Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-16
CORPORATION or ALEXANDRIA.


act of the Congress OF the UnIted otases,
passed on the twenty seventh day Of Fee
bruary, in the wear one thousand eight hum
bred and one, entitled, S An act concern
inc the district of Columbia itissdeclared
that the laws of the State Of Virginia as they
then existed, shall be and continue in force
in that part of the district OF columbia
which was coded by the said state to the u.
States. And whereas several laws passed
hv the general assembly of the said state of
Virginia previous to the said twenty Sc
ysnth day of February, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and one, concern
ing slaves, free negroes * mulattoes, .weres
on the said tweuty-seventh day of Februa.
rv, III the year one thousand eight hundred
and one, In force in the said state OF Virgi-
MIA.
sSsc. 4. Be it enacted By the Common
Couhcil of The tom 81 Aleaagdria, That it
shan be the duty Of the mayor OF the said
town, and of each of the constables in the
said town, to cause the said laws OF Virgil
MIA to be strictly executed within the limits
of the said town.
Sec 2. Be il further enacted, That the
it Shall be their duty once IN every three
months 10 report to him the names OF every
free negro or mulatto residing within the
limits of the corporation including in their
said report the time when such negro or nlu-
latto removed TO the town, and from what
place he or she last came, & whether such ne
gro or mulatto hath any certificate OF free
dom. land to cradle the said constables to per-
formthsduty hereby assigned them the may
or is hereby required to-cause the said lists
to be taken by wards * to assign to each con-
stable his respective ward, which lists thus
returned TO the mayor he shall lay before
the common council, which is to be kept
safely by the clerk thereof, and upon such
report being made as aforesaid by the said
constabIes to the mayor, he is hereby re-
quired to cause without delay the said laws
ofsVirginia to be strictly carried into exc
cution against any free negro or mula,to
who shall appear to him to come within the
true meaning and intent Of the said laws of
Virginia.
Sec. 5. Be At further enacted, that every
negro or uaulatto now residing within the
limits OF the corporation and claiming a
light TO his or her freedom, shall file with
the clerk of the common council an authen
tic copy of his or her certificate. OF freedom,
within one month after the passing of this
act every negro or mulatso claiming his or
her freedom and who shall hereafter acquire
il the manner herein after directed, right
10 reside within the limits Of the corporation
shall file . like copy of his cr,her certificate
with III clerk aforesaid within twenty days
after obtaining such right of residence; and
every negro or mulatso claiming his or her
freedom. nsglecting to file such copy Of his
or her certificate of freedom within the Pc
,iods herein before stated, shall be treated
by the mayor In the manner directed by the
aforesaid laws of Virginia-and to enable
the mayor duly TO execute the aforesaid
laws as to such negrosor. mulatto who shall
neglec, TO file the copy Of the certificate a.
foresaid, withinths. period aforesaid, with
the clerk of the council, it shall be the duty
of the clerk tofeturn to:the mayor once in
every month, a list of the names ofsuch ne
groes or mulattoes who may lave left with
him copies of their certificate
- Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That any
free negro or muIatto obtaining licence in
the manner by this act herein after directed
under the seal of the corporation and filing
an authentic copy. with the clerk of the Com
mon Council, shall, after obtaining and fling
the same, be permitted to reside within the
limits OF the corporation SO long as such
free negro or mula,lo shall behave and con-
duct himself in quiet, honest and orderly
manner to be Judged of BY the mayor, who
shall cause such iicence to be revoked upon
such negro or mulatta being convicted be-
fore him of disorderly, riotous or dishonest
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