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An Act concerning Thomas Woodford. 1818 189 (1818)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0296 and id is 1 raw text is: IN T111-FORTY,-TflItin YEAR 0U TIlE COMMONWEALTI. named Wesley, free from any fine, penalty or forfeiture whatso- ever, incurred or to be incurred by reason of his removal into this state, as aforesaid : Provided, That the said Jeremiah Franklin Proviso, shall, within sixty days from the passage of this act, exhibit to ole justice of the peace for the county of Amherst, a statement inl writing, containing the name, age,, sex and dlescription of the said slave; and moreover shall make oath or solemnn affirmnation be- fore such justice, that the said statement contains a true account of the slave so brought, in ; and that the said slave has not been brougrht into this Commonwealth. for the purpose of sale, or with intent to evade the laws of this Comilonwealth to prevent the further importation of slaves; and within sixty days thereafter, shall return such statement, together with a certificate of the said oath or affirmation, to the court of the said counti, there to be recorded : And provided also, that it shall not be lawvful for the Farthcr proviso. said Jeremiah Franklin, by virtue of the provision in this section contained, to make any voluntary sale, or contract for the sale of the 'said slave, within the spa.ce of two years fiom the passage of this act; and if the said 'eremiah shallmake such sale, or con- tract, contrary to the true intent and meaning hereof, the said slave so sold, or contracted to be sold, shall be forfeited, and be subjected to the same proceedings iand appropriation as if this act had not been made. 2. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the commence, passage thereof. CHAI'TER ULXXI-An ttet concer'nin gThomias Woodford. (I'asscd January lst, 1819.) Whereas it is represented to the General Assembly, that I'r.aib. Thomas Woodford, intending to remove to the state of Ken- tucky, sent thither, during the last year, twelve negroes, being his own property; that a family misfortune has since destroyed the motive which induced him to meditate a removal ; and the said Thomas Woodford having petitioned the Legislature to per- mit him to bring back the said slaves, together with their increase into this state 1. lie it enacted, That the said Thomas Woodford shall be, rho,,, wotxllrJ and he is hereby authorized and empowered to bring back into .th,,izti to bring It.) thi. strill ctettatll this Commonwealth the said slaves, known by the names of ,'e, f,om; ;I(V. Clark, lietty, Mrary, MNatilda, Ralph, Warwick, Milly, Winny, teky. Priscilla, John, Billy and Peggy, together with their increase, and to hold the same in this state as his property, free from any fine, penalty or forfeiture whatsoever. 2. 'this act shall be in force from the passage thereof. Cjinncnemcnt. ClAPI'I'R CIXXII.-An act cormce.ning erryn Cardwell. [Passed Janutry 2nd, 1819.) Whereas it is represented to time General Assembly, by Perryn Preamble. Cardwell of the county of Patrick, that during the summer of eighteen hundred and sixteen he removed to this state from the state of North Carolina, with a bona fide intention of residing herein permanently; that he brought with him the following slaves, to wit; Lewis, Betty, Peter, Bill, Delila and her three small children, which negroes were, some time previous to their introduction, given to him by his father ; that lie was ignorant bf the act of the Legislature, which required him to establish that fact by the production and record of certificates, till the period

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