St. Mary's gazette., 1867-07-25
NOTICE.
TD THE FORMER OWNERS or
SLAVES ~ ST. .N4RTS COUNTY:


SLAVES IN ST .N4RIS COUNTY,
yTvtiE undersigned. appointed n "COM.hlS-
| SIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS"
nv the Governor "t Maryland, by authority of
m ac, Of the General Assembly, entitled IAN
Act to provide lor taking and perPetuating the
evidence 9th. number Of persons held TO la
hor and service IN the State OF Maryland and
en,ancipated by the Constitution adopted IN the
wear 1854 md by whom such persons were
held -
HEREBY GIVES NOTICE, that he his
bonded IN y qualified and has entered upon has
duties rs aforesaid. lie viii visit each election
/ district IN the county,a required py law, AT
! ,he places and on the days heretofore named,
! from 10 clock, III anu Q tioch' III each
day
| ii. will he at ST lSrcoEs' SroRr, IN St mi
aces' district, or Monday, the 2ith ct May,
instant and remain three days-at me l'iSk, IN
same district. on Thursday, the 3oth instant,
and remain three days.
! AT the CL,rroN FAcroRv, IN the Factory
district. on Monday, the l1th of June next, anf
i r,ms.n ,bre. dnys-a, he OAK SroRG, same
district, oIf Thursday. the 2uth of June next.
ant, remain three days.
A, Lrox v1prowN in Leonard;own district,
on Monday, The lst OF lutr, and remain SIX
tdays-at the Hk,p or ST. CLrNkSr's RAr, IN
same district, on Monday the S'h OF July, and
-er am three days.
Al Cu,prico, in Chaptico district, on Mon
| day the lih of An~aSt and rem IN SIX days.
! AT Cr,RtorPE HALL. IN Charlotte" HAL dts
trict, on Nj, ,~t,ay, the l9th of August and re-
main SIX days.
Nh L Sr.lpr,c's S-orR, in PatuNent dis
! ,rIct, on Monday, the Pad of September, and
remain SIN days.
rhe TIDE OF the law and the preamble of thu
same folly sets forth the object of. and the ne
4 A
I bic says
/ ..'Vhat the State of Maryland has good.
| valid and lust c!>lm apon the Government of
/ the United States for reasonable and adequate
|conrenSatlon for the sard property, and that 1t
! ousIt not 20 be doubted that The Federal Cow
| eminent, when the passions eNCted ny the iata
urhanbv civil war shah have subsided, will re-
corn}zc the Justice OF the sad claims and faith
! ttetly rerfurne her manifest duty IN regard to-
H.
The l,w provides for and requires the follow
| ING trcts:
! I'll, names Of the former owners, at the tlms
of the adoption Of the consultation IN the year
! 1864. .
"'she r,;lnes, number, age, sex and phys'caF
roul,.,on of such slaves; whether they were
slaves for life or for term o years, and how
| many wears; whether they have been enlisted
or drafted into the service of the United States,
| 80 r,r as is knawn To sa,d owners or others.
!
" l,;e conpenSaticn, r any. has been received
! f,m the State or General Government by such
| owner or owners for such slaves ~ enlisted or
were ,lrafel INTO the military servce ofthe Tn
tied StntSs.' -
"rhe testimony in all cases shall be the sworn
| statement of the former owner owners of his,
her or their LEGAL representatives, confirmed hy
tllr testimony on oath of ut least two disip,tr
ested v'>nesesG.
When the statistics are made up by the Com
missioner and deposited with the Clerk Of the
| Circuit Court, they are by law "aecared t" b"
LEGAL evidence upon the questions c"ncrfninr ia"
! ownership of slaves m thus State 1t the time OF
the adoplIor~ of the Constitution 10y which sad
Slaves were emanclpated.
The 9TH s,ctlon of .he law provides "thnt the
sad Commissioner, for the performance "f the
dutI,; prescribed tins act, shall he entitled Ia
charge and receive the sum of twenty five cents
per capita for each and every slave hy HIM
corlei ~ 50 formerly owned, To- hc p,Id IN oil
ca..S hv tn. former owner or own"'H, and M
all cases the Commissioner will exact the pay
ment of the fee accruiny to him when the work.
un Ter this law is performed,
GEO DENT,
Commissioner Of Slave SATISFIES
for ST. Mays county.
may lG, lSG7-td.