Laws and the Legislature

Enlisting Slaves.

Colored Convicts.-

LAW OF VIRGINIA!
AN act to amend the 4th Section of Chapter 105 of the Code so as to increase the rewards of Runaway Slaves. Passed March 17, 1856.

       Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That the fourth Section of Chapter one hundred and five of the Code of Virginia be and the same is hereby re-enacted, so as to read as follows:

An Important Bill,

REASSESSMENT OF THE PROPERTY IN THE STATE.—We are indebted says the Baltimore Sun, to Messrs. Danels and Davis, of the House of Delegates, for a copy of a bill occupying twenty-six pages, providing for the reassessment of all the real and personal property in Maryland, which has been reported by Mr. Wyse, chairman of the committee on ways and means.

BY AUTHORITY.

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, Annapolis, March 15th, 1834

ORDERED, That the Clerk of the Council cause to be published in two Newspapers in the city of Baltimore, in two Newspapers in the city of Annapolis, in two Newspapers in each County where there are two papers published, and in one paper in each County where but one paper is published, the act entitled, An act making it penal to sell a certain description of property under certain circumstances."

COUNCIL CHAMBER
Annapolis, March 20th, 1834

Wednesday Nov. 15.

On motion of Mr. J. E. Spencer, leave given to bring in a bill entitled an act to prevent free negroes, mulattoes or slaves from attending a place where a regiment or battalion may be convened for military duty.

Order that Messrs. J. E. Spencer, Bowles and Harryman, prepare and bring in the same.               

Mr. Veazy delivered a petition from sundry inhabitants of Cecil county, praying for a turnpike road from French Town to the state line on the route to New Castle in the state of Delaware, referred.