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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0347 and id is 1 raw text is: In the fotg-edighth year of the. C' Vouonvealth. 37
of Robert Ricks of the county of Southamptqn, who was c6n-
denined to de.ath by the said county court, (whose valuation has
been paid tq hisl former owner,) who ellcted his escape from the
iail of' said county, before the day appointed for his execution,
'14 bcen lately retaken, and cannot now be executed agreeably
to his sentence, because of the failure of the court, summoned to
hear proof of his identity, to meet :
2. lie it therebore enacted, That the executive of this Com- Sam, a slave lt
monwealth shall cause the said negro slave Sam to be sold, on the peollcray of
condition that lie shall be transported beyond the limits of this .. .rt ks of
Commonwealth, and upon like terms as prescribed by the thirty- county, to lie mll
ninth section of the act concerning slaves, free negroes, and mu. r transpartatbn.
lattoes: anti that the proceeds (if the sale of said slave, shall be IFSe i. Cti
applied in the sanie mnner as the proceed of sles o t o9er v. 430.
save convicts tire by law to be applied.
. lie it .flrther enacted, T hat every master or owner of a Penalty n ow..
slave of unsound mind, or aged or infirm, who shall permit such ers of slaves of
slave to go at large, without adequate provision for his or her ujsond Il idl,
- - i i .&e. pel'rmitng
support, so that such slave must le dependent on charity, tres- them to at
pass, or theft, for support, shall forfeit and pay, for every such large wittioutade-
offence, a fine not exceeding fifty dollars : and, moreover, it lillatf supporQt.
shall he the duty of the overseers of the poor of any county or'
corporation, where such slave shall be found, to provide for the
maintenance of every such slave, to charge the master or owner Recovery against
with a sum, quarterly or annually, suilicient for that purpose, and such oi ,,er, fo
to recover the same by motion in any colurt of record having jut. ;o1s',Yaif.ent
visdiction thereol, on tell days notice.
4. This act shall be in Force from and after the passage thereof. Commencement.
ChlAPTER 35.-An nct concerning servants and slaves.
[Passed February 25th, i8a-2L]
1. Be it enacted by the General Ampteably of Vir-inia, That Penalty for entice
atiny free person r persons, his, her, or their aiders or abettors,who ilimtd.1eraualingor
shall be convicted belore any justice of the peace, or any county ilmt all se t
or corporation court, or any superior court of law fiw any county runaway ; or,
or corporation .vithin this Commonwealth, of enticing, persuading knowingly, em.
- plo'ing o; harboir.
or advising any servant or slave away from home, or from the ei- ,ioarlglaw hcrr.
ployment of the owner or person properly in possession of such vaut or slave.
servant or slave, or of employing any servant or slave knowing
the same to have been so enticed away, or of harboring or employ-
ing any unaway slave or servant, knowing the said slave or 'er-
vant to be runaway, shall, each of them, upon such convictior,, be
condemned to pay Irthwith a sum not exceeding twenty, nor less
than ten dollars, one half for the informer, and the other half for
the literary fund, and, upon fIailure so to pay the same, shall there.
uponreceive on his, her or their bare backs, not more than twenty,
nor less than ten lashes, anti the person or perions so convicted
shall also pay the costs of the trial ; and shall moreover be liable psi n sian, fo
to tile party injured for damages therefor. damages.
2. Nothing in this act contained, shall in any manner take away i'enalties imposcl
. .. .~~o ma Ol rste r's ad
or impair any of the penalties imposed on masters anti skippers -. o
of vessels by the pct, passed oin the second of March eiurhlteen sets, by lirner
hvlred and nineteen, entitled Is all act to reduce into one the se- law, not taken](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0347&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)