American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-31
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MARYLAND LEGYSLATURE.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 30th,


MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 3Oth, l845.
MIR. Long presented petition from citizens
OF Somerset for a law to authorize a levy to
purchase a tract of land for the use of the poor
of said county,
Mr.. Poole presented the petition of citizens
OF Frederick county for reduction of the num-
Der of members of the levy court of the said
county.
MIR. Worthingtoa presented the petition of
citizens OF A. A. co. for a law to extend the u-
rlsdictlon ofjustices ofthe peace in said county
to sums not exceeding 500.
MIR. Stewart presented petition from citi-
zcns of the third election district, of Howard
ard District, for an alteration Of bounds, and Of
the place ofholding elections in said county.
Leave was granted Mr.. Calvert, to report a
bill to establish State board of Public Works
Leave was granted Mr.. Hollyday, of Cecil,
to report a bill to amend the 9th sec. of CHI 2Sl
of 1881, relating to the people Of color in this
State.
An order directing the committee on inspec-
tons to enquire into the expediency of altering
the law of last session, regulating the measure
ment Of corn barrels, SO as to adopt Il more uni
form standard, was submitted by MIR Johnson,
of Frederick, and adopted.
An order was adopted directing to be printed
for the use of the House, the correspondence
had in 1926, between the Treasurer of Mary
land and the Auditor of the u. S. Treasury, in
relation to interest due this State, upon sums OF
money advanced 10 the general government
during the late war
A resolution was submitted by Mr.. Bowie,
and adopted, by vote of 35 yeas to Is nays
requesting our Senators and Representatives in
Congress to urge the distribution of the fourth
instalment of the surplus revenue, among the
States.
A preamble and resolution was also submit
ted by MIR. Bowie, appointing b. c. Howard
and j. 5. Skinner, agents on the part of the
State to procure and make settlement Of the
claim of Maryland against the u. States, on ac-
count of monies advanced by the State, during
the late war The resolution lies over.
Mr.. Morsell reported bill to abolish the Of
flee of Examiner General; also, bill to abolish
the Office of Armorer at Annapolis; also, a bill
to reduce IA the salaries of all State officers,
except those fixed by the constitution, which
| lie over for further consideration.
A bill reported by Mr.. Poole to reduce the
per diem fthe Judges and Clerks of electio ms
in Frederick and Carroll counties, was passed
by the House.
A bill reported by Mr.. Worthington, Of BAL
timorc county, for the Registry Of free negroes
and mulattoes, was also passed by vote of &c
to %, This bill lays tax upon all male free
negroes between the ages of 2 and so, for re-
gistration, for which they are required to APP
pear before the clerk of the county in which lie
lives, between the LIST of April and June, or be
subject to fine of from IS to $40, for the pay
ment of which he is liable to be hired out.
A bill reported from the committee on color
ed population, to repeal a portion Of the act of
1886, CHI: $50, so as to prevent the boat eff Bal
timore city and Anne Arundel county, under
the command Of negroes, was also passed.
A bill supplemental to act to enlarge the
powers of the High Court of Chancery.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of the
Somerset civil list, and of the list of Justices for
Prince Georges county, and the nomination OF
Saml w. Jones to be Register of Wills in
Somerset.
The following nominations for Directors in
the State Penitentiary were received this morn
ing, viz:-John M. Brown in place of William
| Wilson, Joshua Jones in place of Geo. Mus
grave; Thos. E. Iiambleton in place of G. s..
Staisbury; Jas. Frazier in place of ID. Springer.
IMPORTANT DECISION IN ILLINOIS. The Su-
plOhO >ouiN vi iiiihoioj III u ShSV "hSiSh Johh
+. Martin, implicated with c. A. Warfeld,
was plaintiff in error, and Joshua Dryden, ct
al, trustees Of the Baltimore Land Association,
were defendants in error-has decided, first,
that an attachment under the laws of the State
Of Illinois is lien on the property attached
And, secondly, that under the Registry act of
that State now in force, an attachment is
lien which takes precedence Of prior unregis-
tered deed, of the existence ofwhich, at the date
Of the levy under the attachment the attaching
creditor had no notice. Martin in the court
below, was the attaching creditor of Warfeld,
and the Baltimore land Association the prior
grantees of Warfeld ofthe same land, but who,
at the date Of its being attached, had not had
their deed recorded. The Madison Circuit
Court, Semp!e presiding, decided against Mar
tin, the attaching creditor, which decision was
unanimously reversed by the Supreme Court
j SAILED. Rev. DIR. Ryder, of Georgetown
college, has sailed for Europe, in the packet
ship Louis Philippe, from New York
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