Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-06

VI Al inc county IN WHICH said slave may
nave been purchased. and that the certificate and
declaration oath of the said freehoders shall
also be accompanied by declaration by the clerk,
under the seal OF the court Of which he is the clerk
that the certificate was executed before him, and
that the declaration OIL oath of the freeholders, re-
! quired by the preceding section. was also made
before him, that they are men OF GOOD character
and are not vendors, that the officer before whom
it may have been taken or made was duly author
lied to administer oath; and that the persons so
] certifying and declaring are respectable and well
known freeholders of the county, which declare
ton of the clerk eail be accompanied by the GER
iificaie of the presiding judge, certifying that the
officer signing said declaration is the clerk of the
court over which he presides.
Sect. 3. Be II further enacted, that from and
after the hrst day Of April eighteen hundred aud
twenty nine. any person introducing or bringing
into this State, any slave or slaves above twelve
years of ago, !or the purpose or with the intention
OF selling or hiring them. shall execute before
Notary Public or Parish Judge. an authentic &C.
of every sale contract Of hire which he or they
may make of such slave slaves, and that no 9TH
err title shall be considered valid and that before
such sale or contract shall be executed, he or
they shall produce to the said Notary Parish
Judge the certificate end declaration on oath of
the freeholders aforesaid, aud the said declaration
ofthe clerk, well as the certificate Of the Judge
required by the preceding section, in relation to
each slave, above twelve years OF age, which he
or they may be about to convey or hire; of all
which, particular mention shall be made in the
said conveyance or contract. and he they so
intending and about to convey or hire, shall take
and subscribe a declaration ON oath, before the
said Notary Parish Judge, that the said certif-
cate or certificates, and declaration declarations
on oath of the freehoiders by whom they have
been made together with the declaration of the
clerk under the seal Of the court aforesaid as well
as the certificate Of the Judge, all by him or them
so produced to the said Notary or Parish Judge
are genuine, and that the slave or slaves about 10
be conveyed OF hired are identically the same as
those described in the said certificates, and the
said certificate and declara alton or certificates and
declarations shall all be deposited with the said
Notary or Parish Judge, aud annexed to the con-
veyance or contract.
Sect. 4. BE IL further enacted, that from and
after the first day OF April eighteen hundred and
twenty nine, the citizens of this State who shall or
may introduce or bring therein one or more slaves
4 Tor their OWE use shall bring with them the same
kind OF certificate and declaration for each slave
above twelve years OF age, which is provided for
! by this act, and he they shall, within twenty
days of the arrival of the slave or slaves within
the State, deposit the said document or documents
with the Parish Judge of the Parish i'm which he
or they may have their dornicil, and shall make
and subscribe declaration on oath before said
Judge 10 relation to the genuneness of the tocu-
mens or documents deposited and the identity
OF the slave or slaves; and the person or persons
who shall fail to comply with the provisions Of this
section, snail suffer fine not less than two hun
dred and fifty dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars for each and every slave so introduced
Sect. .. Be it further enacted, that from
and after the first day Of April eighteen hundred
and twenty nine. persons emigrating TO this State
and with the bona fidc intention of settling and
establishing themselves therein shall comply in
every respect with the provisions of the first and
fourth sections of this act, and shall not sell any
slave or slaves by them brought or introduced
herein, until after the expiration Of two years from
the time when the same may have been Introduced
brought. in, and that at the time when any CON
veyance shall be about TO be made, the same shall
be executed before Notary Public or Parish
Judge, and the person persons by whom
such conveyancs may be about TO be execut-
ed, and before executing the same, shall make and
subscribe a declaration or. oath before said Nota
ny or Parish Judge, deciaing that he or they have
come into the State with the bona fde intention
OF settling and establishing themselves therein,
Chat he or they have lived in this State for the
term oil TWO consecutive years Immediately pre-
cecing the time OF making such declaration and
that the slave or slaves which he or they ara a.
bout to convey, are the same brought introduce
ed into this State by him them at tho time of
their settlement and establishment therein pro-
y!ed, however, that the said person or persons so
emigratng To this State, may hire for a term not
exceeding one year at any one time, the slave or
slaves so introduced or brought in. which con-
tract oil hire Shall be executed before Notary or
Parish Judge. and none other shall be valid in
law; and thatthe said person or persons shall make
and subscribe declaration OH oath Of the same
Hiiin ard III The same manner, that reuuir ed 10
W i'a"e ny TIC u"ner IN the preceding part oil This
section, except as regards the time he or they
may have lived in this State, and he or they shalt
further declare on oath, that the slave or slaves
about to be hired, have not within his knowledge
been guilty or convicted of any crime; and who
ever shall act in contrayenon Of the provisions
Of this section shall suffer fine not less than five
hundred dollars nor more than one Thousand dol
lars, for each and every slave go introduced; Pro-
paaed. that persons eJngrating 10 this state as A.
boye stated, be authorised TO sell the slaves by
them so introduced.or brought in before the ex-
plratlon OF The two years above mentioned on
complying with the provisions Of the first second
and third sections Of this act
Sect o. Be it further enacted, that IL any per-
son OF persons. introducing or bringing into this
state any slave or slaves above twelve years ofage
or shall Introduce or bring into this state any slays
or slaves with the intention Of selling or hiring the
same, which intention shall be presumed of the
person introducing them, shall fail within twenty
days after the arrival of such slaves in the state TO
take the oath and conform the regulations in e.
very particular prescribed for the observance of
emigrants and Citizens, without complying in eve
~ particular with the formaities and requisites
provided for in the fret, second and third sections
of this act, such persnn or persons on conyic,ion
thereof shall suffer fine not less than one thou
sanc dollars nor more than two thousand dollars
ana an imprisonment of not less than ak months
nor more than one year, and shall moreover for.
ie't the slave or slaves Illegally introduced or
brought iato the state, which may be uIso!d in
nus possession, which slave or slaves shall be pub.
icly sold, after a notice of twenty davs bv tho
sheriff Of the parish where such forfeiture NAV
have been pronounced, one fourth Of the nett pro-
ceeds OF which shall be TO the use Of the iniortner
ine remainder to the use OF the state
Sect. Z. Be IL further enacted, thatif any pcr-
son or persons shall purchase any slave or slaves
introduced or brought into this state for sale or