1820.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 174.

of the debts due from his, her, or their testator or intestate, which
may be made known to him, her or them, stating the principal
and the time at which interest is to commence on each respective
debt, to which list of debts shall be annexed the oath or
affirmation of the executor or administrator, that the same is a
correct list of the debts due from his, her, or their testator or in-
testate, so far as the said debts have come to his, her, or their
knowledge and every six months thereafter, until the estate may
be finally settled, a similar return may be made of such debts as
shall come to the knowledge of the executor or administrator
within that period, which returns or lists of debts shall be re-
corded by the register of wills, and a copy thereof, certified un-
der the hand of the register, and the seal of his office, shall be
prima facie evidence of the amount of debts due by the intestate
or testator in any court where the executor or administrator al-
leges or contends that he, she or they have not assets sufficient to
discharge the claim in controversy, or any part thereof.

List returned not
to afford evidence
as to the justice of
any debt, &c.

8. And be it enacted, That the list of debts to be returned as
aforesaid shall not afford any evidence as to the justice or cor-
rectness of any debt therein stated, whenever the same shall be
controverted by an executor or administrator, in any suit insti-
tuted for the recovery of such debt, nor shall the same be constru-
ed to take any debt out of the operation of the acts of limitation.

Passed Feb. 13, 1821.

Preamble.

CHAP. CLXXV.

An Act authorising Job Smith, of Baltimore County, to remove a certain Mu-
latto Girl into the state of Maryland

WHEREAS Job Smith, of the city of Baltimore, hath represent-
ed to this general assembly, that he owns a female mulatto slave
named Mary Jones, who is at present in Louisiana, attending up-
on his daughter, where she has been for more than a year past,
and that it is his wish that the said mulatto slave should be brought
back into the state of Maryland, when his daughter shall return;
Therefore,

Authorised to
bring a slave into
the state.

Proviso.

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
John Smith is hereby authorised and empowered, at any time with-
in three years alter the passage of this act, to remove and being
into this state a mulatto girl named Mary Jones; Provided, that
no sale or disposition of any such slave shall be made until the
said slave shall have resided within this state three whole years
next preceding such sale, except in cases of disposition by last
will and testament, and disposition by law, for bona fide debts, or
consequent upon intestacy; Provided also, that he cause the said
slave to be recorded in the clerk's office of Baltimore county court,
within three months alter such removal.

Passed Feb. 15 1821.

Preamble.

CHAP. CLXXVI.

An Act to confirm the Appointment of Collector of the Tax for Charles Coun-
ty, and for other purposes.

WHEREAS the levy court of Charles county appointed George
H. Spalding collector of the tax for said county for the year 1820,
and took his bond for the faithful performance of the duties of said
appointment: And whereas the said George H. Spalding collected
but a very small portion of the county tax before his death, and