An act for the benefit of certain persons who emigrated into, or settled in this state of Maryland January 1814

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CHAPTER 105.
	Passed Jan. 17, 1814. Emigrants before the a- doption of the constitution of the U. States to be entitled to the privile- ges, immuni- ties &c. of citi- zens.	An act for the benefit of certain persons who emigrated into, or settled in this state before the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. Section 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General As- sembly of Maryland, That all free white persons, who emigrated into, or settled within the limits of this state before the adoption of the constitution of the United States of America, and who have continued and remained in- habitants of this state, shall be deemed, construed and taken to have been, and they hereby are declared to have been and to be respectively entitled to all and singular the immunities, privileges, rights and advantages of na- tural born citizens so far as to enable such persons to acquire right, title and interest in, and to hold, possess and enjoy lands, tenements and real estate within this state, and to transmit and transfer the same in the same manner as natural born citizens of this state; and all property real personal and mixed, acquired or transfer- red by, from through or under the said persons or any of them, or their or any of their descendants shall be held, possessed, enjoyed and transferred in like man- ner as if the said persons had respectively been and were at the several times of acquiring and transferring such property natural born citizens of this state; and all and every person or persons whatsoever, being citizens of this or some one of the United States claiming any real estate by, from or under the said persons first herein be- fore described or their or any of their descendants by gilt, grant, purchase, descent or otherwise, shall hold possess and enjoy the same in like manner as if the said persons had respectively been and were at the several
		times of acquiring and transferring such real estate na- tural born citizens of this state; Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to interfere with or affect the rights of any person or persons acquired before the passage of this act.