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Slaves - Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the town of Parkville:
Section 1. That any person who shall permit a slave or slaves belonging to them, or under their control, to hire their own time, or run at large, or traffic for themselves, in this corporation, may be fined not less than $5 dollars nor more than $25 and costs; and the slave may be held in custody and hired out by the Constable to the person who will take them the shortest time and pay the fine and costs, such hiring to be made by public outcry: always providing, the master, owner or controller of said slave shall not discharge said fine and costs.
Sec. 2. Any slave who shall violate any ordinance of the town may be whipped by order of the Corporation Magistrate, after trial and conviction of such violation, any number of lashes not exceeding 20, and the master or owner shall be liable for costs as in other cases, and the same may be hired out as above specified, until the costs be paid.
Sec . 3. Any Free Negro or Mulatto, who shall trade or traffic with a slave, may be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25 dollars and costs.
Approved, September 30, 1853. John Davis, Chairman pro tem, Wm. H, Miller, Clerk.Date(s) of Creation
9/30/1853
