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An Act to amend the several Laws concerning Slaves. 1811 34 (1811)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0157 and id is 1 raw text is: * TUfllTt-IZ~TE Alt~ 01 TUXE dOMPAt6*WXAtEi~rVq Its ecirtegs ithi'it the purview'of this. aet,. shll h~i, and .thej ame is hoieby repealed. CHCAP. XXV. A~n Jet authorlaing MAinisters of the 'Gospel 'Peaidin IX othe States. to Celbrate the eRils of i farr'iage.wihim this Common-' wveal|k. tpassed Fetiloiy 13'1812j'1 Ministers of the E it enacted by the General Slssembli), That' it: Aall and gospelresidign Jisnay be lnwful r aly ordined nthlister of the GoApel, in adjiniuig stals - rI' wr emntnnnion with any solcty of Chrisi n residtn'g in any I * rse, to ee- .W I ;' *1 . , . . .. ... . 'eora l to ri additig stater toe elebrate tire r'ts o Inatriamny; accordi1 .tp. ef niarlnony in the forms and customs of the chuitch to whillh o' bulono%;betweerv -twos tes. any peroanirol this state who shall produce a nmarriage iecaeo pur- .unnt to the directions of the act of Assembly i such ease ntfade Proviso. and provided: Pr' ided alwayto, that, eve y sucli minis1Aer iihall -frst produce credentials of tits ordinaton', t arse of his being in igula'f ceommnion With) the chlislian sooiety of which lie is 1e- pnted a member, to the court of the coutty' ot cofloitioi ino *hkt such minister map' be required to celebraute stieol rifes. who shall BoW, witA two enter into bond with two or. more securilios Wing ieiidets bt' this or more secur . State in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, psythilo t he i'Gover- ties, to be given ;not. tts time heing, amn las sueecesois, conditioned for ile triu' Testimonial to be and legal peeforumnee of his trust; whereupon such eout-t le.re- granted thercup. by req'red to gmraIt stwk ministcr a testiniouial. in the form. pro- inch ministers seri'bed by the act of Assembly rcgulaiig the sOelinht .ion, of nftuobtreq kired marriages . And prorided also, that nothing herein eounrained shal) to tuke the oath Ile so construed as to authorise any county or L-rporaiot eoftir to- of allegiance to, retplire any such minister to take the oah Of alleghileb to thip this co I1u nOlif , wealth. eoninonwealth. rGummencoment. 2. This aot shall be ih force from the pass~ig.ttereol'.' - JITAP. XXVL Ait .JIt to aMtnd the stereral Iaws conerning fltres., [Passed February 14, tW12.1 Under cer illnre. B E it nae(ed by the Jexcral.aesembly; That alf persons flow gulutions, per. residing within tits commonrenlth, or vIlo nIay. hereaffei sons residing in remoc to- the same with i a bona ide intention ofbecoming eitienw thist.there.t and inhabitants thereof, who now tire, or at thetine of his,, her, permittedto bring or their removal, may bi the oWnei- or owners of any slave or. into, and hold. slaves bovh in any of the United States, oe tile territopies ihevsof, therein, slaves of shalt be, and they are hereby, aithovised to bting into, aM hold a certain descrip. tion, within thi eomionwealthp any such slave or slaves. Prorided, time tie said' owner or owners shall. within thirty days: affers'ch sfvo or slaves shall hare been brought into this els'oonwealth,exhibit: to somie justice of the peace of the county, in wvhich he, sheo or they may then residey or have removed to, a statoment in writing con- tainig the mame, age, sex and description ofeah and every slave' so biught in., and shall moreover make oath, or solemn aflirmati. oi Iefore muc justice that the said statement vontains a true ac- eount of the slaves so brought Ji ,. and that tle said shte Or slaves Nvewe not brought into this stimmonwealth o the Viu'jose of sile; o1 with intent to evade the laws for ireventng. tie furtlt' inaj-or- tation of slaves; and, witiia sixty days theivaftr hreturn sueh

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