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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

Dec. Ses. 1823

Passed Feb.
23, 1824.
Preamble.

CHAPTER 170.

An act to authorise the clerk of Queen Ann's county, to record a deed of
Manumissions
Whereas, it is represented to this general assembly, that Warren
L. Burk, of Warren county in the state of Ohio, did by his certain
deed of Manumission bearing date, Queen Ann's county, the twenty
fourth day of October, in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen,
manumit a certain negro man named Jeffery, which said deed was
not recorded within the time limited by law, and it appearing doubt-
ful whether under the existing laws it can be effectually recorded--
Therefore,

Directed to
record.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
clerk of Queen Ann's county aforesaid shall record said deed of
Manumission, together with a copy of this law, and the said deed so
recorded, shall have the same effect and validity to all intents and
purposes as if the same had been duly recorded agreeably to the pro-
visions of the twenty ninth section of the act entitled, an act relating
to negroes, and to repeal the acts of Assembly therein mentioned,
passed at November session, seventeen hundred and ninety six;
Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed
as to effect the rights of any persons having claims against the said
Warren L. Burk, or to prejudice the rights of any purchaser of said
negro under a bona fide sale.

Passed Feb.

23, 1824.

Restriction.

CHAPTER 171.
An act relating to the Auditor General.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from
and after the passage of this act, it shall not be lawful for the Exe-
cutive to appropriate any sum of money as a compensation to any
person for cleaning and making fires in the Auditor's Office.

Passed Feb.
23, 1824.

Case of ap-
peals, from
magistrates
judgments.

CHAPTER 172.
An additional supplement to the act, entitled. An act, for the speedy recovery
of small debts out of court, and to repeal the acts of Assembly therein men-
tioned.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That upon
all appeals hereafter prosecuted to the several county courts of this
state, from the judgment of a justice of the peace, it shall be the
duty of the judges of the several county courts, to give judgment
according to the very right of the cause and the law of the land,
without regarding any omission or defect in the proceedings of the
said justice of the peace, and no judgment so as aforesaid appealed
from shall be reversed or set aside for any imperfection, omission,
or defect in the proceedings of said justice of peace, in and relating
to the judgment so as aforesaid appealed from.

Passed Feb.

23, 1824.
Preamble.

CHAPTER 173.

An act to incorporate the Maryland Agricultural Society.
Whereas, sundry persons, citizens of the state of Maryland, have
formed themselves into a society for the promotion of Agriculture,
and of family domestic manufactures upon the terms and conditions
and under the regulations and provisions set forth in the following
articles of association, viz:

Articles of
association.

Object.

We the subscribers do hereby agree to associate ourselves under
the style and title of the Maryland Agricultural society.
Article. 1. The object of this association is the promotion of
Agricultural and of family domestic Manufactures,