St. Mary's gazette., 1867-06-13

An Act TO repeal the following sections
Of article thirty Of the Code Of Public
General laws, title '>Crimes and Pun
ishments," to wit: Sections sixty nine.
seventy, seventy-one, and seventy
two, subtitle Importing Convicts or
Slaves - sections s,ven'yfve and
seventy-scvcu, subtitle Incendiary
and Obscene Publications." sections
ninety-four, ninety-fyc nipety-six and
ninety-seven, sub title "Kidnappine.;
section one hundred and twenty eight,
subtitle "Marrying Uuiawfully )" see
ton ore hundred ana forty-one, sub
title, "Murdar;" sections one hundred
aud lorty-six, one hundred and forty.
seven. one hundred and forty eight.
one hundred and forty-niue and one
hundred aad fly, subtitle IN sroeS;'
sections one hundred and Gfty-three
and one hundred aad tifly-four, sub. tile
''passes to, Negroes = ctio2 one hun
dred and six weight, subtitle "Rell-
gious Meetings :" sections one han
dred aud seventy y-four, one hundred and
seyenty-Gve, one hundred and seventy
six and one hundred ana seventy seven,
subtitle "Runaways.
See / b. it enacted BY the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That under the IL
tie ''Crimcs and Punishments," of article
30 Of The Code Of Public General Laws,
the following sections uuac, their rcspee-
tive tides or sub-titIes, hereinafter men
toned, be ard the SAM are hereby re-
paalci, to wit: Sections sixty-nlnc, seven
ty. seventy one aud seventy two, subtitle
'Imp)rtine Convicts or Slaves; !; sections
seventy FIVE ana seventy seven, subtitle
''Incerdiary and Obscene Publications.
scctions ninety-four, ninety-tve, ninety
six ana ninetv-scvan. sab-jtle "kidnap-
ping sec'ion one hundred and twenty
eight, subtitle "Marrying UulawfuI,y;'
section one hundred and forty-onr, sub-t IT,
"Murlcr," ," rclatipg to killing n attempt
ing to arrest and carry a person free, or
entitled to freedom after a certain age, or
upon cou,ing ucy. ont Of the Stat; sec
ton oae hurdrcd aud fogty-s;x, subtitle
"Ncgrocs relating to the conviction
and sale Of negroes who belong to sccrc.
societies; and section one hundrel and
forty seven, subtitle "NcgrocS, which
makes Il felony for any pers IN to torm
such society Of uogroc. or j1iut as>ocia-
ton Of negroes and white persons; section
one hundred aud forty eight, subtitle
't.Negroes," relating TO the owners of
houses or rooms who may suffer secret So
ce:ics Of negroes and white persons to
assemble therein; sections one Lunirci
and fortv-nine and one hundred and fifty
subtitle "Negrocs, relating to the re-
pleyin Of slaves and prohibiting the sale
thereof before tbe q termination OF the
suit; sections ore hundred and hfty-three
and one hundred aod fly four, subtitle
'passes to Negroes" which Furnishes the
granting Of passes TO free negroes ana the
sale Of such passes; section oGe hundred
aud sixty eight, subtitle "Religions Meet
ings." which prnishcs with slrlpes ne
gro4s lurEjng about camp meetogs an3
selling or barterng sgiritaous ljqGors; aud
sections one hundred md seventy -:our,
one hundred and seventy five, one hun
drcd aud seyonfy-s'x aai one hundred
and ,evcu.y-seven, s1b-;itc Runaways," ,"
which constitutes .nc ab,condiug ofa slave
felony. and publishes him by ale or stripes,
aud which pre>crI5ss i punish nent upon
s1ch persous as sna pe'sualo or cuucc
auy slave to a3scolI from h> .aT!u. own
CT.
Ser. ; Ard be Il enacted, That this act
Shall take effect from the date Of rs pasSs &c.