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An Act to amend the several laws concerning runaways. 1816 36 (1816)

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i.r ,illh FOTY-FItST YEAiR OF TilE LOMONWPALi'ft.
CHAP. XXXV.
On ,lr1 chal,!rill the days qf hldiig s uperior courts If l70
in the cle-vcnth juiicial eh,'eui, tuld li   otlicr jml'lpOSe,.
[Passed February 17th, 1817.

Stiperiar courts  * lie it cmcted by the General Assembly, 'Thilt tle siup-
of law for MoY
non ,: t'  Ilarri.  t'vio' COiIS  of, Iiw  t01  Ih ie  clev niri t ei llt h ll he  hollln  ill
son. :.i..olpl, tile Iollowing ordit. to Wit: for  'oilonala eoul(y, on (ie
I,-w ;, Tyler,  III,( Monday in April nd the IhIst Moulny in Seplemihet ;
wood, Ohio, & For Iarv'isol olifty, oil til second Monilai in Ain'il id tilhe
Brooke couti'es,
when to bc hol- SeCOfld 3i lly in Septntnviy  ; l 01. ladol I cnlinti, oil Ilhe.
don.         first 'tIuk-s(lIy  l'(eir(e the iild Moilday in April and tilt, Ihi i'd
IMonday in Septenibel' ; Ioi IOlvis (oIillIV, oil tle loiirth Mon.
day in A lil and (1,he iloui h Monday In s)(li lit'e l.i 'L'y.
]el' county, oil tile jirsl F'idaV  l'i' ll-' loullIll Mntuiy ill
Airil nndlh theFomh M',onday Ill, Sepembelr : fo61 Woodl eolil-
t., fl the tilrst Monday al't,  Ilie' hmi t'hi -Monday in Apiil
and Ihe oIii'tlh ionday in Sepfenillnh' ; Iol ti hioinlit3, oil
tile Fourt'h MondI aI nl't. w lir,6- Ii  oll lay ill Apiil and
tlhe lotrth Alolnha  ill SeplellIhiT ; F.r Ilh'ooke, eoolv,% oil Ill-
li1h Monday i'lerile floirth Monday ii April and ll. I,1urth
Mon,day il Septemibne'. in every vell'. at lle  ,l4'sleci lye pla-
ce-, now alplointCd liy law For' hoiidlng tlit .11e , any -,Illilig
,onilahid ill any lF)'lorgoing let or n.is to tlile eOill'y not-
vilihstandiig.
1.sintv court of  .id be ifi'-ther lenuecd, That I counly coul't Ioi' Ml)-
Monoligalia,  nongllia comnty Shlll. I7oini aui nl'ter the first dar of Alpi
-whenI.                        
next, lie held Oull 1w iour'th Monday ill every ilonth, ilistead
of' (lie seeotd Monday.
Provision to    3. .l1d be it fr-Illc I)Ifl(d, 1  alili y iiat hilug ling l't'iill con-
prevent disCOrt- taiheil shnll riot olia'te i disiiotintil'e of' any caUiliW ir
,tiu ies()
tjMISioc      (((1 ma te eniiig Ii lii ~dCil-s itI heeb ai~il It'eed and1 that
aill pi'oess ililri'lla lth  to  ,I  t('ill hI'l'inilTlld, .-ll    1 (1 r-
iecldti-i ul li it I'r'etilied to hi tl i'.liig flow estallidlled.
(,)nlietccmc,!ut.  1  Ttiis ; 1- li    lie i n  Vore' l'riolliIh 11'.4  it iv  o|1'   rel,l,
in IhC; '  lie  1olisisand eight llnil uied il ndswveitin.

IltAP. XXXVI.
*i4it .lcf 10 11jieid the Scerri'l /f' (('.,co'('tin'l ; ug i'rur us.
['asscd February 22d, lS11.]
Seamible,       WVIl: [{ I'WAS it is replrEented It I lie I eiwiill A ssenIllly of
Virgiia, that sIi'iills ileovtliv'neisi have been expl'rienced
bv many cilizells ofl this Conliiuolwevellth. t'r'oil tile I'requIent
t'  *lliLt o' slaves I1) states I'lrthi ol'(le Pot owilac and else-
whei'e ; and wherens. fhe conupensalion now nutlorizrd by
rw, for tlie appell-edi.g aidi sl'elniing o1' irlnitways, lis not
been found silleient fio' the reeo vety oi'fslaves so elipiii
!Rward 111-wed  1. Be it tlher '/ e'  cueeled by the ilhorily# qforrtiaid. That
i uj vcrhending Illy perIo ii ivllo shall hereat' apllelend any runaway

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