Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-04-27
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Lam against Free Negroes from otaer o'a's'
Coming into tie State Of Narylaua.
We publish two sections Of the law of mary
land of 1881, forbidding free Negroes from o'heF
States coming into and remaining 10 me %
M,rvlano for longer period than 10 davs-this
I.w Ia. never been published in any Journal OF
tho S,a,e sine. its passage by the legislature.
nine Tennis Of our own citizens as well as those
ne other States are ignorant Of It's principles. ano
il il N a measure TO guard tree negroes against
its severe operation. that we now publish II.
I, "a ha rdly necessary: 10 say here that THESE
-. adoo,eS and enforced by our citizens for
,ha;, nun nro,ectinn and not TO Crafty any NOR
hid feeling or pref Idice aInst tree negroes Inc
Aholi,ioni.m O: the North, that curse OF the Age
and hare Of conniry's welfare. mas ca"ed IN,
m existence these laws, and they viii be enforced
with severe enaction in all their pans anu penai-
ties. =.
SEC. l. Be i, enacted by the General Assem-
ht,, of Mar, land That after the passage OF this
art no free negro mulafto shall inmigr"fe 70,
or settle in this s'aie and no Tree negr" OF IN nan"
belonging any other state, DISTRICT or tfrfi'"r.
hall come into this state, aud therein remain TOR
IN. s,,ce Of ten successive DAYS. whether sum
f,ee negro or muai Ito intends settling IN TINS SLATE
mr. M, under the penalty of fltv dollars Tor eHch
and every week such person coming ,h,.' sh."
,.r,f,., remain in th. state; me one h,lt to Inc
,,f,rmer and the other halt to the sherih Tor me
use of the county, to be recovered on complain
and conviction bcl,re justice OF the ponce OF me
county, in which he shall be arrested; and any
Era. negro o, muia,,o refusing or neglec''ng topaz
said fines, shall be committed t. The jan OF me
o,,y and shall be sold by the sheriff at public
.,lc for such time may be necessary II cover
the peualtv first giving Ten DAYS previous
,,,;cc of such sale, and the said sher'n alter de-
ductinp prison charges and a commission OF ten
per centun, shall pay over one hall OF me ne,,
n,oceeds TO the intormer, and the balance he shai
r., oy.r IN the lew court commissioners, as
! the case NAV be- for the use of ihs county.
Spc 9 And he it enacted, That n" person IN
| the s,atc. shall herafter hire, employ or harbof
,nv free negro mniatto wh" shall 'mm9ra'e or
.,,l, in this state, after the first dav "f June n"s'
! q, INV free negro or mulatt" who shall come INTO
,h. s,ate from anv other state district or terFi.
/ ,orv and continue in this state tor me space %
| o., .,ccc,siye davs as abnve, under the penalty
NJ twenty dollars for every day alter the exp'fa-
! ton of four days, any such Tree nrg'" OF "it''"
| 40 immiprating and settling IN TINS STATE, or 50
coming IN TO and staving IN this state s1a De
an emn,oy ed hired or harbored, and All mes ac-
crued under this state, or SO coming INTO anu ;"
craving in this state shall be so employees, hireu
or barLored and all fines accrued under ms act
NAV before anv Justice OF the peace oil Inc county
in which the offence is committed, he rac"Sere'
bv action of debt, each 10 have the beneht "i APP
neal To the county court, and one hall To ne APP
.d IN the informer, and the other hall to the use
of the county: and if any negro or mn'aito shah
remove from this state, and remain without inc
limits thereof for space longer than 80 c'nsec''-
tive DAYS, unless before leaving the state ne deP"
sites " ith the clerk of the county IN when ne re-
sidcsa written statement of ms "oJ"ct III - 20
inn and his intention Of returning agaIn,of unless
no shall have been detained by sickness or coer
zion Of which ne shall bring cer'lfl:atc d" sh'i
be regarded the resident Of another state ana
Re subject. if he return. To the penalties imposed
hv the foregoing provisions upon tree negroes anu
,,,la,toes of another state emlgraing {" this.--
p,ovid.d ,ha, nothing contained in tins act sh ~
prevent any free negro or mna'fo from visiting
iberia and returning to the state whenever ne
may choose t" d" 80.