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A Supplement to the act entitled An act for granting power to the courts to grant licenses respecting slaves in certain cases 1833 246 (1833)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0147 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF THE STATE CHAPTER CCLII. Dig. 510. A Supplement to the act, entitled An act concerning Strays. Amended. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House qf Representa- By striking tives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That out,4c. .the act, entitled An act concerning strays, be and the same is here. by amended, by substituting for the words one year, in every place in which they are used in said act, the words six months; and the How tobe said act shall be construed and have effect, as if the words six read, 4c. months had been originally inserted in the place of the words one year. . Passed at Dover, February 5th, 1833. CHAPTER CCLIII. Mg.11. A Supplement to the act, entitled An act for granting power to the Courts to grant licenses respecting Slaves in certain cases. Slaves ma7 he Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- exported om tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That from or be brought and after the passing of this act, the Chief Justice, or any Associate into this.tate, Judge of this State, upon petition to him in vacation, within the county cenase in which he resides, shall have power to grant a license, to the owner granted, c. or owners of any negro or mulatto slave, to export the same from this State to any other State, or to bring the same from any other into this State, upon such conditions as may be deemed proper, whenever in the opinion of such Chief Justice, or Associate Judge, the facts and cir. cumstances set forth in the petition, will justify the granting of such Slavesmay bo license; and also shall have power to grant a license to the owner or passed and re. owners of any tract of land, situate in any of the counties of the State passed, by the of Maryland, adjoining this State, to employ his, her, or their slave or ownr la slaves, upon such tract of land, and to pass and repass them, to and from in Maryland, the State of Maryland to this State, for such purpose, if in the opinion situate, of such Chief Justice, or Associate Judge, the facts and circumstances under ai set forth in the petition, will justify the granting of such license; cense to be every such license so to be granted, shall be issued by the Prothono- grante, tary of the county where such petition is presented, and shall be under shall be issu. the hand of said Prothonotary, and the seal of the Superior Court. ad. Section 2. And be it further enacted, That no negro or mulatto slave, exported from or brought into this State, or passed or repassed to and Slaves not to from the State of Maryland to this State, pursuant to a license issued be free, as aforesaid, shall by reason thereof, be entitled to his or her freedom. Section 3. And be it further enacted, That for every negro or mu- Fee for li- latto slave, to be brought into this State as aforesaid, and for every conse. negro or mulatto slave, to be passed and repassed to and from the State of Maryland to this State as aforesaid, the owner or owners thereof, shall, before the granting such license as aforesaid, pay to the Pro. For the use of thonotary, the sum of ten dollars, for the use of the fund for estab- the school lishing schools in this State; and for every negro or mulatto slave to fund. be exported as aforesaid, the sum of five dollars, for the use of the Fee to Pro. said fund; and shall also pay to the Prothonotary, for issuing such li- thonotary. cense and making a record thereof, the sum of two dollars. Passed at Dover, Februaiy 5th, 1833. 240

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