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An Act to authorize Isaac P. Walker, to remove a certain slave therein mentioned, from this State, into the State of Maryland. 1839 201 (1839)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0154 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF THE OVAWS UP MUhdWAW32e CHAPTER CLIV. AN ACT to authorize Isaac P. Walker, to remove a certain slave therein mentioned,from this State, into the State of Maryland. Private act. Passed at Dover, January 10, 1839. CHAPTER CLV. AN ACT to encourage the growth and reeling of silk within this State. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represen- tatives of the State of Delaware in General dssembly met, That from and after the passage of this act, whenever any person or persons, individually or collectively, shall raise any silk within this State, he, she, or they shall be entitled to draw from the State Treasury a pre-nium of fifleen cents for each and every pound of cocoons so by P u him, her, or then raised, and the further premium of fifty cents per Premnnd pound, for each and every pound of merchantable raw silk by him, reeled silk. her, or then reeled from cocoons so raised; and the person or per- sons, so claining the premium aforesaid, shall first exhibit the co- corns raised, and the silk reeled as aforesaid, to one justice of the peace of the proper county where they shall have been raised, and the said justice of the peace shall thereupon examine the person or persons claiming the premium as aforesaid, upon his, her or their oath or afirnation, and shall require the person, so claiming the ing to make preniu n, to swe.lr or alir n that the cocoons were raised in the oath &c., be- State of Dlaware,-that the premiu n has not before been claimed fore J. P. by, or paid to, sucl person or persons so claiming, or to any other person; and also in relation to such other facts, matters or things as is or nay be in their opinion connected with the raising or reel- ing the sa ne; and unon the evidence being satisfactory to his mind. Certificate of he shall thereunon nake out a certificate of the same under his hand J. Peace. and seal, and the sai, Stte Treasurer upon the presentation of said certificate or certificates, is hereby authorized and directed to pay This act not to extend W4 the amount of the saone out of any monies belonging to this State. cor ed which may be in his hands not otherwise appropriated. Provided, companies. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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