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An Act to prohibit the importation of slaves from Africa or other places beyond sea, into this State, for two years, and also to prohibit the importation or bringing in of negro slaves, mulattoes, Indians, Moors or mustizoes [sic] bound for a term of years from any of the United States by land or Water. 1792 11 (1792)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0011 and id is 1 raw text is: be legal and valid c aw,4fage or euftMio the contrary there f in anywife Potwitlftanding. Adbe i~iurther inaledb bsh quthoHe 40r. fald, That all procefsi lodged for frvice drid atuall f6rved, or copies left at the defendant's c lodged place of abode, forthe did thisht after thetime prefcribed by la* fcribed fhaII bewgoo for the return of .procef, hallnot by reafost thereof be void, but for the .fccon4 court diall be good foi the feond court thereafter, in the fame manner as though they had been fervd or effecuted thirty days net before the fitting of the tid fecond court. And whereas, the dodketj.otcadfes at ii6'ue for trial at Camden and at Camridge have rqfpithively become very large, fo that the time allowed by law, is not fufficient for the trial of the whole of the faid ;afes . Be it therefore enaqted by the authority aforeaid, That the courts of common pleas. at the aforefaid places refpedively, at the ;nfuinf. April term, fhall and, may fit from day to day (Sundays ex. &oT, ioM&cozO 4luded until the whole of he caufes at iflue be tried; provided the 9:abtCmden and cpit oumtylodgedIo M do. Pot. extend beyond fifteen days- day neta April rn in the 86rnru Hoi/i lthe D nyfirfi day' of Decem ber in 'th year o our. Lord one tbezfaindfiven hundred- and ninety-t'o, and In the fieup finth year Sf she Indefendence of the United States of therratter DAVID RAMSAY, Prefident of Ibe Senaid. ACOB RED, Speaker of the HouJe of Reprefentativn Al ACt to probi bit tbs importation offIlaves from Africa or' other places beyona fla, into this tt, for two yeari, aid alio to prohibit be importation or b inging in of negroj/aoes, mulattoes, Indians, M ors or mujliioes bound for a term ofyears froi any of the United States by land or i'ater. I W HERI AS it is deemed inexpedient to increafe the number of daves within this ftate, in our prefent circumfitances and fituation:- BE it therefore enaled by ibe bobrable ibe fnat and bufe of repre. fentatives, now met andfiting in general aoembly, and by the authority of the fame, That no flave iall be imported into this flate from Africa, the Welt-India iftands,. or other place beyond fea, for and during the term of two years, commencing from the firft day of January next, which will be in the year of our Lord one thoufand feven him. dred and ninety-three. And be it further enaled by the authority aforefaid, That no flave, or negro Indian, Moor, mulatto or mutizo, bound to fervice for a term of yeats, thall be brought into this (tate, by land or by water C from Preambu No fisre to be im rorted from beyond fea for z years No fla'e, or negro &c bound to fcrve for a term of years

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