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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0306 and id is 1 raw text is: 196 ]IN 'TE FORTY-TUIHD YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
said Archibald Thweatt, his heirs and assigns, shall make and
establish a good and sufficient lateral canal and locks, convenient
and proper for the easy, safe, and expeditious passage of loaded
caicos, boats, and batteaux, both up and down the said river, and
moreover shall keep the said lateral canal and locks in good arid
sufficient repair, and cause to be given constant 2 ttendance, at the
same, by some person or persons, whose duty it shall be to work
and manage the said locks at all times, wl.n thereto required by
arty person or persons for the purpose of passing through the
same without delay, giving then free passage; and on failure so
i.,wI,, ,, ,., kt- to do, the said Archibald Thwveait, his heirs and assigns, shall for-
mrg Suc h ralual Ml.
Iki, gm ord,.r, feit and pay the sum of twenty-five dollars, for every time such
filure shall happen, and be moreover liable to the party aggriev-
ed for damages ; which said penalty may be recovered in the said
county court by motion, on ten days previous notice, by any per-
D)IM,.i . o ',,n i soil who will ieform and sue for the same : And also upon this
.. I wI .. k further condition, that, unless the said Archibald rhweatt his
heirs, and assigis and the said Appomattox company shall other-
wise agree, the !ail court shall fix and determine the dimensions
C,.irt rr,. to, :..I of the lateral canal anid locks aforesaid: and also that the county
-- i h , I~t,1 -' h ). q lesih llalty im , ,-e i
.i 1 t . t afi dasaid shiall at any time, after ten days previous notice
to the said Archibald Tihweatt, his heirs and ..sign., upoa good
cau ,e shewn, order the said mill and damn to be abated.
Lumarnrtnwnt. . This act .'all be in force from the passing thereof.
CIHIAI'TIAI-1 CI\X\NVIII.--An act iithorizing the emanci1)atimi of thi
sl:vei of Izird itacon, (deccasCtl -LPassed l:F -hruar. I lIth, 1819.1
rr .....bl.. W:hereas it is represented to the General Assembly Of Virginia,
that, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, a certain
[zard Baconi, late ef the county ol I[enrico, by' his last will and
testanient, bearing, (late the twenty-third day of )ecember in the
year aforesaid. and duly recorded in the said county court ,f
flenrico, did, upon certain conditions therein expreseid, set at
liberty all the slaves ie died seised and possessed of'; and whereas
the dlictates of justice anid humanity require, that tile equitable
right to the freedom of the said slaves should be confirmed and
legalized as far as the policy of our laws will authorize
tr;ii~,r a m.. ,. 1. B, it therefore enacted by the Genera .lIssenbly, That the
, chancellor of ilie superior court oif chancery for the Richnoid
. i , , .. , district, shall have till power and authoritY' to give to the said
,e.:,Itir.. slaves, so emancipated by the said Bacon, lull right and title to
their freedom, upon such terms and conditions as may appear t
him just and reasonable : takinri care, that none of the said slaves
,hall remain within the limits of this Coinnnonweal th, cotitrarY to
tire existing laws on that subject, for Inore than twelve ionmthni.
after such decision by him.
0irtiritiene,,.-. . This law shall take effect, arid be in force from and after tl,
passage thereof.
CII.A PTEI. LXXXIX.-An act c0nicc-niiig William Jarvis and otheIN.
(l'asscd February 10di. 1819.]
rmu, v.. Whereas it appears to the General Assembly, that William
Jarvis. Arthur Siinpkins, Thomas Jarvis arid John Wilkins, were
securities of Thomas D. Simpkins, late deputy sheriff of North.
ampton county, for the years eighteen hundred and thirteen and
eighteen hundred and fourteen; that, in consequence of their
security-ship, they have been compelled to pay into the public](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0306&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)