Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-11

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ry To be impannelled, TO try the lac,s
without The formality OF pleading, unIe IS
good cause be shewn for continuance I:
and IL the jury shall find that the said
slave or slaves were broueh, into this
| COMMUNICATING and have Remained there.
IN contrary TO the provisions of this ac,.
the court shall make an order, direSli.g
nm, her, or them to be delivered 10 the
oVerseers OF the poor, 10 be by them sold
Tor cash, and applied as herein direet.
ed.
Sect. 6. 1.-THE owner or holder oes,cb
save or slaves be not within the county
or corporation, or shall not have been
summoned as aforesaid. the cour, shall
make an order, requiring The owner or
hoider 10 appear at some court tev.
to be specified in such order. to de-
tend his right which order Shall he nnb-
hshsd al the front door OF the courthouse
.ot the countysor corporation for two sue.
crssive court-days, and inserted in some
newspaper printed in this stale, for fonr
times seccesslvely. The court TO which
The owner or holder is di,e6ed to ar.
pear as Aforesaid, shall proceed to inn.
pannel jury in like manner, and make
IKE order tor 2. delivery to, end sale by
the oyefseers oil the poor, as if the own.
eror holder had regularly appeared.
oect' z. The nett proceeds Of such
sale, IN either case, aNsr deductne ten
per centum as an allowance 10 such of
The oserseers Of the poor as have com
meneed the prosecution, and the leraI
COSTS attending the same, shall GO tow.
ARDS iessenlng The poor rates Of such
county or corporation.
i sect 9. Every person hereafter bring
| ing INTO ih's commonwealth, any slave
or slaves, contrary TO this ael, shall for
| 'e't and pay the sum of four hundred
| collars Tor every slave so brought IN
ana every person selling, buying, or hi.
| ring any such such slave OF slaves, know
ng The same TO have been bsouyh, in
contrary 10 the provisions of Inns at}
shail forfeit and pay the sum of four hun
| cred dollars for every Save so bought,
soi.i, or aired ; which Forfeiture, snail
accrue 10 the use of the common
| wealth, TO be recovered by action of
| debt or intor nstion, in which the dsfena.
ant shall be held TO special bail; iudr.
'nent shall be rendered WITHOUT REGARD
10 any exception or want OF form, add
an attorneys fee OF twenty dollars shaH
be taxed in the bin of costs.
osct' y. Any slave who hath been, or
hereafter shall be sronghI into this state
contrary 10 law, or who shall be passing
thronSa the, state by land or alter, and
shall commit a capital crime, and be fri.
ed andexecaied there for, within tbi, corn.
monweaith, shall not be valued By the
court condemnlnS him or her, nor pa d
GU! OF the public treasury Nor shall a.
ny Save be paid for who shah be convict
ed and executed Tor the com m. ssion az a,
cr'me, IN the perpstIation OF which ,hr
owner snail pe either principal or accss.
sary, and be thereof convicted.
sect. 10. md DC IL further c7sacfed, That
, II any slave heresfier emancipalcti, Shall
remain within this commonwealth Unor-
IMAM Twelve months after his On her riph,
TO freedom shall have accrued, he or he
shall forfeit ali such right, aud may be
! apprehended and sold by the over see,
OF The poor OF any coua,y or corpora,,on.
IN which he or she Shall be found, for
the benefit of the poor of such county or
corporation,
oect. IL. Every oyersecr Of the poor
! within this commonwealth, shall, IN addI.
''on 10 me oaihs prescribed by law, take
( the following -" /, a. b. do swear, that
VIII faithfully enforce the laws TO pre.
vent the importation Of slaves"
Sect. ~. ii, IN any action or prosecu.
'ion by the oYerseers OF the poor Ia virtue
OF TINS ae., they snail be cas;, ihey shall
not be-iiabie for costs but The same shall
DC betrayed out oi the levy laid by them.
Sect. %. Nothing in this act shall be
construed so as TO aDi,dgc the power OF
'be executive, TO remove slaves brough he
In!o This state, conferred by The fourth
secuoh OF a. act passed on The twenty
hrsi day OF January, one thousand sipht
hundred and one, eaii,led, E" An act to
amend the act, ensided az act, to reduce
INTO one the several acts conceroinp
slaves, Tree negroes and mulaitoes :" or
so as TO repeal an ac,, ent led " An se,.
authorizing the re NOV al of slaves from the
county OF Alexandra, in. the Distr,et OF
Coiumbia."F
Sect. u. All s6ss and parts OF acts, con.
trary TO ihe meaning and intent of tins
ACT, shall De aud the same hereby are
repeated.
sect. Is. This a0 shall be given in
charge to every grand jsry wlihln this