The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-05-25
miscellaneous.
N o IT 1 @ Il.
TO FORMER OWNERS or SLAVES
IN BALTIMORE COUNTY,


TO FORMER OWNERS or .SLAUES
IN BALTIMORE COUNTY:
l. sIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS" by The
Governor Of Maryland, by authority Of nn act
81 The General Assembly. entitled IAN Act 10
provide for taking and perpetuating the cv.
dnnce 81 the number of pcrsoRs held tn labor
nnd service IN tho State Of Maryland and cmsn-
ciphted by the constitution adopted In the year
Isot, and by whom such persons were heidi
HEREBY GIVES NOTICE, that he has bond
cd aud qualified, aud will enter upon his duties
as Commissioner aforesaid. lie will visit each
Election District In the county, ne required by
law. at thu places and on the DAYS hereafter
named, from 10 o'clock A. NJ, 10 I o'clock T..
~, each day;
Ninth Diatrict.--At To,rsoaiorM, from Mon
day, May goth. To Friday. May 2ith, inclusive.
Thirteenth DistricL--At Hadc's. Grccn SJ,riag,
Tuesday, May 2sth
Firsl DistricL-At RobissoH's CafonsriHe.
Wednesday. May 39th.
SECOND District AT CrO0ks', Kandaiisio,rH,
Thursday, May 50th.
Third DistricL.--At Lc,ein's. Friday aud Sat
ur,lay. May 3ist aud June LIST.
Fourth Diatrict.--At ErerkGrts, RcisierslolrH
Tucsday and wednesday. June ith and 9Th
Fiith Diairict.-StorHs, Waite Howsc.) on
Thursday. June 9TH.
sixth Dstriei.-At Taruqa',. Ml6iieso.aa, on
Friday. June sth.
seventh Di.iriet.--Hm,cr''. Wisc5urg. Tues.
day, June nth.
Eighth District--At ,ock. ysriYc. Wednesday
aud Thursdny. June 18th AVID 18Th.
Tenth Dislriet.-At Niafcs. Monday. June
18th.
Eleventh District At Wt,gar,, tHasIo,,f
hAf,l "Wednesday. June 10Th.
Twelfth DstFicL--Ai Eimc IliR Thmrsiny,
June 2nth aud q; fraHk !Ntecr.i's. NORTH poiat
Rodf. Friday, June 2lsl.
Thc title II the law AMI the preamble It the
sain". fiiliy acts.fnTth the olccl oi. aud the ne
rcssiiy for. isl'a-'ae". part Of the preamble
sa!-.
e That the State oi Maryland hna q snml
valid AMI just claim upon tho Government of
the tnitral States tor reasonable aud ADEQUATE
compensation for tho said property. aud tint IL
ought hot b. he doubted that the Federal Gov
eminent, when the passinns excited by the late
unhappy civil war shall have suhsidcd will
r"rngnizc the iustirc 81 ID" said claims aud
faithfully perform hrt manifest duty ia regard
tn H."
The laws provides fnr aud requires the iol.
lowing facts
The namcs ~. IN former owners, NJ the time
~ the adoption 81 the constitution in the year
1864
1.-THE names. number. age. sex and physical
condition ri such slaves whether they were
slaves for life or Tor term 81 years. aud how
many years whether they have been enlisted
far - j known b. said owners of others aud
into wha, regiments they were placed, and
what cpinpcnsaii"u. Il any. ha. hecn received
fr'm the State "r General GoYcrnmcn; by such
owner or owners Tor sIeh slaves a. enlisted ur
w"r" drafted ia" H." military service OF the
United State
The testimony ~ ali rasc. shall D. the
worn statement u tho former owners or own
err vi his, her - their legal representatives,.
confirmed hy the testimony on oath e 81 least
tw" 'lifintcTestsd witncssc,.
when the statistics ARE made up by the Com.
M 'sinnsr nni deposited with The cicrk ui the
Circuit Court. they are by law declared ~ be-
legal evidence upon the questions concerning
the ownership "i slaves ia this stat. nj the
time 81 u" adoption al the Constitution by
which mid slaves were enamel patrd.'
The 9Th section at the law provides " that the
aid Commissioner. fer The performance oi the
duties prc.cribe.l In this act shal! be entitled
I" rhnrgc aud receive the sum of twenty five
tents pes capitn for each and every slave Nv him
recorded 50 formerly owned. >" be paid in all
eases bv the f"rmof owner ~ owners. and 10
computation cr charge %. any kind Whatever
under III" provisions At this ~, shall l.. raii
cat "a; the state Treasury.
EDWARD RIDER. Jr.
Commissioner Slave Statistics for Baitn. Co.
May ~. Il