'" Fox to Hartley, June 10, 1783, in Bancroft, _History of
the Constitution_, I. 61. Cf. Sparks, _Diplomatic Correspondence_, X.
154, June, 1783.
~1783. Maryland: Importation Prohibited.~
"An Act to prohibit the bringing slaves into this state."
" ... it shall not be lawful, after the passing this act, to import or
bring into this state, by land or water, any negro, mulatto, or other
slave, for sale, or to reside within this state; and any person brought
into this state as a slave contrary to this act, if a slave before,
shall thereupon immediately cease to be a slave, and shall be free;
provided that this act shall not prohibit any person, being a citizen of
some one of the United States, coming into this state, with a _bona
fide_ intention of settling therein, and who shall actually reside
within this state for one year at least, ... to import or bring in any
slave or slaves which before belonged to such person, and which slave or
slaves had been an inhabitant of some one of the United States, for the
space of three whole years next preceding such importation," etc. _Laws
of Maryland since 1763_: 1783, sess. April--June, ch. xxiii.
~1783, Aug. 13. South Carolina: L3 and L20 Duty Act.~
"An Act for levying and collecting certain duties and imposts therein
mentioned, in aid of the public revenue." Cooper, _Statutes_, IV.
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