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An Act to amend the Act, intituled an Act to amend the Act, intituled, an act to reduce into one, the several Acts concerning Slaves, Free Negroes, and Mulattoes. 1797 5 (1797)

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    T     r'P EAS it ;; deemcl etTentiht to the pubhlic 'afety, that adequate provifion fihould be Pmble.
Ila,'e v lam .1 o tite iiunllhrie'tof-luch free petlons as may be.kunlvY 'ofadvifing or
.a f';ve, to rl' I o14   make iniiraciun-, o who thall bd gtiliy uf ilioting
with a fl-tvu xie murd,: of any perfon wl atiocevor.

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vouilt ut lav,,  ho!il I'uffcr diith without  .uent of c'ti.
Sz6. It.  IJ~ be itrsc nMLT        talI i pr      io h4 lal be com  iaid befort anly
ib'igillrmtef a ,Ai'y U. curpsiv icin coUt. oS nIiashouing or en'tertaining any fdave withoult the
cont'r't ., hi . hri ,;.I'ter, nisftiAvfr ovecilr, S ,all arflit and pay immediately the fun l itell
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