1845.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 153.

Lawful to sell
horse, mare
&c.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be
lawful for such person, keeping a horse or horses, or ve-
hicle, at livery in the county aforesaid, to sell any such
horse, mare or gelding, or vehicle, at public auction at
some public place in Baltimore county, after giving at
least ten days notice in two of the daily newspapers pub-
lished in the city of Baltimore, of the time, place and
manner of sale, and after deducting the amount due for
keeping, together with all expenses of said sale, to re-
turn the surplus, if any, to the owner of such horse, mare
or gelding, or vehicle.

Prove account.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That before proceeding as
above, it shall be necessary for such keeper as aforesaid,
to state an account for the keeping of such horse, mare
or gelding, or vehicle, and prove the same before a jus-
tice of the peace for Baltimore county, who upon being
satisfied by proof of, demand and refusal, or neglect to
pay on the part of the owner, shall thereupon issue his
warrant, authorising such sale as aforesaid.

CHAPTER 153.

Passed Feb.
26, 1846.

Preamble.

An act entitled, an act to alter and amend an Act passed
at December session, eighteen hundred and thirty nine,
chapter thirty-eight.

WHEREAS, it has been represented to the General As-
sembly of Maryland, that the citizens of this State, have
been and are still much annoyed, and their interests great-
ly injured by the ingress of free negroes and mulattoes
coming from the District of Columbia into this State;
and whereas, the counties lying contiguous to said dis-
trict are not protected by the act of eighteen hundred
and thirty-one, chapter three hundred and twenty-three,
made to prevent the free negroes and mulattoes from
coming into this State; and whereas, the law of eigh-
teen hundred and thirty-nine, chapter thirty-eight, would
afford ample protection and remedy the evils complain-
ed of with the following amendment — therefore,

Extended and
made applica-
ble.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That all the provisions of said act of eighteen hun-
dred and thirty-nine, chapter thirty-eight, be and the
same are hereby extended and made applicable to all free
negroes and mulattoes coming into this State from the
District of Columbia, or any other district or territory.