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Non importation.
of flaves continued
'till January, A797.
slaves and free
Negroes not to,
be imported. fronml
without the United
States.
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f fro m i a oror o ler /d ea , inyo ti fe ae, fo
twoyeaa nd lfotoproibi th imoraInd r o' brigig n be
gro fl s IMa Inoilans, or mo b oa
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EEiit enahledl
telaw, Thati an at, entitledf an la. to, prohibit the importation of
foaves from Africa or other places beyond fea into this fr te for
two yearsi and alfo to Prohibit the irportati n or bringing inof he-
grolflaves, rulattoes indians, Moors or mufteooesn. boundor a
term of years, from any of the Unite d States, by lad oro water,'
be an d the. fame is hereby etended nti1;thvefrff day of January, i
theyearof our. Lord one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-
feven.
codfde within this ftites flyal e , and f the t it fhall not
belawf aitanytir ' hereafter, for anydflave, or freenegro, hmuattoe,
or mufle poeeor other penrfon of colou whether boridor free, to be im-
ported or broughmin e this Rate, ortolandor enter theatmate t fromrthe
Baharnas or Wefa ndia if ins ori from.nypart of the continret
of America, without the limits of theUnited States, or fromu other
par ts bey'ond',f~a: And a14 and'everyflave and -luives, w~hich, lhall, b~e
import rted, or brought asaorefaid upon landing or beiglanded, or
conde within' thi' ftcef fviall be, ,and the fame are hereby
declared to be forfeited;'. and' the- governor is herebyautnorized
and rcquired'. tot'ranfport faid' flve, and fell him, or her: (one. half
of the prceedsnfor the benefit of thefke and the other half'ttuhe
ihfofnder:) and-Moreover teo perfo por perfons, wwhoilhallrjmpoft orb
bring in fuch flave or aves, upon beint convi6ed thdreofd fnall forfeit
and pay 'to the pate the fum of fifty pounds, for each have co unlaw-
fully impoited,* or'brough't'in; and'the f 'hp, 'or, veffe]; or other, vehi-
cie s, by whi fich fves fbald u e to unlaw ffill imported orbrou ht
in, is hereby declared refponfiblefor paying the' fame, an 'hall
forthwith be ta orken pffefin of, for and on behalfaof the ate, unlef
the offnder or offenders,, orfot& 6ther perfon or perfons, will be-
fore fomejudgeor nagiirate, eter into ond andgQqd fecrity, to
the fl ate, for. the. pay men't of Iluch pen alty, together with coPis and
charges, as fliall11 66. adjudged tiefofiedlnercb virtue of
this aSt. And if ,,ny free negro,,nmulattoe or rnuflezoe, or other per-
forn of cco'dur, bond or free,, fromn any of the places or parts afore-
fid, (hail land or enter this Rate, of their own accord, they, and
eacht of themi ,fhall..'iiiime'diadtely be apprehended and committed to
gaol j .and notice of fich commitment ihall immediately be given to
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