Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-09

The t,lloS,ng bull, Of interest to our readers,
has been introduced into the House Of Repre-
,eu,arive., by The Committee on the District Of
COLUMBIA:
ABB n concerning the Importation of Slaves into the
DISTRICT of Columbia, and for other purposes.
b. il enacted by thu Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES at the United States Of Anne
RIGA in Congress Assembled, That, from and
ait,r the passage OF this act, it shall no. be
lawful TO import or bring into the D strict ot
Columbia any slave or slaves, whether held To
service for life or Cor term Of years: but such
slave or slaves, upon soch impor'a ion or b,ing
ing into this District shall thrreupoo cease 10
be slaves, arJ shall be free upon leaving the
Ds riot wi,hin ten dIys thereafter; and the
freedom given by this act shall not be deemed
a m, re penalty upon The person so mpor ing
o. bringing in any slave, but shall b The right
anil privilege and for the benefit of the person
so imported or brough in: and this section
shall in r. gard to the righg Of SUI, h persons be
construed to he remedial law: Proyrd.d d, rhs,
nothing herein contained shall b. construed o
extend TO persons removing 10 this District for
the purpose Of becoming ci'izens thereof, and
who shall, within twenty DAYS, subscribe the
following oath, before some Justice the Peace
within said District, TO BE- filed in the Office Of
The Clerk Of the county in which be or she NAV
reside: |, a. B. do swear that my rembval in o
the DisIric, Of Columbia WI, with no inent Of
evading the laws for presening be further i'm
purlaion OF slaves TO- sale, nor have | brought
with me any slaves with an intention e srlling
them, contrary TO tha: act: So help IN God
Nor tn anv person, ciIiz Of the said Dis,ric',
Claiming shves by desc n, marriage or devise;
mar 20 PERSONS sojourniog Ia said District, who
may bring IN and carry gu, with then, their 90
nestle servants. And provided, also rhat c,>
nzens Of he sad District, holding lsnds in Vir
sHIA aud Maryland, and ci,izens Of Virginia
and Maryland holding lands in the Dis riot Of
columbia, NAV, from time ~ time, remove
Their slaves, worked on their said lands IN said
States, INTO the District aforesaid, or from said
DIS ret inlo the States aforesaid, as the case
may be, for their own use and convenience, and
Mt Tor sale OF hire
sec .. And be i, further enacted, That, in all
sales OF slaves lad, in said District by the au.
,AOrly OF law, or by ADMINISTRATORS or trustees
II shall md NAV be lawful, when such slaves,
SO 10 be sold, consist of family or families, TO
sell them by families; aud ii shall not be lawful,
cayany such safes, TO dispose separately OF hns-
osnd and vile, or Of mother aud her children
under ten years Of age.
Sec. 8 And be it further enacted, That i,
shall not be lawful for any tavern keeper, or o.
ther person in the said District, to keep, con-
me, or imprison, or cause TO BE- kept, confined,
or imprisoned, in his or her house, or building
oi any kind, or in any ship or vessel, longer
.oah twenty Hour hours, any slave purchased
IN or to be carried through the said District,
oy any dealer IN slaves until the name, age,
many, OF such slaves, shall have been reported
10 writing 10 the Clerk OF the Circuit Court Of
we county in which they were purchased or
brought, and a certificate of such report, under
Tue seal OF the Court, shall have been obtain
eu; which certificate shall be delivered to the
'ned, and shall, by him or her, be shown to a