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Dec. Ses. 1817.
Not to be sold
for three years.
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tain and keep in this state, as a slave, a certain negro girl called
Letty, aged about thirteen years, which said negro girl called Let-
ty was lately brought to this state, from the state of Virginia, by
the grand-mother of the said Elizabeth A. G. Stephenson, and by
her presented to her grand-daughter the said Elizabeth A. G. Ste-
phenson.
2. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to authorise the sale of the said negro girl, or her increase,
until she shall have resided within this state three whole years
next preceding such sale.
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Passed Jan 7.
Preamble.
County court
to confirm
commission-
ers return.
Commission-
ers return,
when confirm-
ed, to be valid.
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CHAPTER 24.
An act fur the benefit of the Heirs of John Hardcastle, late
of Caroline County, deceased.
Whereas, it is represented to this general assembly, by the
petition of Samuel Hardcastle, Thomas Culbreth, and William Or-
rell, that a commission did issue out of Caroline county court, to
five commissioners, to wit: William Hughlett, George Reed, John
Boon, Thomas Saulsbury, and William Chilton, to make partition
of the real estate of the said John Hardcastle, agreeably to the
act of assembly, entitled, "An act to direct descents;" that the
said commissioners, pursuant to the powers vested in them by said
commission, entered on the premises, and finding that it would not
admit of division agreeably to said act of assembly, proceeded to
value the same, and make their return to the said court, and that
the court, upon examination, were of opinion, that they had no
power to confirm the return, by reason of the property being in-
divisible in its nature, the said property principally consisting of a
mill and mill seat; the petitioners therefore prays the aid of the
legislature; and the prayers of the petitioners appearing reasona-
ble, Therefore,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the county court of Caroline county be and they are hereby autho-
rised and empowered, at their next term, or at any time thereaf-
ter, to receive and confirm the return made by the commissioners
as aforesaid, in the same manner as if the property had been divisi-
ble in its nature, agreeably to the act of assembly, entitled, An act
to direct descents, and the supplements thereto.
2. And be it enacted, That on the confirmation of the return of
the said commissioners, by the court aforesaid, the same shall be
good and valid, and the same proceedings shall be had and used
in the premises in every respect as if the property had been divisi-
ble in its nature, agreeably to the act of assembly, entitled, An act
to direct descents, and the supplements thereto, any law, custom or
usage, to the contrary notwithstanding.
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Passed Jan 12.
Empowered to
bring slaves
into the state.
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CHAPTER 25.
An act for the relief of George G. Simmons.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
George G. Simmons be and he is hereby authorised and empowered,
to remove, import, and bring into this state, at any time within one
year after the passage of this act, two negro slaves called Kitty
and Letty, any law to the contrary anywise notwithstanding.
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