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An Act concerning William Givens. 1817 213 (1817)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0275 and id is 1 raw text is: IN T R TY-S1,OND YZAII 01? TII- COMMON WEAL1-1.lh CIIAPTER CXCVI..-.;n Act concerning,Sands Smith. 1. BE it enacted by the General Isselbia, Thut the fine i- i ......... posed by tlie'General Court on Sands ,Smith, sherilf of Mathews rIauthen coun. counItT, flot' ffling in due lime to pay into the treasury the reve- te oF, his said county for the year'eightcen hudrcd and seven- tecll (which faiilure was occasioned by unavoidable circumstan- ces, and.the full anaount of the said revenue afterwards paid by him) shall be, and the same is hereby to all intents and purposes fully remitted. 2. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. CoumencemLnt (P'assed Jauuary 80th, 1818.) CI-1NPTIElt CXCI.-An .,tet coneerning|'homas and Jack Xdams. WhIIRREAS it appears to the oneral Assembly, that, at the Preamblc. October session of the Superior Court of Law held for King Wil- liam county in the year one thousand eight hundred and nine, one William lloomes a free man of color was arraigned and cm- victed of felony ; and, on the ninth of the same inivith, errors were filed in arrest of judg;mnent, and he w11s allowed to give bail for his appearance on thc irstlda of (he next court, which was in May ensuing: that Thomas-Adams and ,lack Adams, thro ,h1i motives of humanity, and heinr over persoiided, bccaune the said Hoomes hail, each in the sum o one hundred do1llar- ; that thesaid Hooraes did not appear, and jIudgment was obtained against them by the Commonwealth, forthe amount , foresaid with costs; 1th1t, by their exertions, they alte,'warilsl)rougbt the sald Iloomes tojis- tice, who waq sentenced to the. Penitentiary for twelve months ; 1. Be it therefore entcted. That the joldgntnt, exclusive of rtrr-ioir rperg, costs, s nbtainetI against Thmias and Jack Adams for one hon- ,.! n, ,d ,. dred dollars each, shall be, and the same is to II intents'and ANws,. purposes, released to them. 2. This act shall be in force from the passio_- thereo.f Commenetmet,,t.. (1Pt,;sod Flbruary 2d, I18.) CHA:PTER: CXCIII...An .%et c,,nerniog' Williarn Ciiens. WHERE:A.S it is represented to he General Assem.bly, that Prcmbi,. William Givens some years ate ol)tained, b)y gift from his fitther- in-law James Walker of flW State ,f ' teiinesn e, a negro girl named Clhina, and has sinc-q caused the sald Iegro to be icnoved to his residence in the county ol' ljotdtourt; thlvt at the time of such removal he was entirelY' ignovant of the laws made in rela- tion to the importation of slaves into flthi Colmlomlivealth, amd therefore failed to comply witli the Ii 'ovi.;io|s thiereof'; an1. the said William Givens hang :etitioned the Le'islature to exenipt him from any lines, pealte.4 or forfeitures which lay have re- sulted from such failure 1. Be it eminted, That the said William Civen. shall be, an)d t he is hereby, authorised and emipowered,. to hold the said ntr xo) ilI, known by the mIpume of (hnina, aS lis propertv i this tate, ir, t b free from any'fine, penalty or forfeliture whafsoevi'r, incurred Or to be incurred, by reason of the failure afowesaiid. 11. This act shall be in force from fhe passnge thereof. Courvoc (Pas3ed Javir ry 17th, 181 .) 1ivi It& h Iaci, ill ), I , m 60' (lnlt. '213

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