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Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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From Annapolis, bills passed enlarging Baltimore city's bounds, establishing a criminal court effective immediately, preventing dueling with penitentiary confinement, authorizing wood corders appointments, and reforming insolvent debtors laws. Government seat removal postponed; judges' salaries bill reported but pending.
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From Annapolis we learn that the bill for enlarging the bounds of the city of Baltimore was passed yesterday by the Senate and has become a law. The bill for establishing a criminal court for the city of Baltimore, as amended by the House of Delegates, was also passed yesterday by the Senate and has become a law, which takes effect, our informant believes from the time of its passage.
The bill to prevent Dueling (published in the Gazette of Wednesday last) has passed the Senate; the first section being so altered as to punish offenders by a confinement in the Penitentiary, instead of the punishment of death as originally reported. A bill has passed both houses authorising the Governor and Council to appoint Wood Corders for the City of Baltimore.
The bill for the removal of the Seat of Government is postponed until the next session of Assembly, and a motion to print it for the information of the people, rejected by a vote of 2 to 63.
A law has passed for the insolvent debtors in the City and county of Baltimore, the provisions of which are materially different from those of the present system.
A bill establishing the salaries of the Judges of Baltimore City court, had been reported but had not passed when our informant left Annapolis.
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Annapolis
Event Date
Feb. 4.
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Bills passed by the Senate and becoming law: enlarging Baltimore city bounds; establishing criminal court for Baltimore as amended, effective from passage. Anti-dueling bill passed Senate with alteration to penitentiary confinement instead of death. Bill passed both houses authorizing Governor and Council to appoint Wood Corders for Baltimore. Insolvent debtors law passed for Baltimore city and county, differing from current system. Bill for government seat removal postponed to next session; printing motion rejected 2-63. Judges' salaries bill for Baltimore City court reported but not passed.