St. Mary's gazette., 1867-06-27

To TIE FOR.afFR OWNfPS OF
Sill IES " ST. .HiRTSCOUNTT

rINtiE = undersigned appointed "C0al MS
Il %loNEk OF SLAVE SrATISriCS"
~ ihs n.'v.rnnr ..t Maryland by su,huri.y II
. an act o' ths General Assembly, entitled AN
Ac; I" grns'ds tor taking ami pc, T., juatlns the
+. s'rien'" ut ,hr number IT person. held In la
t">f aHt SsGvice IN ths State of -hafyiand au,f
en1ncirat.d bv the Constitution ai"n.s. IN the
year leGi. and by whom such persons were
! held -
{ HEREBY GIVES NOTICE., thai he h..
! honde,i and quaif,t and has snt.,.d upon his
duties as aforesaid lie Will visit zach election
dIsIrici IN the county, is required by law, az
the places and the dsys hers,oiors ,tau,,,l
! from 10 clock, III and O'Clock, = IN each
day,:
lie will be Il, Sr lx,ooks' SroRs, in ST ms
! goes district, on Monday, the 2tih of May.
instant, and remain three dayS--at the Piss. IA
same district. on Thursday, the 3uth instant,
| and remain three days.
| A; the CLiFToS FACToRy. IN the Factory
! district, on M"ndny, the t,th of june neat. and
! rrua three dayS-u he OAK SroRL, IN same
dISrrict, on Thursday. the 1Dth Of June neat,
and remaln three days.
a: IEoSARnrowN, III Leonardtown district,
Fan Monday, the 1T of July, and remain s,x
Ays-a,the Hk,p OF ST. CLEMEsr's BAY. M
same district on Monday the oth o: July, and
! reu an tlIr,e days.
4, Cn,rrIco, IN Chaatco dis.rict, on Mon
day, thr 5'h ot l1gnst, and remain SLY days
At CHAHLorrE II All. IN Charlotte" Hall DIS
trct, ON Monday, the - Ii ci August, and re-
man ~iN days.
tr!cr, on Monday, the 2nd Of Septemher, and
renNn sax days.
The ute OF the law and the preamble of the
same, fiy sets forth the object of, and tn. ne
ce,slty for, rs passage. A pas; Of sAe prcau-
Die Says
"That the State of Maryland has n good,
v;.lld-,,nd Just ci;um upon the Go,ernine ot
the United States for reasonable aud adequate
comp pcnSaiIon for the sad property, and that II
%. sht not 10 be doubted that The Federal Gov
comment, when the passions excited 10y the haze
unhappy civil va. shall have subsidized, will re-
eognIlc the justice Of de sud claims and faith
Iu:iv perform her manifest duty regard 10
il.
The law provides lor and requires the follow
ins facts
The names of III" former owners, at the timo
of the adoption of the Constitution IN tie year
lS64
1.-The namcs, number. age, and physical
condition ot such slaves whether they we're
slaves for life or for term of years, and how
many years; whether they have been euiiStsd
or drafted INTO the service of the United ,S.ai.s.
So far rs is known 10 Sa'd owners or others
and into what regiments they were placed, ana
what compensation, If any, has been received
from the Sts;e General Government by such
owner or owners for such slaves as enlisted or
were drafted INTO the military service of,he In
lttd States"
'trhc Ieitmony in all cases shall I've the sworn
statenit n al the former owner or owners of has
her or their legal rcrrcs ;atires confirmed by
fhe testimony ON oath of at least two dl sInter.
esttd Witnesses.
When III" statistics are made up bv the Com
missioner and deposited with the Clerk Of the
HHclit Court, they ne hy law ''declarci To he
,c.al evidence Upun the questions concetnln"rhv
owner ship OF slaves IN tins State at the tim. OF
:he &dopuon OF the Constitution by which std
slaves were enuncipatrd.' -
The 5th section OF .hs law provides "ihnt the
SAID Commissioner, for the performance of the
duties prescribed IN tins act, shall be entitled to
charge and receive The sum of twenty FIVE cent.
per capita for each and every slave by hun re
corded ~ 40 f"riasFlE~ sa,..4sr,i, to- tw pad all
t.ei 10y the iormer owner or owners, md III
ty.a4ds thr tonmiSSIoner will c<act the nav
tn,ht ot'tlt tte accruln% Ia htnI when the work
an cr ;hIs law Is ertoymei.
GEO B DENT,
CommiSsloner of Slav- Statistics
>" -, tor 81. fIary's county.
. n,sy lG, I9G7-aI."