St. Mary's gazette., 1867-05-23
NOTICE.
TO THE FORMER OWNERS OF
SLAVES IN ST .HIRTS COUNTY

TO THE FORMER OWNERS OF
SLAVES IN ST .HIRTS COUNTY,
TyiE uadersig ed appointed sstOM.mS-
SIONER Of SLAVE STATISTICS"
rv the Governor II .Kusi md, by authority cf
an a,t Of the General Assembly, entitled IAN
Acr 10 u -oyidc for taking ana perpetusun. the
evidence of ,hs number Of persons held 10 la
Dor nd service the State OF Maryland and
emancipated by the Constitution aiopted IN the
year 1864, ard by whom such persons were
held -
HFRGBY GIVES NOTICE, ,ha. he ha.
bonasl and qualified and has entered upon his
duties as aforesaid tie III visit each election
l,s,ric, in the county, is required by law, at
The pl,ces and on The DAYS heretofore named,
from 10 o o'c;ock, a IN and o'tock, p m each
dav
RE will be at sr tS,coEs' SroRE, in S, Ini-
~Des' district, on Monday. the 2ith OF May,
instant. and remain three davs at he PINE. in
same district on Thursday 'he SV'h ihs'anir
and remain III &c days.
Al the CsarroS FAcroRr, IN the Factory
,iis,tict. o, Monday the 18th of June next and
remain three days-ct .he OAK SroRt, IN same
district. on Thursday the 2kh OF June next,
and remain three days.
AZ LEoS .RprowN,ln fsona'dtown district
on Monday, tlr. l~t Of luv, and reman SIX
! Il
sam. dks,-lc, on Monday the SIN o: July, and
rem an three days
AtCH.rrico. in Chep,ico district. on Mon
day. the 5;h Of August, and remain SIX days.
1t Cu-r4orrs Fl ALL. in Charlo,," Hal d,s-
,ric., on Monday, the - h OF August, and re-
| mann SIX days.
Az + sr,Ip,Sc's Sro.E, in Pau1en, dis
| tric,, ON Moodny, the 2nd OF September, and
rerarin six days.
! The ,,ls of the law and the preamble of the
same f.,liy sets fcr;h the object Of, and the ne
ceSsty for, its passage. 4 part OF the n'ean-
! be says
| ..That The Sat. of Maryland has good,
valid aud iuSt clam apon the Cove nme-t t OF
! the Unnsd States for reasonable and adequate
,,, -nsatinn for the SAID property and that It
o.,,hr not % bc doub ed that he Federal Gov
eminent. " hen rhe passions eNcl'ed by the late
urLanpy civil war st,a! have su5Sided, will re
,oouize the iusuce of the sud claims and tuth-
! fully perform her manifest duty III regard 10
1T"
The law provides for and requires the follow
! ing facts
! Of the adoption Of the constitution IN the year
! 1864.
The names, number, age, sex and physical
Icond,lran of such slaves /; whether they were
! slaves for life or for tenn of years, and how
many ve,rs; whether they have been enlisted
| or ed the service OF the u Teu Sfates,
! "a c,r rs IS known 10 sad owners others
/ ard INTO what regiments they were placed. and
u hat compensation, # any, has been received
! from the S.ate or General Government by such
| owner or ownsr = sor such slaves as ENLISTED or
were drafted INTO te military service OF the In
lted States.
! .|rhe testimony in ali ensrs shall he the sworn
stotcn,en NJ ,t the former owner or owners OF his,
! her or ther LEGAL repres@n atlves, confirmed by
! the testIlrrnny on oath Of al least two dlJintsr
eSted Witnesses.
! When the statistics made up by the Com
| missioner and DEPOSITED with the Clerk Of the
! Circuit Court they are by law "1ecnrei to hO
I leoaI evidence upon the questions concerning the
/ ownership Of slaves IN this State NJ the time OF
he adoption Of the Constitution by which SAID
slaves were emunclratsL
The 9TH section of he law provides "that tho
sad Fommiss oner, for the performance of the
duties prescribed IN TINS act, shall he entltl'd to
charge and reeve the sum of twenty y-hve cents
ner ca,tta for each and every s'acc by hm re-
corded as 80 formerly owned, to be ptIi IN all
CT eS by the tnrmer owner OF owne, :, and III
all cases the Commissioner will eIac; the pay
ment Of the fee nccruny to him when the work
un er this law is performed.
GEO 3 DENT,
! Commissioner Of Slave S; ;atls,ics
for ST. Mays county.
| may l6, lS67-td.