Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-11-17

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colour for life or years, with design or
intent TO export, or send, or carry such
slave or servant out OF this state, such
person shall be deemed guilty Of INSIDE
| meanor, and on conviction shall be pun
| ished by fine, siess than 1000 dollars
nor more thar 1000, or by imprisonment
at hard labour a0t less than two nor more
than four years, or both, at the discretion
Of the court. And further, that every
slave or servant SO purchased, transferred
or assigned, shall be free.
5. And be ii enacted, That if any per-
son or persons shall fit out, equip, or man,
or otherwise prepare, any ship or other
vessel, to sail from any port or harbour of
this state, for the purpose OF exporting or
carrying out of this state, or sending TO
sea, any slave or servant of colour for life
or years, such ship or vessel, her cargo,
tackle, furniture, and apparel, shall be
forfeited, and shall aud may be seized by
any justice of the peace, sheriff or coro-
ner, within this state, and prosecuted by
such justice of the peace, sheriff or coro-
ner, making such seizure, by information
in Rem in the supreme court, or the in
ferior court oil common pleas in the coun-
ty 10 which such seizure shall be made.
Sec. 6. And be ii enacted, That every
ship or vessel with her cargo, tackle, fur
niture and apparel, so seized as aforesaid,
and against which judgment shall be had
and obtained. shall, by order of the court
in which such judgment shall be had, be
sold by the sheriff of the county in which
such seizure was made, or liz case the
said sheriff be party TO the prosecution,
then by one of the coroners of such coun-
ty, who, after deducting all legal costs
and charges, to be taxed by the court 10
which the said judgment was had, and
two per cent on the amount of such sale,
shall pay one half OF Inc nett proceeds
thereof to the collector OF the county in
which the seizure was made, for the use
of the state, aud the remaining part there
of TO the person or persons making such
seizure, and prosecuting the same to effect.
Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That ii shall
be lawful for any justice of the peace.
sheriff or coroner of any county within
this state, to go on board of or enter any
ship or vessel lying in any port or harbour
of this state, for the purpose of making
the seizure aforesaid, and if any master,
seaman or other person on board such
ship or vessel, shall refuse or not suffer 10
enter, or resist before or after entering on
board such ship or vessel, any justice Of
the peace, sheriff or coroner, attempting
to enter on board, or being already on
board such ship OF vessel for the purpose
of making such seizure as aforesaid, eve
ry person SO refusing or resisting, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and, on
conviction, shall be punished by fine not
less than 1000 nor more than 1000 dol
lars, or imprisonment at hard labour not
1 less than two nor more than four years, or
both at the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 8. find be it enacted, That it shall
be lawful for every person who shall have
resided five years within this state, and
who shall be about to remove permanently
therefrom, TO caray with him or her
every such slave as shall have been the
property of such person during five years
next preceding. Provided at'uays, that
before such person shall attempt to carry
away such slave out of this state, he or
she shall make satisfactory proof before
the court of common pleas of the county
| in which he or she last resided, that such
slave bath been his or her property during
FIVE years then next preceding, and shall
also prove to the satisfaction OF the said
court, by the oath or affirmation of two
credible witnesses, that such person in-
tending to carry away such slave out OF
this state, hath resided within this state
five years next preceding, and that such
4 slave hath been in the service or employ
Of such person, as a slave during that time,
and shall obtain from said court license
under the seal Of the court to carry such
4 slave out Of this state. And PROVIDED
also. that such slave be Of full age, and
shall have consented TO be carried out Of
this state, upon private examination, be-
fore the presiding judge of said court, or
in case Of his absence, before any two
other Judges of the same, whose certi6
l cate Of such consent shall be then and
there produced to the court before the
granting of such license as aforesaid.
i Sec. Q. And be it enacted, That every
master of vessel who shall knowingly
receive on board such vessel, for the pur-
pose of carrying out of this state, any
slave, for whose expectation license
hath not been obtained as herein before
directed, or who having ignorantly re-
ceived such slave, shall suffer such slave
to depart from his said vessel in any place
out Of this state, shall be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
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