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majority of them may, think proper, not exceeding in a'mount
those imposed by the general law for the like offences ; but with
the power to such trustees, of hiring out such slaves, 'till they
work out, or their masters or owners pay down, tile full amount
of such flnes, and the costs of apprehending them, which shall be
one dollar to the town sergeant for the service of every warrant
on each offender; also to prevent persons fi'om keeping tippling- T;,plir. or other dim.
houses or other disorderly houses within the limits of said town ; ly U ';
to prevent slaves from buying, selling, or dealing in any way Slavvi.biyiing, reling
within the said limits, without special leave 11-0m their masters or at..h. ., , c;
employers ; and to prevent, on the Sabbath day, all drunkenness, ,r,,,ke.nne, &c.on
buying, selling, or working, (except in cases o extraordinary ne- til abbath day.
cessity,) under such penal ties as they may deem proper, not ex-
ceediing twenty dollars in each case where the offhnder is a free
person, or thirty-nine lashes when the offence is coninitted by a
slave.
7. Be it further enacted, That the trustees aforesaid, or a ma- To pa.,, b laows
jority of them, shall have power to pass any bye-law or ordinance ,,,gi ru,,mlg at
for preventing goats and hogs from running at large in the streets largv;
of Portsmout%,0under sudh penalty, (not exceeding five dollars in
each case,) as they shall think pKroper; and to secure all such
penalties, either by taking up and selling such goat or hog, or by
the warraiA, judgment and execution of any justice of tile peace
of the county.
8. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said And fr protectionf
trustees, or a majority of thein, to pass any bye-law or ordinance fornirl . him (,,.
for the protection of tile town sergeant of Portsmouth, from moo-
lestatiun or interruption in the discharge of hi.s duties, under pe-
nalties, (which may be recovered by warrant before a justice of
the peace,) not exceeding twenty dollars in each case. And, if Farther prns rot
any person or persons shall hereafter interfere with, or prevent tl, a ,,,p,,Ii,.
in any way, the town sergeant from doing his duty, he, she or
they so offending, shall, C&esides the penalties which may be im-
posed therefor by any bye-law or ordinance of the trustees,) be
deemed guilty of a breach of good behaviour, and punished ac-
cordingly. The town sergeant shall always be removable from Town,r -
office, for omission of duty, or abuse of power. ,ovablO,,kC
9. So much of any act or acts, as comes within the purview of at!pealangDgcmi
this act, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed ; but nothing
herein contained shall be so construed as to affect any right or
rened,, prior to the commencement of this act.
10. 1'his act shall be in.force fiom and after the third Monday c,,nlnencemmL
in the month of April next.
iA11'ITIt CXV.-An act authorizing the Coumon Hall of the towl of
IPetersburg, to Wivden and open part of Washington street.
(Passed February 20th, 1819.]
1. Be it enacted'bi the General .ssembli, That the court of the Part of street to be
Borough of Petersburg shall be, and they are hereby authorized widned amd opened.
and empowered to cause that part of tile street in the said Bo-
rough called Washington street, immediately fronting the lot of
the late Doctor David Walker, to be so widened and opened as
to correspond with the other parts of the said street.
2. Be it further enacted, That Joel Hammon, John Ilinton, cooo*I.oner, rot
laying it A, attcile
Thomas Moss, John H. Brown and Edward Powell, or any three by a urveyor.
of tfitm, shall be commissioners for laying oTt tile said street) at-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0291&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)