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An Act authorizing the divorce of Hezekiah Mosby from his wife Betsy. 1815 246 (1815)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0234 and id is 1 raw text is: IN TUTV 'OURT!H'U TEAU OF THP. COMMONWIIALTHe

nulgali river  oppoSito Is mill on file said river ii le, eunty of Monon,.-
ippositc hi!$ iha; any thing ih any mw to the cniirin y ntwitisitulding.
Gia0Tnccmhn.  , This Ant shal} lie in fi efro,  finr piIsing thercol.
CHAP. CXXXV.
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wv ,c IL~sy.
l';.,~.c  J.ntary 25th, 1816.)
?y.armbic.       [  !R':E k , it i ivepreoenhte to (he Geuer:d AsslemlIy,
I l    ,Aiuhv, oC lho eonuly of l'owhatni, that
be hmh itLL trii dll  i m ill ;i ir1'(ain IHomfy Awr'ymu ; that
bI L it, lhails sit'iter,  'I'Qp 'mrn di  f1' dutiesn,  hualim l   to.
1111,d  (ihe  S:111  ltviy;  IjIiI b u l t  slit-,  Of' ' ,, * i   her I ' ll'-
rl;lge vow, haih heell gulilty (,i' ti e Vcini )! 1!o e!icy, ,iiid hatk
bdl'lot' a  h'l;dl  the, ol'op'ij., o,' 1ildlHi'Pulls  iltI',',',)i'5s  wih) a
In~tn oi' lli; :Npo  I ho salw niczekidI mIshy ht(h j)wiyed a
Pl'oceedlnp; to 1. lHe il tItrifil.rc ellath'd, Tlhlit it Sh'al lbe latwfu~l Vor tle,
be h:,d In the  s1iv. I'zt idah .Mh.hy to exhillit I1 hill of compaIit in the
o1uctrv tmlrt   l  ( 1',n ro (.h:l. or PV (i))' Ill- thei',)  riel o d',lielonl]
the IWtutoh,,rd  inl'tlg Il's lii \il' it AN adelh'nlkt t1l1,''t',, calling npon hUr to
usetot de. iaswei i tlte eha p, l st1ni o nf',,id, :nod 1pr'ivin, it dercre of the
it m rn hw~iher t'o~llnI' o.1 divo'eo til hoos Id ilii' ll ol)V.  Upon1
n  l.%orce ,ha:l
be p',':aned qo  the coming in ohr lhe ASwr  I m' he  Mad Wtsy, whether the
1lv.:kiah  u. algulhgathi.5 of the bill hi' ('ll'essct'i, denied ot, evdLed, or up.
by.          on her f'ih'e It) Ilpui',. for lIi'e oitllos, 'tlt'ir the sel.VieO
o' tle  Siilii,1lat. the  ('ui1.t shall fit'eel  issll(,8  to  ile 11 111
alld tried tit lhiltbr o['soine , upo'ior ('onri of Law, or t
its own hN1, to aIseei-lail tile l hwillg laets :-First, vhcther
.lie suid lieukia'i Mosby hati fi l Ih 1'ullhy pelI)rl'ed his INi-
l'ies as a husboind towards tihe said Betsy since their inter-
xiiat'rii.gu ; antd, stecndllyq  het l t he said hetsy hathi been
guilty or the L'inlC  r udlt e1y wtith ,n ma no' color', sinee
he' intlu'la'liag , ni  lhe said lh'zrkinh.  lt; Court ml21
:lso dilet~t a2 avelOllnt (0o 11 e1i'ain (lit, value ad profilts of
the emt'le o' No said Itewckihlh and the antonllt of' ploper-
tV whitih the, satid flezeki l way have obtained by his
mar1rige NiLe: tii hie 5111 ll  11t.y.  II, tp2uli the r2ial| of tile is-
1esai&O'sld, t shll ,, fliinul that tile 1aid Betsy h)1lhh
Court empower. hI'1ii goult'yl'  '   of (diiry %% ilh t a In  or' icolor, it
a1 to ,lcre the Shall he tile (tty (it' (liet said Couti or Chialeery to p'onlounce
divorce.     it dervee, diivol'clg the said I fezukiah f'ront his wific Betsy :
and, I'v0l t heneel'otlb, tie power and| ullhoriy o  tlhe said
Heelkiah over tl person and prolerty of tlie s od Betsy
hiall ce'ase. But till- s-id Bethy slu.11 be wholly precuded
'in tie right to intermarry with auy othtr person during

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