Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-08

governor auO HIS SuCSCSsoas3 IA Ps.g
equal TO- double the value OF each slave,
conditioned for his appearance at the next
court: be il monthly or quarterly, TO abide
byathe order Of thesconrt; if which recog-
niaapce, together with the warrant shall be
immediately returned by him sothe clerk OF
the court. 1.-THE owner or holder shalIno
be in the county or corporation, or tails TO
appear, having been summoned, or is una.
Bile or refuses to give security, the magls'
trate shall deliver che slave to the sheriff or
serieanr, to be forthcoming at the next
court. Upon the appearance of"the party
at court, in discharge of his recognizaace,
or his failing to appear, the court to which
he was bound TO, appear shall cause q jury
to be impannelled TO try the facts without
pleadings, Jules cause be shewn tor con-
tinuance; ifshe jaf hnd that che slave
was brought into this state, and remained
there contrary TO this law, the court shall
direct sush slave toebe delivered to the
overseers of the poor tcbe sold for cash,
and applied as herein directed. IL the
owner or holder be not In the county or
corporation, or be- not summoned, the
court shall order him TO be summoned to
some court day to be specified in the or
der, to defend his right, which order shall
be published at the front door Of the court
house, for two successive court days, and
inserted in some newspaper printed 10 the
stale, four times successfully. The court
TO which the owner or holder is directed
to appear, shall proceed in all respects as
if he had regularly appeared.
The nett proceeds OF such sale, de-
ducting ten per cent. as an allowance 10
the oyerseers of the poor who commenc.
ed the prosecution, and the legal costs,
shall go towards lessening the poor.rate.
Any person.bringiag slave into THIS state
contrary to this act, torfei,s 400 dollars;
and every person selling, buying, or hir-
ing such slave, knowing the same to have
been brought in contrary to this act, tor
feits 400 dollars, tor every slave SO bought,
sold, or hired; which fotfeAures shall &C
crue to the commonwealth, to be reco.
vered by action of debt or information,
in which the defendant shall be held TO
special bail judgment shall be given with.
out regard to any exception for want OF
form, an attorneys fee Of 20 dollars taxed
in the bill Of costs. Any slave who hath
been, or may be brought into this state,
contrary to law, or shailobe passing thro'
the same by land or water, and shall
commit capital crime and be tried and ex
ecuted therefor, shall NOT be valued by the
court condemniug such slave, nor paid TOR
out of the public treasury. Nor shall any.
slave he paid for, who shall be executed
for any crime, in the perpetratIon OF which
the owner shall be either principal or &C.
cessafy, and be thereof convicted. IF any
slave hereafter emancipated' shall remain
within this commonwealth rnore than 2
months, after his or her right of freedom
shall accrue, such slave shall forfeit ali
such right, and may be apprehended End
sold by the overseers of the poor OF. any
county or corporation where found, for the
benefit OF the poor of such county or cor
poration. Every overseer of the poor, IN
addition to the present oaths, shall take the
following: g /, A 8, do swear thar | viii
faithfully enforce the laws TO prevent the
importation of slaves" If in any action
or proseeu,,onby overseers of the poor, ID
virtue OF this act, they shall be cast, they
shall rot be liable TO costs, but the SAME
shall be betrayed out of the levy laid bv.
them. Nothing ia thisact contained shall
abridgc the power of the. executive to re
move slaves brought into this state, con-
ferred by the 18th section of the act passed.
the 21st OF January, 1901, to amend al
act, to rsluce~into one the several acts con
corning slaves, &c. nor to repeal an act.
authorising the removal ct slaves from
the county of Alexandriain the district of
Columbia This actto be given in charge
to every grand jury.
To commence the first day OF May
next
5. To amend the &C. concerning the
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