, who shall have
been convicted of any crime for which exportation from
such State, District or Territory, shall be the punish-
ment, and any person or persons so offending against the
provisions of this act shall be subject to a penalty each
of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than
three hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court
having jurisdiction of the case, one-half of winch shall
go to the informer, or informers, and the other half to the
State, to be collected as other fines and penalties, and that
the said informers or informer upon the trial of all persons