The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-05-11
N o II I C E.
TO FORMER OWNERS or !SLArES
IN BALTIMORE COUNTY:

YNIE undersigned. nppointec "cOMMiS-
Il SIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS" by the
Governor of Maryland. By authority of an act
Of the General Assembly, entitled IAN Act "a
provide for taking and pcrPctuating the evil
donce Of the number NJ persons held e. labor
and service in the State 81 Maryland and cinan J..
cipated by the Constitution adopted in the year
1854, and by whom such persons were heidi
HEREBY GIVES NOTICE, that he has bond.
ei and qualified. aud will enter upon his duties
as Commissioner aforesaid. He will visit each
Election District ia the county, as required by
law. at abe places ami on the days hcrca itei
named, from 10 o'clock 4. ~. Ia I o'clock l..
NJ, earh day:
Ninth Distric,.-At Toosonfoi-,,. from Mon.
day, May goth, N Friday, May eth. inclusive.
Thirteenth District. ~. Waie's. Green Sprung.
Tuesday. May 2Sth.
First DistricL.---At Eo6lassH's Catonsv,iI.,
Wednesday. May 2eth.
Second nisirict-At 'r0ok,'. RandaIs to,sa,
Thursday. May 3oth.
Third Distriet-At Leo,a's. Friday and Sat.
urdsy, May SIst aud June lsL
Fourth DistrcL-At Ertrhrrfs Eeistersso,e,,.
Tuesday and Wednesday. June TN and 5th.
FINN bistrict--St0rm's. Wiite HoaSc.D on
Thursday. June 9th.
sixth District-At TarnVra ., MaLiie,o a-,,, IN
Friday. June 7th.
Seventh Di.tric,.-lIsm,er's. W,ss5urg. Tuos.
day. June 18th.
Eighth DistricL---At Cockeysriiie, "Wednesday
and Thursday, June 18th and 18th.
Tenth District.--At Sladc's, Monday, June
Eleventh DistFict.-M WrigArs. tHa,6syd
Ifke,) Wednesday, June 18th.
/. Twelfth Dis;ricL-At Hise ball. Thursday
June 10Th, and at fronk Siocuers AorE I1,st
hoad. Friday. June 2Ist.
The title of the law aud the preamble of the
safne, fully sets forth the object ~, and tho ne
eesshy for, ibPassssc. A part Il the preamble
says:
valid and just claim upon the Government Of
the United States Tor reasonable aud adequate
compensation for tho said property and that N
ought not 10 be doubted that the Federal (;ov
erninent, when the passions excited BY the lat.
unhappy civil war shall have subsidized, will
recognize the justice Of the said claims and
toft."
lowing facts
The names Of the former owners, a, the time
Of The adoption Of the constitution In the year
"The namas, number. age. sex and physical
condition Of such slaves whether they were
slaves for life or for a term of years, and how
many years whether they have bcen enlisted
or drafted into the service Of tho Unitad States
80 mr. rs Is known 10 said owners OF others. and
into what regiments they wore Placed and
from the State or General Government BY such
owner or owners for such slaves az enlisted or
United States" -
"The testimony in III eases shall bc the
sworn statemcnt ~ TIE tnTmer owners or own.
ers u his, her or their legal rellrcsentr tivcs,
coniIlncd by tbs testimony gu oath of at least
two disih torcetod Witnesasa" FL ~
Whom the Statistics arc made up BY tho Com.
nissioiief And deposited with the clerk oi tho
Circuit Court, they arc BY law declared 10 be
1egai evidence npcn the questions concerning
Tho ownership Of slaves Ia this state al the
time Of The adoption Of tho Consultations by
which said slaves woes emancipnted."
Tho sth section of the Law provides /" that The
said CemmissionaEg, for the performance Of lhe
duties prescribed " this act, shail b. entitled
n charge and receive the sum Of twenty FIVE
cents Pc, caplthfcr zach aud every slave ~ him
recorded ~ 80 formerly owned, a. he paii' in mi
oasea W tho fnrmeF owner or owners, and no
eRnpensaiion oF charge 81 any kind whatever
unsicI the provisions Of this act shall be paid
Out u The btate Treasury"
EDWARD RIDER, ia,
commissiener Slave Statistics for Balto. Go.
May HIT