LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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seven hundred and eighty-eight, chapter fifteen, be, and the same is
hereby repealed.

Dec. Ses. 1822

CHAPTER 119.

An act for the support of Martha Conner, the idiot daughter of James
Conner, of Kent county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the levy
court of Kent county be, and they are hereby authorised and era-
powered to levy on the assessable property of said county, so long as
they shall see cause, a sum of money not exceeding thirty dollars,
for the support and maintenance of Martha Conner, the idiot daugh-
ter of James Conner, of said county, and that the same when so levied
shall be collected by the collector of said county, and by him paid
annually to the said James Conner or to his order.

Passed Feb.
6, 1823.

Levy $30.

CHAPTER 120.

An act authorising John Cole, of Frederick county, to remove his negro
slave "James, " from the state of Virginia into this state.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the said John Cole be, and he is hereby authorised and empow-
ered, at any time within twelve months after the passage of this act,
to remove and bring into this state, his negro man, James, in the
same manner as he might or could have done at the time of his own

Passed Feb
6, 1823.

Import ft
slave.

removal into this state, any law to the contrary thereof in anywise
notwithstanding.
2. And be it enacted, That the said John Cole register the said
negro in the clerk's office for Frederick county court, in the same
manner as he by law would have been compelled to do, had he have
brought the said negro into this state, within one year after his

Register.

removal from Virginia to this state.
3. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to enable the said John Cole to sell or dispose of said negro
man, James, within the term of three years after the passage of this
act.

Prohibited to
sell.

CHAPTER. 121.

An act for the relief of the Poor of Prince-George's County, being
Supplementary to the act entitled, An act for the relief of the poor
of the several counties in this state.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the office of the present trustees of the poor for Prince George's
county, shall cease and be at an end on the first Monday of June
next, and that the appointment of trustees of the poor of said coun-
ty from and after the first Monday in April next, be vested in the

Passed Feb.

7, 1823.

Trustees.

levy court of said county.
2. And be it enacted, That the levy court of Prince George's
county, be, and they are hereby authorised and required, at their
meeting in May next, and at their first meeting in the month of May
forever thereafter to appoint seven discreet and proper persons qua-
lified agreeably to the provisions of the original act, to which this is
a supplementary act, and of this act, to be trustees for the poor of

Annual ap-
pointment.

said county.
3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of
said levy court, within five days after such appointment,; 'n 1 within
the like time of any future appointments, to be made in virtue of

Notification,
&c.