SAMUEL SPRIGG, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 212.

An act for the relief of William Coleman, of Montgomery county, and
Edward H. C Wilson, of Somerset county.
Whereas, It has been represented to this general assembly, by
the petition of William Coleman, of Montgomery county, that he
owns lands in Loudon county in the state of Virginia, and in Mont-
gomery county in Maryland, which he cultivates; that it frequent-
ly becomes necessary for him to remove his negroes from his lands
in Maryland to Virginia for the purpose of cultivating them; and as
doubts exist whether negroes so removed, if they remain out of the
state more than twelve months at any one time, are not entitled to
their freedom—Therefore,

Dec. Ses. 1821.

Passed Feb. 22,
1822.
Preamble.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland,
That it shall and may be lawful for William Coleman, of Mont-
gomery county, and Edward H.C. Wilson of Somerset county, to re-
move any slaves they now own, into and out of this state from and
to the state of Virginia, as often as it may become necessary in their
opinion for the cultivation of their lands in the two states.

May import
slaves.

2. And be it enacted, That no such removal of the slaves of
the said William Coleman and said Wilson, shall be construed to
entitle them or either of them to freedom: Provided, they make a
list of the names and ages of the slaves intended to be so removed,
setting forth the object of the removal of said slaves, and cause the
same to be recorded in the clerk's office of their respective counties
before any such removal is made.

Not to be free.
Proviso.

CHAPTER 213.

An act for the benefit of James Simmons and Mackall Dorsey, of
Calvert County.
Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the justices of the levy court of Calvert county, shall, and they are
hereby directed and empowered at their levy court annually, to le-
vy on the assessable property of said county, so long as they shall
see cause, for the support and maintenance of James Simmons and
Mackall Dorsey, of said county, a sum of money not exceeding thir-
ty dollars; and the same when collected, shall be paid by the col-
lector of said county to Thomas Simmons and Mackall Dorsey, or
their order, for the purpose aforesaid.

Passed Feb. 22,
1822.

$30 may be le-
vied annually.

CHAPTER 214.

An act to alter and change the place of holding the elections at Hall's
Cross Roads, in the second election district in Harford county.
Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the judges of the second election district in Harford county, be, and
they are hereby authorised and empowered to hold in future, the
elections in said district, in any house at Hall's Cross Roads, which
to them may be most convenient for holding the said elections, any
law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

Passed Feb. 13,
1822.

Where to hold
elections.

CHAPTER 215.

An act concerning the School Fund in Washington county:
Sec 1. Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the levy court of Washington count)-, be, and they are hereby
authorised and required, at their first meeting after the county is

Passed Feb. 21,
1822.
Trustees of
school fund.