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An Act to amend the Act entitled an Act to amend the several Laws concerning Slaves. 1810 15 (1810)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0142 and id is 1 raw text is: • +' • • +' :• + + : : •+ tie rarther duty ;f 4. 1lnd be it fir(t~ter enttd,That it shall be tie duty f thle .....- ale ek of he general court, i amediately aftr the passage of tis At, io make out and deli'er, or eusc tdbo deliveredto the clerk, +eneraolourt. of tie respective courts of record1 within this connonwen1th, a statement showing theyears ror which sail clerks have failed to dchivei! to himi the dockets of wi-itings and lists ofC certificates for .pirobats and admninistrations, as directed by the 6th seetion of the Act, entitled An act for regulating conveyances; and thc37th section of the act, entitled (4 An net, reducing into one tHep several acts concerniiig Wills,, the distribution of intestates' estates;, and th'dltity of executors and administRtors ; for whiel statement he linty dema6ndl receipts Of the said clerks respcctively. S. And it Shlall he'o the dut of, the said clerks respectively, Clerks of courth ithin t ho t dtoths lof recor to make Within'five months after receiving the said statcnient from the out and deliver elerk of the general court, to make out anil deliver, or cause to be dockets and fist$ delivered to the clerk of the general court, a docket of the wait- whichoughthere tags, am1 lists or efitflcates for pohats anti amniinistrations, tofre t.n haed which shall nppear by the snid statement of the clerk of the gene- been furnished. rl eou't not to liwv; hcn delivered to him, as directed by the af're.ahld sections of the acts M14reoaid, for whichi they may ri- M pectively deand the receipt of the clerk of tihe general court. demiand. - Ceipjt., An11l if any clerk shall frail herein:, he shall Ibrfeit amnl pay to the Penalty for fal. Conmmonweallt flitlv dollars, to be recovered in the general court, lure. on motion, without notice, by the attorney general, and the onus Mode ofrecovery probaudili shall lie on time deendant. clerk Successor of a . And where any lerkshall hve departedthis life, iaving clerk to perform failed to deliver, or cause to he delivered to the eh-rk of the gene- dutiesomtted by ral court, the doeke(sof writings and lists of certificates, is re- himi L quiired of hia by the sth iand 37111 sections of the beftore recited acts, it shall lie thie dity of the successor of such deceased clerk to 'petfornm all the duties which his predecessor would haive been -hound to do, by the aforesaid sections, in reltion to the said (lock- ets of writings and lists of certifleateso &c. fop which services he for which he ms may demand and receive or the executor or administrator or the demand fees o said deceaseti clerk. the same fees as are allowed by law to the his executor or clerk of the general court foir recording the same. administrator. 7. All acts, and parts of acts coming within the purview of this Repealing clause. act, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed. 8. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the Commncemnw passing hereof. CHAP. XIV. A n vct, 1'O amtaed the Jct, enttled at lct, to a tend the several Laxa concerning Staves. EPassed January 17, 1811J TI HEREAS many inconveniences, have arisen from the Prismbi6 VV T operation of an act passed on the 25th of January, one thousand eight hundred and six, entitled, 6k Anl act to amend the sevvral laws concerning slaves . For remedy whereof, 1. Be it enacted bij t.i e0onral sseinbly, That all persons, ci- izens of this comuonwealtilb and residing therein, who now are, or hereafter may be entitled, by marriago, descent or devise to Persons, citizens &residents ofthis commonwealth, autthoruis t& M rEt r,4 edit) Tll:. T% OPT I I

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