Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-08-14
PUBLIC MEETIN
SECOND DISTRICT.

SECOND DISTRICT.
At meeting Of the citizens of Aliens
Fresh District, called in conformity to pub
lie notice, on the 9th of August, 1915,
ROBERT DIGGES, Esq, was called to the
Chair, and J. R. ROBERTSON appointed
Secretary. Whereupon, the following reso-
utions were offered by Col. MERRIcK, and
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we cordially and fully
approve the resolutions adopted by meet
ing Of our fellow citizens in Port Tobacco,
on the 18th ultimo, in reference to the free
negroes and slaves of the county and the
establishment of an efficient peoples police,
and that we are prepared to exert ourselves
to the uttermost to carry said resolutions
fully into effect.
RESOLVED, That in lieu of the indefinite
voluntary contributions, as proposed by the
resolutions of the meeting in Port Tobacco,
for the purpose Of delraying the necessary
Iexpenses of the police to be established, we
propose that specific sum of one dollar for
leach slave over the age of ten and under the
age of lorty-four years, be contributed and
paid by every slave owner in this election
district annually, to be placed at the dIspo-
sal Of the Committee Of Vigilance for the
purpose of defraying said expenses; and we
hereby solemnly pledge ourselves to pay
our respective portions of said contribution,
and confidently hope that no slave owner Of
of the district will hesitate to do likewise.
ResozUed further, That it is expedient
and proper that said contribution be here
after collected annually under the sanction
of law, and therefore the Legislature be me-
morialzed at its next session to pass law
authorizing the assessment and collection Of
IA tax to that amount upon the slave proper
ty of Charles county for the purposes afore-
said, and we will support no candidate for
the State Legislature at the approaching
October election, who will not pledge him
self to make every exertion in his power to
obtain the passage of such law.
Resolved, That there be appointed a Com
mittee of Vigilance to consist of one gentle
man resident of each school district in AL
lens Fresh Election District, who shall be
charged with the collection and disburse-
ulCIIL vi Aullll3 anu tIldL UC anu al
hereby authorized TO employ and pay a
suitable person in each Of said school dis
tricts to call upon and collect of the slave
owners their respective portions according
to the number of their slaves.
Resozued, That the police to be employ
ed shall consist of captain and ten efficient
men in each school district, to be employed
and paid by the committee of vigilance as
aforesaid, and TO act under their general d.
rections.
Reso7Ued, That our peace and safety re-
quire that all Migrants and suspicious per-
sons, whether pedlars or others, who are
found passing about in this district, be ar
rested and carefully examined, and if found
to be or have been engaged in interfering in
any way with any slave or slaves, or un-
able to give a satisfactory account of him
self, he shall be dealt with according to law
and the requirements of the public welfare.
Resolved, That this meeting now appoint
the following gentlemen the Committee Of
Vigilance: