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An Act authorising the removal of slaves from the county of Alexandria in the district of Columbia into this Commonwealth. 1803 63 (1803)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0080 and id is 1 raw text is: r 63 J day : Provided, that they fh l not aijour F.,r a lner priod, than three days, xceptr n the H~pr i a ion. f rh.e pr!riner, .and thn for.not mor :than ten dais T;*lm th0 ,hy j o aJl ourfment, at which time fuch pel i1s fliall be had as if the court had gvoceededto~ thecexamiation of the fazl, at their lirft fitting. S.c, S. 18;c it wtkr na. d, that before any pcrfxi charged vith, treafor. or. fe- locy llh-i bu- tried b.efore a diltri t court, h.! or it (hall be crzamined in th4 man. tier prefcribed by law, by the cuurt of the county or carparati,)r, wherin the of. fince was commirted. ,iec. 6. It? it fitr/ber enafle,l, that aft.r the verliia of twelve men, no judment on any 'ndict:nunt or in'rniati,) f tor flo.iy, or any oibaer offence whatf)ever, l,;l te ftayed or rev. rfe:J, for any fip -f1 t or imp.rfet, in any fich indiclixnt or information 11 a^- th e felony or onfencen therein chr:tred to have tI Xii cOmMitej or done, be plaioly and in fuliance fet ftrth wi:h c;-n:e;it cer. taituy, 10i a to e n'b!e the court to give j '.i 1. l.nt thvercup,, ac. arJin, to th- ye. ry righ1 of the caule) any former law, cuitom or ulge to the contrary nutwith. Sec. !. ITohing in this aq contained flall b .fo con(trued ai to apply to any indiChn'-nt or inkriuation already tiled and now d', niiig. or in any mwainer to rPpeal he ad cldirecting th c nn) 'e of l'uing out and prnf ,cutiug writs of habeas cor V,r ti a,! 'hr 'lti-,g what p-ifmntrs Ihdull b: ro bail. Sec. 8. All ads and paris ofads widiu tht: parv-.v oi this ac, are hereby re. peaied. bic 9't his act thall commence and be in force from and after the firfi day of April next. CIi AJP T J.I X.VI. Criminal not to be trie., in dl'. tla court till ea. nincd in in trlor couru. Judgment after wrdt no, to ba flayed fat' dcfe& in inlii mert if ofTfzce is plainly fate This g ntq apply toe: tala cafle. aepealing lauro Commencing claufa,. An A C ' a: t.'.vrisin2 an addi:v to be built to the Lnitic Huspital in IWilliamsb:rg. (Paf.cd januiry 20, 18 4.) SL ic . F.it ena.hd b thc General .4lffmbq, that the court of dire&rs of Adidon to be the ,Luinatic !ofpi'ain the city of Williamsburg, flall be an I they Aditn r: heby auth rt - and Tequie.i to caute to be ere&b I and buih a, adliti n to th.,t.:fent .-pitalil .th. laid ity, or a fipirace building, at their difcredti , for tle accommodaion,.f the pati;nr, the keeper and matron, of the faid 1tofpital. Awit .: uit')r ot'pnblt, accoautz i. hereby authmrifd and reqlirel to iffui to Hcw the ex- the order of thv coiurt ,t dj rt , a warr-mt or warrants on the rreafury, for any p'- hall be him m,.,t excc:eding fo'ir huttered and lity poun is, in addition to the fum appro. lImateA. for. thiv U170 f the fridJ horl il, tohe paid out of any m ney in the treafu- Iv, not oth irle apprpri uic,I. and to he applied by the ftaid court, towards the Sr.W,,im cf lid builing, :. Prevlet, ~ihjt.it hl not be lawful for the fid direc- ror. top to c, pvd in thec redi r) of the f.id hui ling, tuurC than the funm herein be. fi,,-e r-ti~tuned; nur lill the commonwealth, ta any event, be liable for any Tim act (ff.!l commenwe an he-.in force from and after the palling thereof. SEl AP rER, XCVII., An .CI ait:.korising the. ro,.,19! jt ,v's.,om t1he county of diexandria in the district of Co!:tia irt3 this Comn(, nweaf. (Pai'd january 21 It. 1804.) Scdion . i E i en, W d by IG Gene-rat Al . .hat it hAil.and ma y beawfilI r A W edi wahy. be tpc' tht, o, thre an..Iv~of this comi uwelh ol r~s;oumtv-ofiAlex. rcuived f6m 11ria in .th d of u ..la ndw~thinthis, Itate, w ho has ,car- Ahxanddi' ,ied or may hereafter carry or fend, any flave or flhvs.into thT county of .-lexan- ot tohis . ria,.in ilw (ittrit tiouefaidh auu.whhs not there fold fnPc m flaye o~flaes, to r ti move him, her or them back again into Virginia, without incurring 4y psaalty therclur, nor thall fuclh flave or flaves he entitled to treedoni on that account.

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