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An Act to amend the act concerning slaves 1816 27 (1816)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0246 and id is 1 raw text is: 4XI Tflh FORT V-FIRST Y EA OF, 7t'e- VOlmMONN              -9L~ (7)
foTl btie.arrears of taxes due'thereon, which'shall have been act otFebruary
*miadoiundew the act or the General Assembly, entitled, ,An 9 t
Act tq tlend and -explain the act, entl od,,6 An Act eon-1813.,21 not
cerning taxes on lands4 passed ihe. 9lh (lay of Feb-Irary, to be avaiiable
i11., shall be available to the purchaser. or to any one uinless ihe purt'.
claiming under hint, unless such purehaser, or soineo  chaser assrt.
% h his title wAithin'
claim ing under him, slall have asserted his litle under sue 5 yearsz by take
sale, by iuaking an actual entry upon sueh land or lot, and ing actial pos-
taking actual lpossession thereof, within the period of five session or suilig
with effect.
years from lthe date of his lpurhaese, or by conmenving an
action for the recovery thereor, within that period, and
proseeuling such action with efhe&t.  Nor shall any title,
under such s e. be given in evidenci, in tlie iosecutiou or
defenee of any Suitt coilneiCed after file expiration of such
.period of five y(ears, unless such title shall have been asser-
ted in the manner above mentioned.
- 7. No claimant under any such sale, shall be, deemed to What is tobe
have had actual possession of any land or lot within the considered actu.
-ieaning of this act, unless, by hills'for his tenant, lie shall,  1 possessi.
in virtue of his title claimed tnde' such sale, actiur..y have
resided thereon for the spaee of thir'ty days, ov shall have
elearel and fenced. oil stich land one acre at least therceof
8. This act shall commenec and be in Cotce from and ar- Comaencemtu.
ter the passiag ther, !t
CHAP. XXI.
it .ct to amend the act i cancernin Slam.c.
[Passed January 31st, 1817]
1. Be it euted bit the General lsseuubiy,. -That any pr- P'sons hcreat-
son vlo may hereafter remfove to this ConinuonwealIi with ter removing to
a bona fidc intention of beeoming a citizen and inhabitant this Common-
•                                     wealth authoriz-
thereof, and shall be ait the uiie or his renovnl thee at'l ed t brilng with
owner oflany slave or slaves born within the United -States heicn slaves of
or the territories thereof, shall be, and lie is hereby atithot- wlonm they are
actn'l owners,
ized to bring into this Comnmomwealth, and to hold Ihri , and who werse
any such slave or shaves, in tle same manner as ii,, t the harn within the
Time or such removal, he had been lie actual owner tjoi-co United States,
for two years imumiediately preceding ; sul eet, however, to or the Ierritories
                                       thereof.
all the other condtions and provisions contained in tie tet,
entitled, if An act. coneerning slaves, which inaised the ninth -*- See acts of
day of January, one thousandl eight hundred and thirteen.  1812,cI. 18, pa.
2. jD, i1 f.UJlhc ellacted, That ally person who, since tle 26
said ninth day oiJanuary one thmusamid eight hundred and Provision in fa-
orof persons
thirteen, muay have renmoved to this Comnmonwealth, ivih a yo have re-
bntafide intention of' hecoming a eitizen and inhabitant moved to this
tlereo, being at the ttle or stiehi removal the aet nal owner commonwealth.
of ally such slave or slaves, and who heretofore hath brought, sincethe9th day
or may hereafter bring such slave or slaves into this Coni- ofJsnuary 18131
inonwealth,'shall hle at liberty to retain the same therein,
free froni all forfeitures and penalties, in tie sate' manner
as-if lie had becnthe actual owner thereof  r two years

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