1820.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 286.

Not to extend to
persons convicted
under insolvent
law, &c.

3. And be it enacted, That the provisions herein before contain-
ed shall not be extended to any debtor who hath been or shall be
convicted, on allegations filed against him under the act of as-
sembly, entitled, An act for the relief of sundry insolvent debt-
ors, passed at November session eighteen hundred and five, and
who may be confined in prison for any debt due or owing from
him before his application for the benefit of the said law, but
whenever any person so convicted shall be committed or confined
for any debt due or owing from him as aforesaid, or for the want
of special bail in a suit, already instituted, or hereafter to be in-
stituted, for any such debt, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to
support and maintain such debtor while in actual confinement,
and be shall be paid therefor the same sum, and in the same man-
ner as is now allowed in cases where persons are confined in
gaol charged with the commission of felony or any other crime.

If prisoner
should be dischar-
ged before money
is expended, she-
riff to pay it over
to creditor.

4. And be it enacted, That if any prisoner shall be discharged
from prison before the expenditure of any of the sums of money
herein before directed to be paid to the sheriff for the support of
such prisoner, rating the said expenditure at twelve and an half
cents a day, it shall be the duty of the sheriff, on the discharge
of said prisoner, to repay forthwith to the creditor or creditors
the money so advanced and not expended.

Amount paid
by creditor for
support of debtor
to be considered a
preferred, claim.

5. And be it enacted. That the amount which may have been
paid by said creditor or creditors, for the support of such pri-
soner, shall be considered as a preferred claim, and be first paid
out of the effects of such prisoner, should he or she be finally re-
leased under the benefit of the insolvent laws of this state.

Sheriff to furnish
daily wholesome
provisions, &c.

6. And be it enacted, That it shall he the duty of the sheriff,
out of the money so paid to him as aforesaid, to furnish daily to
the debtor for whose support am! maintenance the same shall be
paid, wholesome provisions of the full value of twelve and a half
cents, and if any sheriff shall neglect or refuse so to do, he shall,
on indictment and conviction thereof in the county court of the
county where the offence shall be committed, or in the City Court
of Baltimore, if the offence shall be committed by the sheriff of
Baltimore county, forfeit and pay to the state the sum of ten dol-
lars for every such offence.

Section repealed.

7. And be it enacted, That the first section of the act of assem-
bly, entitled, An act relating to the sheriff of Baltimore county,
passed at December session eighteen hundred and eighteen, be
and the same is hereby repealed.

Not to extend to
any person for of-
fence against the
the laws of the
state.

8. And be it enacted, That nothing in this law contained shall
be construed to extend to any person committed for any offence
against the laws of this state, or for any fine imposed by any
court or magistrate, for any offence against the laws of this state,
or for the breach of any ordinance or by-law of any chartered
town or city.

Passed Feb. 14, 1821.

Authorised to
bring slaves into
this state.

CHAP. L.XXXVII.

An Act for the relief of Littleton Dennis Teackle, or Somerset County.

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
Littleton Dennis Teackle be and he is hereby authorised to re-
move, import, and bring into this state from Virginia, at any
time, within one year after the passage of this act, the within