St. Mary's gazette., 1867-05-30

TO THE FORMER OWNERS OF
SLAVES IN ST. .N4RYS COUNTY,

INA E undersig' ed. appointed "COM-dS-
Il SIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS
ny the Governor "f Maryland, by authority of
an act of the General Assembly, entitled IAN
Act to p ,ov,de for taking ana perpe'uatih. the
evidence of the number Of persons held TO Ia
Dor and service IN the State OF Maryland and
emancipated by the Constitution adopted IN the
| year 1864, aad by when such persons were
| held -
HEREBY GIVES NOTICE, tha, he has
bonded and qualified and has entered upon his
duties as aforesaid. III. Will visit each election
district in the county, as required by law, al
| the places and on the days heretofore named,
from 10 clock, a and o'clock, m each
day
| He will be at ST lsrGoEs SroRE, in st I'M.
goes district, on Monday, the 9Th OF Nay,
instant, and remain three days-at me PINE, IN
same district. on Thursday, the 3oth instant,
| and remain three days.
AT, the CLIFTON FAcroRY, in the Factory
district, on Monday. the 18th of June next, and
remain three days-at he OAK SToRE, In same
district, on Thursday. the both OF June next,
and remain three days.
LEoNAKprowN, in Leonardtown district,
on Monday, the lst of July, and remain SIX
davs-at he Il FAD OF Sr. CLEMENT' s BAY, IN
same district on Monday the 9Th OF July, and
rem an three days
"A
day the 5;h of 4 ugust, and remain SIX days
At tCHARLorrE HALL. in Charlotte Hal DIS
trct, on Monday, the l9 h Of August, and re-
main six days.
AtZ I SPALDiNG's Store, in Patuxent dis
trct on Mo day, the 2nd of September, and
remain six days.
The title of the law and tie preamble Of the
same, fully sets forth the object of, and the ne
cessl,y for, it's passage. part of the 7ream-
ble says
"That the State Of Maryland has good I,
valid and Just clam upon the Governme of
the United States for reasonable and adequate
compensation for the SAID property, and that 1t
ought n OF TO be doubted that the Federal Gov
eminent, when the passions excled by the late
unhappy civil war shall have subsded, will re-
cognize the Justice Of the said claims and ftuth
fully perform her manifest duty in regard to
it,"
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
1864.
..The 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 draft ed INTO the service of the u tied States
, so far MS is known to sad owners or others,
and into what reg lments they were placed, and
what COMPENSATION, itanv, has been received
fr,m the State or General Government by such
owner or owners for such slaves as enlisted or
were drafted into the military service ofthe In
tied States"
1.-The testimony in all cases shall be the sworn
statement of the former owner or owners OF his,
her or their legal represrn atives, confirmed by
the testimony on oath of at least two di isinter-
ested Witnesses.
When the statistics made up by the Com
missioner and deposited with the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court, they are by law "aeclared to be
legal evidence upon the questions concerning the
ownership of slaves in this State at the time OF
the adoption of the Constitution 10y which said
slaves were emancipated."
The 5th section of .he law provides "that the
said Commissioner, for the performance of the
duties prescribed in this act shall be entitled 10
charge and receive the sum Of twenty-five cents
per capita for each and every slave by him re-
corded as 80 formerly owned TO be paid in all
cases by the former owner or ownes, and IN
all cases the Commissioner will exact the pay
ment of the fee accruing to him when the work
un er this law is performed
GEO DENT,
Commissioner of Slave 5 atlstics
for 81. Mays county.
may l6, l9G7-td.