About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

An Act in relation to free negroes and slaves. 1851 591 (1851)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0168 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OP DELAWARE. to be tendered safe and convenient for public travel thereon, then notice, Levy. and in that case, an actibn shall accrue to the said Levy Court and Court naY rue for dams- Court of Appeal, to have and demand of and from said owner or gen. owners for the time being, or other person or persons causing such injury or damage to said road or bridges, double the amount of the necessary costs of' rebuilding or repairing said road or bridges, as the case may be, which said amount may be recovered by suit in the Superior Court of the State of )elaware, in and for Sussex county, in an action of debt; and for this purpose the said Levy Court and Court of Appeal, are hereby empowered to institute and prosecute such suit in their name of the Levy Court and Court of Appeal of Sussex county, against such owner or owners, 6r other person or persons causing such injury or damage, and any judg- ment recovered in any such suit, shall be applied when collected by said Levy Court and Court of Appeal, to the repair and improve- ment of roads and bridges in said Dagsborough hnndred. Passed at Dover, March 5,1851. CHAPTER DXCI. AN ACT in relation to free negroes and slaves. WHEREAS, The rapid increase of free negroes in this State is a Preamble. great and growing evil, injurious and corrupting to the resident ne- groes and mullattoes, and the necessary consequence of our laws and geographical position; And whereas, other States in thu Union which do not recognize the institution of slavery, have by their constitutions and statutes, guarded against the evils of a large free negro population, it becomes the duty of the Legislature of Del- aware, to pass such laws as will be practical in their bearing, and at least arrest the grievance nowv so generally felt. Therefore. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Jepresenta- Non-resident tives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That norfree negroea free negro or mulatto not now residing in this State, shall hereafter prohibited come into this State, and if any free negro or mulatto shall come from coming into the State contrary to the directions of this act, it shall be theStothe duty of any Justice of the Peace who shall have knowledge or in- Duty of Jue. formation thereof, and he is hereby directed and required, to issue a of Peace. warrant under his hand and seal, directed to any constable of the county, who shall forthwith proceed to arrest the said free negro or mulatto and bring him or her before the said Justice of the Peace; and thereupon, the said Justice of the Peace shall enquire into the 891,

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most