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An Act concerning the Importation and Emancipation of Slaves. 1794 34 (1794)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0012 and id is 1 raw text is: Former laws repealed. Iniportation of flaves of certain defcription prohi- bitcd, under penityofo dol. Jars. Not to be imported as znerchandife. Penalty therefor. lHowecived, Not to extend to flaves th'ought for the ufr of the owners. Nor to laves brought by ,,uirantsr, ci' ,tlzenf,'i bringing for thek own: e. SJes,[*ow to. ie. em ., chipatea .: G.,, C I A . . XXVI1I Al. oncernliii tMe~ l rtIMIJn ahd n ,finiatY Std¢e- , ~ . ; . Stc! I. BE it cnaged by the Ge'ieral Affemby, that all; lawi and parts of laws heretdfore in force in this flate etefein tie importaol'df flffivllte' an&the faie are hereby repealed. Sec. 2. Atd beit further enaaed, that no flave ihallbe in- ported jnto this flate from any foreign.c6fintry, nor fiall any flarve whohas been tmiported roe-te Unie S~ates f'romi any foreign- eountry,-firre the fiiV day of January, one thou. iindr fevewhundred, arid eighty' nine, or who may be -here- ;ft*eiMp6rred ino; h&Unitd itates from any for&ign coun- e-y bd imported Ynta this ftati under the penalty 6f threw luttd d-llard - c'-. Ai Iik it fi /her dizalled; thr no flave or flv. iall be imported into this ftatb as. ferehandife , and any, perfon offen~qjng herein, fhall forfeit and pay the fum of t!Wii~ h ~1i~ i' r- ft e~ 'h iort. d4rto 'be redo- -oe yaiii ~ ,io' 1 it~ 'Wh fif, iutl: t~Iiay ho'r if ta fince the faid firfi day of Januairy, on hofn fee .m ed andigt: nine, nohallit k confiruec to preveit per' 1.qt reather a cizen of iiS ta k or er, O'rs e. flave or fiaves not .,: ti:h:t dec. ../ ii & ,;u t/ e ' acte - ,fi fo b perfon his or hrif wili e z. 6 _ -by ii W yi. the - iii[, IW 5r.. mh-te la*d an&i- foal a C4 A''fed in t CC1int, courVby iWo witnefles, i Wlete. b' the: pak-, in,' the. cou t of th6 'otnty where'fi or . .... hs wherels di Fr e e 'f-.s 6 mpcipate or fet free his or her yiU- thaa~d unar~eu rom' r ir: , &itr&& entered rote a rmtidltaa 'i frSIiul: ediitiI Eg if .it er tr itmana , it i of ifm~& i or, hls-\ oqr Rer6W f4, xc Wb ;b Mn d-tile; liS t~tiy be r at dmyn d d w ifeio thdy ve vil' ing chargable to the county. And every' flaV nttk Aitiz par1d, ialk have a crificat, o . t pir freedom from the :%ourt ment, w le couhty-foal 'afix-: ed thereto, for which the cleri~khall charge the eniancipaf6? Iivc Digitized from Best Copy Available

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