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An Act to prevent the future migration of free negroes and mulattoes to this state. 1807 33 (1807)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0059 and id is 1 raw text is: E 33 1 to accompany the subrk-ena, or to a company a e tp ,, notice ofapplication for an injunction, shall be and the same are hereby repcalcd. St.. ndl be it further enacted, That an ap- peal or writ of error shall not be sustained to C.if in which stay or reverse an order or decree of dischare or wrf. of ewrr'inal e or ,t be ftbined. dissolution of an injunaion, but instead ithereof ont' or more of the judgcs of the cot . of ,iipcals on in-speding the records, may by his or their or- der reinstate the initmtion, provided he or they shall be of opinion the same was inpropcrly dis. charged or dissolved. This aft shall be in force from and aftgr its passage. CHAP. XVII. ,n afi to prevent the f .ure min'\ration of frce ne. groes and miualoes to this state. Apjw'rvctd, iubihntay 2 3, 1805. WHEREAS it is, represented to the present gencral assembly that a very Lcrious evil is likely io be produced by ti emigration of emancipated slaves from different parts of the union to this tate, and that many of the states have passed laws compelling slaves whcu emauicipat d by ci- tizens of their recpecliv states to remove out of such state within a .given time: for remedy Whereof, Sec. i. Be it cnac7cd by the general assemibly, reegros an4 That from and after the lirst day of IVlay next, it Mlattce their tiatil'n to th'i' shall not be lawful for any free negro c~r mulatto Rate p!hibjtcA- to migrate or-be brought into this state from any territory or state within the United States or vlclcr; i aud if any free negro ur mulattv .:1all-

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