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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0365 and id is 1 raw text is: In tLe fiftieth year of the Commonwealth. 113
mid Raclanel, and over the persons and property of the children of
the said Rachael, shall henceforth cease and determine : Provi Provision in favor
ded, however, That nothing in this act contained shall be so con- of children.
strued as to prevent the children of the marriage solemnized be-
tween the said Simon and Rachael, from inheriting and transmit-
ting inheritance in the same manner, as if this act had never
passed; and provided that nothing herein contained shall be so Both Parties pro-
construed, as to permit either the said Rachael or the said Simon h!bite from mar-
Caulfinan, to marry during the life-time of the other. riage.
Q. This' act slil| be in force from the passage thereof. Commencement.
CIIAvrrER i.7.-An a.t divorcing JOin Wilsnn from hl, wife Patty.
[Passed February 2.4th, 1826.]
1. Be it enacted by the General .Assembly, That a marriage SO -Divorce granted
lemnized between John Wilson of the county of Berkeley, and Johl Wilson.
Patty his wife, formerly Patty Whitlock, shall be, and the samie
is hereby dissolved, an tithe said John fbrever divorced from the
said Patty: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be So Neither party to
consttued as to authorise either of the said parties to marry, do. in:ury.
rin,. the life-time of the other.
'2. This act shall be in force from the passage thereof. L'ommenemet t
CHAFFEII 138.-An act allowing Jacob Spengler, a man of color, to remain in
this C onsiowealth.
[Passed January i7th, 18,26.]
I. Be it enacted by the General .qssenb!bl, That Jacob Spengler, Jacob Spengler
a free man of color, of the town of llarrisonburg in the county of prmitted to re.
( ( i S side ill tile 'ouity
Rockingham, shall be, and lie is hereby permitted to reiai as a ilokhin ih .....
free man within this Commonwealth, arid to reside in the said a free rsall.
county of Rockingham: Provided, howevir, That if the said Ja- Proviso.
cob Spengler shall hereafter be convicted by tile verdict of a jury
and the judgment of a court, of any otllence against the laws of
this Conionwealth, it shall be lawfuI for the court of that county
or corporation within which the conviction may be hatl, or the court
for the said county of lIockingham, a majority of the acting magis-
trates for the said county or Coilroration being present, l. havilig
leen suminiied for that purpose,'and the said Jacob Spengler har-
ilng been sunitioned to shew cause against it, to revoke the leave How this permi-.
of resideice hereby rante Iif tt he Said court it shal I see i ex. a may be re.
pedient, and to order hih to delpart this Commonevealthl ; and if, ,,kcd.
after such order ir jiuinelnt of revocation, the said Jacoh SpelE-Effect f orde, of
gler shall reiliaii withii thk (oinioleallh more thin twelve revocatili.
months, lie shiali forfeit his riglht to Ire edoii, aind be i plt'cli ende
and iold in the inanner p'-ovihed by time act, eit itle &, all act re-
diOiling ilito (1111 act, the Severcal act conecerniiii Ml1, free iie-
glroes anid inulattoes.
. 'lis act shall coiililvtics' altd he ill toice, l'omii aid iitl i 1t.1 C t ill reicievle, cit,
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