Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-06
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COLONIZATION.
COLONlZtNG TIE FREE PEOPLE OF
COLOUR

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In aet making appropriations fer the memorial o
FREE person, IF eo!ong
| Passed by the General Assembly Of Virviniu
Mnrch ith 1899
l. Re enacted bs he general assembly,, Thu
the sum of eighteen thousand dollars shall be- mn
the sum IS hereby appropriated, TO be paid annual
~, Tor the period ot five yenrs, cut Of any money
IN the treasury, not otherwise appropriated for the
purposes and III the manner herein AFTER prescribed
J. lie IL further enacted, That the governor,
lieutenant governor, n first aud second auditors 70,
the time being, shall be and they are her by
constituted board Of con mssionors for tho pur.
j pose of carrying into effect the provisions of ,bs
| sc', any two OF whom shall DO quorum for sa,d
purpose.
3 Whenever satisfactory proof shnl be produc.
cd to the said board of commissioners, that my
number of free rcrSnns of colour shall have been
actually transported . the colony Of Liberia or
other place on the western coast of Africa, Or that
they shnl have been embarked for transportation
th,iher. from within the limits Of this common.
wealth, by the American colonization society, II
shall be lawful, and the said board Of Commission
ers afe hereby required TO issue their warrant on
the treasury ofths commonwealth for such sum on
suns of money MS may be necessary TO dcfray the
costs OF transportation and subsistins such free
persons 81 color for limited t,mc on the said coast
VI ailtdt puyaDlc 10 inc dulnpf1.fu anu accredited
agent or agents of The sail American colonization
society prorided That the sum Gums which
may from time to time, be thus expended, shall, in
no one yenr, exceed the amount hereby opproprat.
ell for such yenr and that the free persons of color
who may be removed, under tho provisions Of this
act, SINH be selected from the different counties and
corporations Of ths commonwealth in proportion To
the amount OF revenue paid into :hc public treasury
by such county o- corporation, II such fee pevsons
OF cooI can be found in such county or corporation,
willing 10 emlgrato /; but If the whole sum ofn,onoy
hereby appropriated 10 each county and corporation
shnl not be annually applied TO tho removal of such
ice persons OF color therein, because oftheir I'M
Willingness to ON crate threirom, then the balance
thereof may be equI,ably applied. by tho SAID board
commissioners, TO the removal OF free persons Of
color from other counties and corporations Aad /,
preceded further That no, more than ,he san OF /,
thirty dollars shall DO allowed by the sad bnnrd of !
commissioners for tho transportation and suhs,s. |
ence es Aforesaid Of any cs person Of color obcvo
the age of ten years, AMI not than the sum of
twenty dollars, fot the transportation and subsls !
tence Of any free person OF color under the said arc
often years Aud the said board Of co mmssoners |
arc hereby required TO keep an exact account of
all mon',s d'sbursed under the authority of this net
and to make an annual report hercofto the general
assembly, showing the ages and sex Of such FREQ |
persons of color AZ mny be transported from this
commonwealth, and the counties, cities or Dor ouehs
from wi chihay may hive been respectively re-
nous do M ~, -.>'.. - & 800.
rded, TIM, no payment shnll be mnde by the said
board, under the provisions of this oct, for the
Of any other than persona Of color
who are now free md born and residing within
this common wealth, or their descendants.
This TIC, shall he in force from and offer tbc
passage thereof.
TABLE,
Showing the proportion of The sum of $500 op' !
pllcable 10 the transportation OF free persons Of
color fom cuch county aud corporation, nndcf
an act passed by the general assembly OF sirg'' |
MAJ on III. a.h of March, 1888, entitled ian aci !
making appropriations for the removal OF free |
persons of color" prepared in compliance with !.
resolution adopted by the board OF commissioners
constituted under The said net, the 26th March,
1879