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and what sum or sums of money to the state; and upon such verdict
of the jury to pass judgment in the name of the state against the said
collector, upon which there shall be no writ of error, supersedeas or
appeal, and to award execution thereon as upon all other cases of
judgments had in the said court.
4. And be it enacted, That the levy courts of the several counties
in this state, shall meet on or before the first Monday in May next,
to levy and assess the sums mentioned in this act.

Dec. Ses. 1823

Meeting of
levy courts.

CHAPTER 151.

An act to exempt from distress for rent, negro slaves or servants which are not
bonafide, the property of the person liable to such rent.
Whereas, it is manifestly unjust that any persons property should
be taken to pay rent that he dues not owe; yet from the difficulty of
discrimination and the liability to abuses in other species and descrip-
tions of property, it is deemed proper to only exempt negro slaves and
servants, and inasmuch as very many widows and orphans are ex-
posed to this injustice, who derive their support from the wages of
slaves whom they hire out; for remedy thereof.

Passed Feb.

19, 1824.
Whereas.

lie it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from
and after the passage of this act, no negro slave or servant shall be
liable to be destrained, or shall at any time be destrained for house
rent, or any other rent unless such slave shall bonafide belong to such
person or persons, as may be lawfully liable to, or chargeable with
such rent. ------

CHAPTER 152.

An act to continue in force the Acts of Assembly which would expire with
the present session.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That all
such acts and parts of such acts as would expire with the present
session of assembly, be and the same are hereby continued to the first
day of December next, and to the end of the next session of assem-
bly which shall happen thereafter.

Exemption.

Passed Feb.
19, 1824.
Continued.

CHAPTER 153.
An act to appoint Commissioners to review the ninth and part of the tenth e-
lection districts in Baltimore county, and establish a proper place for holding
the election.
Whereas, it is represented to this general assembly by the peti-
tion of sundry inhabitants of Baltimore county, that the place of
holding the election in the ninth election district is not central and
convenient, and the prayer of the petitioners appearing reasonable;—
Therefore,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That

Passed Feb.
19, 1824.

Preamble.

Abraham Cole, Nathaniel Childs, William Matthews, James Tur-
ner & Thomas Pearce, shall be and they are hereby appointed, and au-
thorised or a majority of them to review the ninth and the upper part
of the tenth election districts in Baltimore county, and make such
alterations or changes in the present location of said districts as may
most conduce to the general convenience of the people, and to ap-
point a place to hold all future elections at the ninth district as nearly
central as shall be practicable, having regard to population, extent
and the convenience of voters, and the accommodation of persons
attendant upon such elections; and the said commissioners shall on
or before the fifteenth day of July next, deliver to the clerk of Bal-
timore county court, a description in writing under their hands and
seals specifying plainly any alteration in the location of the said dig-

Persons to
review and
report.