1849.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 535.

Fines for non-
attendance.

named, a correct list of every male free negro or mulat-
to subject to the operation of this act.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if any free negro
or mulatto called on by a supervisor in virtue of this
act, shall refuse or neglect to attend at the place and
time appointed by such supervisor, or upon attending
shall neglect to perform the duties required of him,
such free negro or mulatto so refusing or neglecting,
shall pay a fine not exceeding one dollar, to be re-
covered at the instance of such supervisor in the name
of the State, before a justice of the peace, and to be
paid over by said supervisor to the levy courts of the
counties herein named, and to he by them applied to
defray ing the expenses of keeping in repair the pub-
lic roads of said counties.

Duty of levy
courts.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That in the event of
any excess of labor in any one district in said coun-
ties, the levy court is authorised and empowered to
make such regulations as will carry the intentions of
this act fully into effect, secure such labor in some
other district, and that this act take effect and be in
force from and after first day of April next.

CHAPTER 535.

Passed
Mar. 9, 1850.

An act to make valid a deed of assignment from James
Conners, to William Clark, of the City of Balti-
more.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, doubts are entertained as to the validi-
ty of the title passed or attempted to be passed by a
certain deed of assignment, bearing date the fourth
day of November, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven,
of record amongst the land records of Baltimore
county, in Liber T. K., number three hundred and
forty-six, folio four hundred and ninety, and so forth,
from Henry Brice, attorney of James Conners, to Wil-
liam Clark, owing to the said Henry Brice having
exercised the power contained in the power of attorney
annexed to the said deed of assessment and recorded
with it contrary to the form: usually pursued, where-
by it is supposed the said Henry Brice did not pass
the title as was intended by the attempted exercise
thereof — Wherefore, in order to cure said supposed de-
fect, and to render the said conveyance valid,