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CHAP. 155.
Proviso.
To have power to
levy a sum not ex-
ceeding $50 on
every billard-ta-
ble kept in town.
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town, as required by the original act aforesaid; Provided however,
that no such tax shall ever exceed in any one year the rate of fifty
cents for every hundred dollars worth of assessable property in the
town, and any such tax, when so imposed or levied, shall and may be
collected by the bailiff of the town, under the direction of the said
commissioners, in the manner, and according to the act of as-
sembly aforesaid, to which this is a supplement.
2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of the said town
shall have full power and authority to assess and levy, upon every
person or persons keeping for common use a billiard table, within
the limits of the said town, such an annual tax, not exceeding the
sum of fifty dollars in any one year, its they in their judgment and
discretion shall deem expedient and proper, and the said commis-
sioners are also authorised to receive, collect and apply the same,
for the use and benefit of the town.
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Passed Feb 11 1819
Levy authorised
for erecting bridge.
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CHAPTER 156.
An act to provide for the erecting a Bridge over the Wes-
tern Branch, near the Town of Upper Marlborough, in
Prince George's county.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the justices of the levy court of Prince George's county be and
they are hereby authorised and empowered, to assess and levy on.
the assessable property of the county, a sum not exceeding eight
hundred dollars, for the purpose of erecting a bridge over the
western branch, near the town of Upper Marlborough, in said
county.
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Passed Feb 101819
Where slaves, &.c
are sold out of
penitentiary
keeper to deposit
money in some
bank in Baltimore.
Persons convicted
of enticing or as-
sisting slaves,
knowingly to run
away, to undergo
a confinement, in
the penitentiary.
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CHAPTER 157.
An act entitled, A further additional supplement to the act,
entitled, An act concerning Crimes and Punishments.
See. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
from and after the passage of this act, in all cases where any slave,
or servant for a term of years, shall be sold out of the penitentiary
of this state, under the provisions of the act to which this is a sup-
plement, that it shall be the duty of the keeper of the penitentiary
to deposit the money arising from such sale, in some bank in the
city of Baltimore, and immediately to notify the clerk of the coun-
ty, for the use of which the said deposit shall have been made,
which money shall be. subject to the order of the. justices of the
levy court of the county aforesaid.
2. And be it enacted, That if any free person shall be convicted
for having enticed, persuaded, or assisted any slave or servant,
knowing him or her to be such, to run away from his or her lawful
owner or possessor, and such slave or servant shall actually run
away, or having harboured such runaway slave or servant, know-
ing him or her to be such, thru such person shall be liable to in-
dictment in the county court of the county where he or she resides,
or in the city court of Baltimore if he or she resides in the city of
Baltimore, and upon conviction shall undergo a confinement in the
penitentiary not exceeding six years.
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