Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-22

shall have power, upon satisfactory proof
made to them OF such extraordinary merit
OF the applicant, and of his or her general
good character or conduct, to grant to
him or her permission to remain within
this Commonwealth, and 10 reside within
such county or corporation; provided, how
ever, that no such permission shall be grarst-
ed, unless notice of the application shall
have been posted at the front door of the
Court house otthe county or corporation, for
at leas, five weeks preceding such applica-
ton. Every application so made shall be
duly entered of record and, if the permits
sion be granted, there shall, at the same
time, be enteted OF record, as the auth rity
therefor, the general good character of the
applicant, and the extraordinary merit for
which he or she may have been emancipt-
ted otherwise, any permission granted by
the Court shall be merely void.-A per-
mission SO granted AMI recorded shall au-
thorse the person, in whose favor it is to
reside, AS a free person, within the limits
OF the county or corporation, the Court Of
which Shall have granted it, and shall be a
tuIl protection to such person travelling in
any part OF the Commonw ealth but t shall
nO1 anthorise him or her to reside within
acy other county or orporaticn.--Vhen
permission shall have been so gr.nted to
any emancipated Slave to reside as free
person within any county or corporation, it
shall be lawful for the same court TO eX-
tend the like permission to his or her e.
mancipated wife or husband, or children ::
provided, that | ke notice of the appl C "a
ton be posted at the Court house door,
and that satisfactory evidence be adduced
Il the general good character ami conduct
OF such wife, husband or oh,ldrcn.-When
any app ication for leave Of s;dence
within this Commonwealth made by any
eman cipat slave, she'll be rejected, the
rel -ction thereof shall be recorded, and
shall be final insomuch that no appeal
shall be taken thereupon, & that any such
permission granted by any court thereafter
shall be null and void. If any emancipa-
ted slave, having obtained leave of resi-
dence as aforesaid, shall afterwards be
convicted, by the verdict of Jury and
the uuSment OF court, of any offence a.
galnSt the laws of tins Commonwe alth, it
snail be lawful for any county or corpora
ton court, having granted such leave, a
majority OF the acting magistrates being
present, or having been summoned there
FOR, and such emancipated slave having
been duly summoned to shew cause a .
gamst 1t, to revoke the leave of residence
granted as azores id, if to them it shall
seem eXpedient.-If, after such revocation.
such emanc pated slave shall remain with
In tins Commonwealth more than twelve
months, he or she shall forfeit his or her
right o. tree som, and may be apprehend-
ei anu sofa IN the manner prescribed by
| tine 10Th sec. OF the act to amend the sew
erai laws concerning Slaves, passed the
| 18th January, 1906. And IL any descen-
dant, however remote, of any such female
| slave, as may have obtained leave of resi-
denc= as aforesaid, shall at any time b.
| convicted o. any offence against the laws
| or TINS Commonwealth, it shall be lawful
Tor the court of that County or corporation
/ Within which thc conviction NAV be had,
or such descend ant may reside, to revoke
IN like manner, the leave Of residence
OF such descendant. and to order him or
hSr to depart this Commonwealth where
| upon, ii he or she shall remain therein
more than twelve monthss, he or she shall
| iorie't his or her right of freedom, and
| may be IN like manner unprecedented and
Takes effect from Jan. a4.h, 1851
81 An act, " to amend the act, entitled,
" an act " Incorporating a Company to es-
tablish Turnpike road, c9mmcncinr ar
any point on the route laid down TO the
Leesburg turnpike road, extending towards
the Falls bridge. as far as the boundary OF
the District of Columbia.''
S.. An act, &C concerning James Duren ="
So. " An act, " establishing a separa te
| election on the East 81 lie of Cheat river, in
the county of Monongalia."
| 81. An act. ;" authorizing the divorce of
Hezr kiah Mosby from his wife Bet
sey."
ITO BE CoNr1NuED.1