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An Act to prevent the unlawful and violent taking of personal property. 1837 44 (1837)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0132 and id is 1 raw text is: Szc. 3. Be it further enacted, [hat if from any cause no ele* lion for warditns and vv,,trytwn ho held at the time designated in this ,tel, for the sue. Ihe cbarltir hereby granted shall not for that account be for l'eitml, hn in such an event, it shall be the duty of the rector of said church, iflhere be one to fill the vacan- cies occasioned by much ililure, to hold an election, if there be ho rector, i. shall be the dity of l h, wardens and veslrymen in office, when such elctiion should have been held, to cause an election to be held III suim other tiinu, p ic iously giving at least five days pluti,: notii, o, the tinim aod plae of holding such election, and until soch election elhmll he mad, or such appoint- ment by the Rector, E,. J. [ic,,'din, otiecl ievu'idge,.J. C. Ala- clay, L. J. Wood, Park G. Strect, ILId \ 1rh:11i Cromwell, tile present vestryinon, slhall tbe iuivstcd wiih all ,:,rp,'riitte powers to conduct the temporal concerns of s..id choch, us at heiveln provided. Sr c. 4. lie it firther enacted, 'I'hat this act shall go into ope, rotion frcim ind cuter Ih mss;no ift tile saule. Approv..d 11th Februciry, 1837. No. 41, AN ACT to prevent Ilre ucilhwfccl and violcrit taking of' ppr- scclt P iope: 'ty. St.c. 1. Ie it enaeld by tile aivernor and L'gislitive Coun- Sasice may cii of the . i' h'ii.l issue war- Territory .ofcord, T i .i. inade onl rams, onth by the person injiu'iec. lis, atgenit icr iroity, tchoir lilly ju s tice of tihe ionce of this T'lrritiim', tLict t) any sivo or slhvcs, or other c(hatel, hitive been taken, iwcitled or ciriled away by fraud, violence, seduccticon, or oilie r unlawful ia.ns, frotl the possession of such delonent, ani that lhe said cleponmint or the poison for whom Io iik agget icr dlii ney, hone fide chlims a tithe to, or interest in, the sai shvo or shives or other chttel,' or the posscmaion thereof, it sh'ill he thie' duty ol'lic Said justice t issu-e . his warrant is well lor ihe sumumons of the delleiidcit to 'appear forthwith, as lor the seizir' of such slave or slhves or other chat- tie, and suit{ shiye or ,,lavcs or oth e hatte shill iemciin in the custody of the officer cxccutihcg said wilunt, until otherwise or- dered by the judgement of the juIsiic'o as hein bef'ord ,piovided for. SmE. Ee it further eqacied, Tht upon the 'rcturn ofsueh war- Trial of right rant, and seizure ofrsuch sAao or alaves or other cititvi, it shall Of possesion, be the duty of cinch justice of tili eice tic cause to be stiminon.. ed without dlay, two of Ihe next utnightiorig justicesj of the pence, and Ihe salid thr'i'e jtistivce Siltimig together, shall proceed to he ,r ovid,:co us t thu qucitioi of pjuoassion iu it summary

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