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'Zn Al proviainforthe eleton of Setants o ,,0 orat liii
certain cases .
a[P.e4dFebruiry 2Wd,-11. ' ..
Vocaney in the Hit e'nacted by the 41l8e Aii j, Tilat, Wliciadver,b
feco ' Ora Ser. death, resignttitcnj or otlipei ermanent disabIlity, th
gea, or othe'r, slall I:e no ne(wtf scI:ieant, or o(her officr by l4w authorised to
ike offi.,r, in a n nti'ommn
corpardietownt. discharge his dius, in atny eorlioratb tow'within tidE eommon-
be.illed by a woelth, it shall be lawful for the may0 of the. said corporation*
court cajled fr or, is case of his abianee, the recorder'or senior alderman, to
th purpo by call a court who shall meet at such time as he- hal appoint and
corder or senpor Pocecd to the election of i serjeaut or other officer to supply- the
alderman vacancy occanioned as aforesaid ; which court shall have the same
power to administer the oaths of office to, and take bond and
security of, such officer, as Bueh court wvould have at a reguiar
Provlilod, a m. sesslon on a day appoiated by lmw for that porpose : Provided,
jority .. te act. that there be present at such election a majority of the acting
sag magistrates . .
be present, magistrates i said corporation.
Commencement. 2. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the
passing thereof.
CHAP. XVIII.
An Act, conecrning Slaeg.
[Passed January 9th, 1813.]
Citizens and resi. E ie enacted by the General Jssew1ily, That any person, a
dents ofhi com- A citizen of this commonwealth, and residing therein, no*
monwa te, and being the at tal owner of any slave or slaves out'of this Common.
persons haeanrsavathstomrn
removing thereto wealth, and horn widin the United States, or the territories.
permitted to in- thereof. and any pcrsonwho may hereafter remove to this corn-
trodice arid hold nronwtealth, %with a bona fide inteution of becoming a citizen afid
therein certa:n inhabitant thereof, aidd shall be at the time of his removal the
slaves. notual owner ol'any such slave or slaves, and shall moreovcr, l.
% tmer ltav ben the actual owner thercol'for two years immediate-
ly preceding suca removal, or have acquired title thereto by
narriage. descent, or devise, shall be, and he Is hereby authom.
sed to bring into this commonwealth and to hold therein any such
P slave or slaves: Provided, that such owner shall, within sixty
days after such slave or slaves shall have been brought into this
Con.monwcaltb, exhibit to sonv justice *of the peace for. the
county or corporation in wvhiel he may then reside, or may have
Iemcved to, a statement in writing containing the inmpe, age, tex
and deseriphion of caoh and every, slave so brought in; and
wnoreover shall make oath, or solemn affirmation, before. such
Justice, that (be said statement contains a true account of the
slaves so trought in, and that the said slave or slaves have not
been brought iot this conmnonwealthi for the pIrpose of sale, or
Niith intent to evati the laws o', this commionwealth to prevent
the f'urkhior iwp~ortatiou of slaves, in in any manner contrary to
the provisicus of'this auct; and,. villin sixty days thereafter,
iliall returin such italeunie, together with a certificate of the
said oath or affirmation, to the court of the same county Or nor-
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