St. Mary's gazette., 1867-06-13
NOTICE.
TO THE FORMER OWNERS or
SLAVES IN ST. .u1RWS COUNTY:

V1HE E Undersigned, appointed a "COM.WS-
4 SIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS
by the Governor of MtryIa by authority of
an act Of the General Assembly, entitled IAN
4 ct to provide for taking ami perpetuatIng the
evidence of tho number of persons held to Ia
Dor and service IN the State of yNary!and and
emuncipated by the Constitution adopted IN the
year 1864, and by whom such persons were
held -
HEREBY GIVES NOTICE, that he has
bonded and qualified and has entered upon his
duties rs aforesaid lie viii visit each election
d STREET in the county, as required by law, at
the places and on the days heretofore named i,
from 10 clock, a m and dock, p m j, each
day
lie will be at ST lNIcors' SroRe, in St Ini-
goes district, on Monday, the Path of Nay,
instant, and remain three days-at the PINE, IN
same district, on Thursday, the 3Oth instant,
and remain three days.
At the CLIFroN FAcroRY, in the Factory
district, on Monday, the nth of June next, and
remain three days-at he OAK SToRE in same
district, on Thursday. the Doth of June next,
and remain three days.
At LEoNARDrowN, in Leonardtown district,
on Monday, the lst of July, and remain SIX
days-att the HEAD OF Sr. CLEMENTS BAY, in
same district, on Monday the 0th OF July, and
rem an three days.
At tCuArrlco, in Chaptico district, on Mon
day, the 5h of August, and remain SIX drys.
AT CHARLOTTE HALL. IN Charlotte Hall DIS
trict, on Monday, the 18th Of August, and re-
main six days.
AtZT SpAIDlSG's SronR, in Patuxent dis
trct, on Monday, the 2nd of September, aud
remain six days.
The title of the law ard the preamble of the
same, fully sets forth the object Of, and the ne
cesslty for, its passage. A part Of the pream-
bic says
"That the State Of Maryland has good ),
valid and just caim upon the Governme..t Of
the United States for reasonable and adequate
compensation for the SAID property, and that It
ought n OF to be doubted that the Federal Gov
ernment, when the passions exclted by the late
unhappy civil war shall have subsided, W i'll re-
cognlze the justice of the sud claims and t;uth
fully perform her manifest duty in regard to
ii.'
The law provides for and requires the follow
ing facts:
The names Of the former owners, at the time
Of the adoption of the constitution IN the year
1854.
"rhe names, number, age. sex and physical
condition of such slaves whether they were
slaves for life or for term Of years, and how
many wears whether they have been enlisted
or drafted into the service of the UnIted States,
so far as is known to sad owners or others,
What compensation, If any, has been received
from the Stae or General Government by such
owner or owners for such slaves as ENLISTED or
were drafted INTO the military service ofthe Tn
tied States"
"The testimony in all cases shall be the sworn
statement OF the former owner or owners of hrs,
her or their legal repres, :atives, confirmed hy
the testimony on oath of At least two d!slnter-
ested Witnesses
When the statistics are made u1 by the Com
missioner and deposited with the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court, they are by law ''declared to he
legal evidence upon the questions conHefnlngthe
ownership of slaves in this State at the time Of
;he adoption of the Constitution by which said
su,es were enancipated.'
The 5th section of .he law provides ''that the
said Commissioners for the performance of the
duties prescribed this act, shall he entitled to
charge and receive the sum Of twenty five cents
per capita for each and every slave by hun re-
corded as so formerly owned, to be pad IN all
cases by the former owner or owne $, and IN
all cases the Commissioner Will exact the pay
nent of the fee accrulng 10 him when the work
unIer this law is performed.
GEO B DENT,
Commissioner Of Slave S atI>tIcs
for ST. Mary's county.
-lnay l6, IS67-td.