ernments, arriving as passengers in the importation of passengers. [Passed December eral Assembly of Maryland, That from ב and conditio or any claim o mayor. as passengers gers. [Passed Decembe yland, That from n shall be appre and conditioned to indemnify and every city, town and county in this such city, town, or county shall ind of the person named in the bond, date of such bond, and also to in charge or expense such city, town, incur for the support or medical therein, if received into the almsother institution under their charge shall be secured by two or more su dents of the State of Maryland, eac oath or otherwise, that he is owne State, of the value of three hundred or any claim or lien thereon or agai any contingent claim which may former bond given under the prov bond may, at the option of the part of real estate, or by the pledge and the United States, or the State of Ma timore, or by deposite of the amoun subject to the order of the mayor real or personal, having been fir mayor. SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That i for any owner or consignee, as afo three days after the landing of su from any ship or vessel in the po mute for the bond or bonds required ACHUSETTS. passengers and paupers. Il arrive at any port or harbor within rt or place without the same, with rd, who may become chargeable as commanding officer of such vessel ssengers, or any of them, leave such with the mayor and aldermen of the men of the town, where such alien ed, a complete list of their names, and me of the port or place at which such ken on board; and the said master or uch vessel shall, forthwith, together wners of such vessel, if any such owner r town, enter into a bond, with sufficity or to the inhabitants of said town, penal sum not exceeding two hunien passenger; with condition to iness the said city, or town, (as the case mmonwealth, from all expense which 3, supporting, or otherwise providing , during the full term of three years ons of officer of such forfeit the su ger so landed shall not be c places by cons If any mast any alien pass that to which the requireme shall forfeit th enger so land AN ACT Sac. 1. Whe within this St with alien pass mayor and ald where it is prop ized and requin examine into th SEC. 2. If, on said passengers ons, incompete to maintain the country, no such until the master This section is S. officer of such vessel, and the own forfeit the sum of two hundred do ger so landed: Provided always, t shall not be construed to extend to places by consuls or vice-consuls of If any master or commanding of any alien passenger, at any place that to which such vessel shall be d the requirements aforesaid, such m shall forfeit the sum of one hundre senger so landed. [Sec. 29.] Rev AN ACT relating to alien passenger SEC. 1. When any vessel shall within this State, from any port with alien passengers on board, the mayor and aldermen of the city, or where it is proposed to land such pa ized and required to appoint, shall examine into the condition of said t or harbor within ut the same, with >me chargeable cer of such vessel them, leave such d aldermen of the where such aler of their names, and lace at which such the said master or forthwith, together if any such owner a bond, with su itants of said tow xceeding two hu h condition to ir town, (as the case all expense which herwise providing rm of three years SEC. 2. If, on such examination, said passengers any lunatic, idiot, sons, incompetent, in the opinion o to maintain themselves, or who hav country, no such alien passenger until the master, owner, consignee *This section is repealed by the 6th secti མཨཝV, ཨས༥ PIV such vessels at the place so appointels there to remain till such examinaany pilot who shall refuse or neglect osed upon him by this section, or who or design permit any alien passenger nination shall be had, shall forfeit to not less than fifty, nor more than two of this act shall not apply to any vesdistress, or to any alien passengers here life is in danger. enth section of the forty-sixth chapter is hereby repealed; and the twentysections of the said chapter shall rethis act in the same manner as they hereby repealed. ake effect from and after the passage ien passengers. [Passed May 10, 1848.] with the advice and consent of the d commission some suitable person to en passengers in each city and town hen it may be necessary for the exeherein contained, who, before entering ffice, shall be duly sworn, and shall act, in the. whenever a b knowledg, t for their distr wise, for the SEC. 4. Vh י within th 3 S never befo e city or tov n goon boar 1 st of said pas en such vesse sh make a report of the name, a residence, nd them shall be shall be ma le, SEC. 5. I OL passengers any Incompeten, in ing, to mai tai |