Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-20
RICHMOND WING.
PROHIBITION or SLAVE PROPERTY

PROBATION OF SLAVE PROPERTY
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s'~o'' too'~iiiv 70 Prere'f ne escape Of shares
fs-ei-harch i'h 1853
l. he enacted by the general assembly that the Gath
25th 20th 27th and 2sh sections of chapter lg2 Of the
Cod. ,f yi,,;,, and ,h. ..,n. ar. ber.v amended and
''ee'u ~ - II" 'eA' - '''o"s
~ Any lice person who SHAH carry or cause 10 b.
carried oar o any county or eorpoauo" any slave without
tue consent oi MS owner or OF te SuH OF eohm'tee
oi Tue o~nef OF "no sha st'emP' on OF si o'
c"nn'e NJ "uc ~ any sE e' 1 :" u n eS'P'
OF any Save win in'e"' 70 o' uePt"e Tue o"" ct
Oh suen sa'e 'n'i DC I"eousu ,'ee''t ~ sue" Su,N
OF c"tp'r'uon' anu DC C'uieu 10 ''e pe''''H no IS
"sn n's "'' "oro t'A us" '.i 'sa'S' -nu -
VIC, v" "yu VI eI ~, ~ ~ e 80 .
'aue ~ =, VI" ~, ~ , -! ~. $500, -, - .,
Cu'Va ol ~. 1 ~ I'sa'"s ~ a..e'nPuns ~ go -
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=, " 'ai ,h 80. III - $1,000 -, ,Sa C,n,y,,n
W $3.50 s 'e ~ 'e ~ " ~
go ,,,..,. IS . v.ss, ,,,;,, ~ 90 hound a,-
~, ,.v,,J ,h Gni,.of an. SIT 6,vinr 4, sI,,. a.,
hi ;,hoa, nm. ;,,,, r,rsent of the p,,ste- or o,p
thos ,nJ gnr with him bevond the limits of AN, coun
a., nd ,ny t. ,.r.o, ,rsv.n, nv land who .bsll ali
x Iv 10 sc,re on, nj anv county ar corpr,,ion shall
H.. con .i.rd a, carving Off such slave within the mean.
=; -, - ..,;n -, g. r,,s,., -, !. ,sse o.,
"a ~, .h,s ar in mart hy citizens of this State ,nj tri
MI, or nlsnr excnsiyely between places sthip I'm.
So. kno~inriy receiving A slave on board and rn,-
- am h.xo,J Tho limits n, any county ~ithou, t
consent of the master or owner of such slave shall
nay Ia the injured marty the full value of said slave and
In default of vment by the master ct ad vessel the same
sl,u .. 80 I,,I. ,he-.t,-
.Sa6 II the master or skipper of any vessel know
ing, reive on board any runaway slave. and permit
him ,o remain ON board without proper effort In
,nD,.h,,J him he shall be confined in the peui,eutia
~ moo les than five nor more than ten years aud ,,
norev. forfeit 10 the owner the full value the slave s.i
IA, linn ali reasonable expenses Incurred o, him in
-, ,,h .l,y.. AMI the ,urV IN ~. discretion NAV also
con l.nn such offender 20 be publicly whipped such
extent aud at such times As IL may h and such Slave
L,.. hall he urasuuiad TO have Knowingly received
him If The master or other person in charge
tnauI of anv vessel belonging in whole part cit
-, f ,n,,h.r sata or conuan led hy anv person not
s,n, a, citizen ol hi. commonwealth permit A slave a.
90 on baard his vessel OF employ trade with >aN,
L ,h ,,r.e,, q, IN. master or owner of such slave
-, Nth rsfar,nce TO that particular vessel speciuz
H. an. hy name he shall be fined sun not less than
snt, dollars nor more than fty dollars recovered
by action OF debt before Justice and failure to pay
said fin. and costs he shall confined in Jail until
, ,b.aot or until released bv order OF the
rnr,or,ton court within whose jurisdiction the ohene
- c,,ni,tsI. ar proceeings may be had against the
80, Dbich /. held liable for the payment Oi said me
oil ali c,.t. and excuses thereby incurred II = slave
- c,j M, hoard An, vessel Aforesaid in the night time,
i,b,t rtten authority to that effect from his
mr. .r the per-on ia charge command OF said vessel
iii H. nr..un.J 10 have knowingly received HIM
i carr him oil or to all him to escape OF the
-, s.re violating any one OF the foregoing proyi--
80 .b,u an conviction thereof before justice the
,y w ,,rpnration De punished with stripes. and the
-, ibl,y incurred to he paid by the master; IL the
A. h t;i ON; then by the persou hiring tue slave
a. ,iy. nf M. committing the oilense
- II free per.On advise slave abscoui from
- =, ~ ia snch Save 10 abscond by procuring f,r
- ,,;;,., IN him pass register or other writing or
o;ti,g linn money clothes provisions or other facility
~, 90 ,y ,n,no., accessory To the escape attempt
-, al .5,. slsy, be .Lal be confined in the peuiteu-
- L. than five nor moro than ten wears; aud the
49,; n,, in n. discretion condemn such offender he
- l;cl uhiunad 20 such an extent and such times
49, -. f, .laye convicted of persualing aiding
n, ,n"in, =, the escape of another slave with intent
a., -, mr. who acu,ly leaves the State shall be punished