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An Act concerning Patience and her Children. 1809 54 (1809)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0122 and id is 1 raw text is: C54) Penalty on of. fenders. lqegultlons for passing said toad, Table of rates to be set up. *NRTUE THURTY-JOURTil YEAn 07 TRZ COMMONWLALT1t. ?. And be it further enacted by the authority u6redaid, That if any person or persons driving or riding in any #-t waggon or other carriage, or riding, leading or driing any tdig sul ject to toll by this act, shall pass through any gate, bars or fence, or shall pass through any toll gate under any pretended exemption or privilege to which he or she is not entitled, or to do any thing in- their passage with intent to lessen or evade the tolls hereby granted, he or she so offending shall forfeit and pny the sum of five dollars (if a free person) to the use of the company, to be recovered With costs as other penalties are by law'recover. able, and if a slave to be punished wizh stripes not exceeding fifteen lashes, upon conviction before a justice of the peace. 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons riding on horse back, or drawing any cart, waggon, carriage or other thing along the said road, in passing any other thing, uhall keep to the right in their pausing direction, and any person offeiding herein, being a free person, shall be fined In a sum not exceeding five dollars, to the use of the party hi. jured, to be recovered with costs in the same manner as other penalties are by law recoverable; and if the offender be a slave to be punished with stripes, net exceeding fifteen, upon con- viction before a justice of the peace for said county of Fairfax. 9. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the president and directors shall cause a table of' the tolls paya- ble for the use of said road to be constantly kept stuck up at their toll gates, to be shewn to any person demanding the same. Commencement 10. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof CHAP. LVIII. .An Act concerning Patience and her Children. [Passed January 16, 1810.' Preamble. 7THEREAS it has been represented to this present General V Assembly, That a certain free man of colour by the name of Frank, hath lately departed this' life, within the common- wealth, leaving in bondage a widow, named Patience, and three children, Philemon, Elizabeth and Henry, whom the said Frank by his meritorious industry, purchased in his lifetime, but fail.. ed to emancipate, and asking the aid of the legislature in obtain- ing their freedom: Patience and her clildren dedlhred free. Proviso. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That the aforesaid Patience, widow of the said Frank andithe aforesaid Philemon, Elizabeth and Henry his children, henceforth shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of freedom, as much so as if they had never been in slavery-, Provided always, that this act s.ill not be construed to affect the claim of any person or persons whatsoever, against the estate of which the said Frank died seized and posses- sed. Commencement. 2. This act shall commence and be in force from the passing thereof.

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