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An Act to amend an act entitled An act to prevent the citizens of New York from carrying slaves 1842 219 (1842)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0341 and id is 1 raw text is: OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 210 AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO PREVENT THE CITIZENS A.D. 1812. OF NEW YORK FROM CARRYING SLAVES, OR PERSONS IELD TO SERYICE, OUT No. 2860. OF THIS STATE, AND TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH TIE COMMISSION OF ANY CRIE, PASSED ON THE SEVENTEENTH OF DECEM- BER, EIGHTEEN HUNDR3D AND FORTY-ONE. I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and Hlouse of Representatives, now Regular Line met and sitting in General Assembly, and Ir: the authority of the samee, l l That.the Proviso coltained int th ird section of the Act entitled An Act lnusually. to prevent the citizens of New York from cirrying slaves, or personS held to service, out of this State, ind to preivt the eScilpe() of pIrsoni Char ged with the conunission of aly crime, be amended, so as to rad as fillows Provi. ded, neverthelcss, That the maste01' or Owner of any of tie vessels constituting lines of packets now trading, o, which ity honlftller regularly trade, betweei ally port or ports ill this State, and a port in the State of New York, miiy be permitted, instead of giving a bond on ech arrival in this StLate, to give olie bond, in tie penalty of one thousand dollars, conditioned to pay and satisfy all judginents which iiny be rendered in eonsequnce of the violation of' ally provision of this Act, at any tine within one year from th'c date thereoi, IL And be it further eiicted, Thiat in all cases, the iaster or owner Time allowed of every vessel liable to the provisions, of the Act lerelbefore recitedafterarrival, shall be allowed t wenty-four hours, after his irrival, befloreo ilInspector, or otier olticor, shall take possession of his vessel, under the third section of said Act. Ill. And be it further enacted, That it siall not be lawful forany In- No fees allow- spector, or other officer, charged with the execution of the said Act, to but those deiand 0 exact of any master, owner, or colinello, of day Such vessel, ally spcified. fee or charge whatever, under color of said Act, other than the fees and charges authorized by said Act, and specified therein. And ally Inspector, or other oflfcer, demanding or exacting nIlly fee or charge, contrary to the provisions of this Section, shall furfeit ind pay the sum ofone hundred dollars, to be recovered by any person who may sue for the same, by action of' debt, in aIny Court of Record ill this State, for tile belefit of suCIh IpIrSOl. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Governor of' this State may, May be sus- by proclanation, suspetid the operation of this Act, and of the Act of imemut my the which it is all amendment, until the end of' tl succeeding Session of' ti Le. gislature of this State, whenover lie shall be officially infrined, that the law of Virginia, entitled An Act to Pfrevent the citizens of Now York froi carry. ing silves out of this Commonwealth, and to prevent tile escape of persons charged with the commission of any crime, has been repculed. In the Senate House, the twentieth day of Decemtber, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eighthundred and forly-two, and in thesixty-seventh year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. ANGUS PATrTE RSON, President of the Senate. W. F. COLCOCK, Speaker-of the House of Representatives.

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