The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-01
THE FREE NEGRO LAW

On the 9th of November next, the day of the
Presidential election, the voters of Baltimore, st.
Mary's, Calvert Howard, Kent, Worcester, Somer-
set, Talbot, Queen Anne's, Prince Georges and
Charles counties will be called upon to express
their sentiments the enactment of the
Legislature known as the Gree Negro Law"
which provides for the control and management
of the free coored population inhabiing the same.
We give below synopsis of the law:
Section LIST provides that the commissioners of
the coun ties named shall appoint three commits
sioners in each election district to control and
manage the free colered population.
z. The commissioners meet on the LIST of Deem
ber and adjourn from day to day, or to any named
day.
3. The eonstables of the districts to bring all
the free negroes of the district before the COM
mssioners.
4. That the negroes shall then be notified that
unless they shall hire themselves to some industri-
and respectable citizen Jy the gear, they shall
be sold at public sale to the highest bidder for the
term of one year.
5. That if the negroes do not produce before the
lst day of January, note or bond, evidence
they have hired for the year, on that day they are
to be exposed TO public sale to the highest bidder.
6. All children of free negroes between the age
of and II, shall be indentured to some citizen;
males until they are 81; and females until they
are 80
Z. The issues of said hired or bound females to
be bound out in like manner.
s. negro hired or bound under the provisions
of this act, that shall refuse to faithfully
run away shall be sold for life, the proceeds to go
into the public school fund.
8. fund shall be provided for the support of old
and disabled negroes, and for females and their
children who may be unable to hire, the said fund
to be raise from the wages of those who shall hire
themselves, as well as from the wages of those the
commissioners hire
10. The commissioners shall collect all the money
due to negroes for their labor, and deduct there
from Gall the expenditures attending the operation
of this act including attorneys and clerks fees,
constable's, auctioneer's and commissioners
charges" and the amount necessary to support
those incapable of being hired or bound under the
provisions of this act, and the balance shall be dis
trlbuted among the free negroes, sin the judgment
and discretion" of the county commissioners.
IL. The name, age and sex of free negroes to be
recorded.
II, Is and IA, provide for the fees to be paid to
constables, auctioneers, States attornies and
clerks.
Is. The District Commissioners to be allowed
each two dollars per day, for each day employed,
not to exceed 80 days each year.
l6. Negroes possessed in their own right of $3.50
OF assessed property to be exempt from the provi-
sions of the law and $50 additional assessed prop
erty for each child, will exempt such children from
the provisions thereof.
;, II: The law to be accepted or rejected at the
Presidential election.
Is. Sheriffs of the counties shall give notice of
the same.
10. Judges and clerks of election to make re-
turns, &C.
20. The counties included are st. Mary's, CAL
vert, Howard. Kent, Baltimore, Worcester, Somer-
set, Talbot, Queen Anne's, Prince Georges and
Charles.
A BALTIMORE INyENTToN-Te Telegraph Lightnin
Arrester.-We omitted in our last number to notice
the lightning arrester for telegraph Offices patented
by d. F. S. Ways, of Baltimore, Md. The only
means hitherto commonly adopted on electric tele-
anh linn - Al
Instruments from injury during thunder storms,
has been either to dsconnect the leading wires
from the binding screws the magnet block, or to
open the main circuit within the office by means of
a cutoff, but neither of these means effect more
than the prevention of the destruction of the mag
net, as they do not prevent the entrance into the
office OF the atmospheric electricity, and the opera
tor Is exposed to the great danger in their use from
contact with the wires and other conductors. The
object of this invention is to enable the operator
WITHIN any office on an electric telegraph line,
without touching any portion of the main circuit,
to suspend and renew electrical communications
between the main wires and the interior of the
Office, or of the building in which the office is stu
ated; and the invention consists in effecting such
OBJECT Dy the use of an electric current indepen-
dent of the m ain line, such current working the
armature OF an electromagnetic which, by opening
ana closing the said current, is made to open and
ciose the main line outside of the building in which
the office is situated .-Scientifc american.
A Pennsylvania aeronaut makes to the citizens of
Cleveland, Ohio, series OF exceedingly handsome
offers. He will go up in his balloon alone for 5000;
with horse for $500 and his expenses; with a
horse and buggy for $500; with two horses and a
lady on one of them, for $500. He will descend
from height of one mile by parachute, or will
send lady in his place, for $500. If the citizens
desire to have little animal excitement they need
pay only his lowest price; they will even then be
sure OF seeing an ascension by do key.
The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agri-
cnitlre have inserted in their list of premiums to
be given out during the coming exhibition at Pow
elton, several Tor the fastest walking horses and
| oxen. Heretofore the premiums have been for the
fastest troters. but the managers of the Powelton
exhibition think that fast walking horses are of
great Importance to farmers and others who may
own draught horses.
Dr. FULLER.-Rev. Richard Fuller, ID, of this
CITY, viii preach in the Broome street, New York,
Baptist church Tomorrow, September 2, morning
and afternoon. DR.. Fuller's controversy with Dr..
Wayland, on the subject of slavery, and his recent
letter to Hon. Edward Everett upon the moral in
fuence of the slavery discussion upon the social
condition of the slave population, have made him
widely known as controversialist and speaker of
rare power and eloquence.