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An Act concerning William Ashby. 1827 114 (1827)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0379 and id is 1 raw text is: 14in the-fty.econd earof the Gommonwealto. bridge at or -near the Mouth of Coal river, in the county ofKana- wha, authorised by the act passed the fourteenth of ebruary, eighteen hundred and twentyoe; any -tfintl in an law tothe contrary notwithstanding. Comme cement. 2. This act shall be in force froim the passing thereof. CHAPTER 153.-An act concerning William Ashby. (Passed February 28th, 1828.) Preamble. Whereas, it is represented to the General Assembly by Williamq Ashby, of the county of Culpeper, that in the'year eighteen hun- dred and seventeen, a decree of' the superior court of chancery, for the Richmond district, was obtained in favor of the Common- wealth, against a certain William Ball, deceased, by virtue of which a certain John W. Green, as commissioner.of the said court, and as agent for the Commonwealth, advertised for sale certain negroes, as tie property of said Ball, to satisfy the said decree; when the said negroes, believing that they were entitled to their freedom, petitioned the county court of Culpeper to be allowed to sue, in forma pauperis, for the establishment of their freedom, which petition being grailted, a suit was instituted by them ; that the saul Green refused to enter into bond with satislactory secu- rity, as the law directs, for the forthcoming of said negroes, and the sheriff of said county was ordered to take then into his pos- session, and them safely keep until the termination of their suit; that the said Ashiby being then a deputy sherilr in the county of Culpeper, it devolved upon him to take possession of and retain saidt negroes, until a decision of the suit could be had ; that in April, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, the suit was finally determined in the court of Appeals in their favor, when they were set at liberty; that during nine years and six months, (the time which. elapsed fr-ou the commencement to the termination of the suit,) the said Ashby incurred every expense for the maintenance and clothing of the said negroes, and believing that the Common- wealth was bound for the payment of his account for their sup- port, lie applied to the Auditor for payinent, who refused to pay, because there was no law which authorised the payment of such claims: Auditoreuthoris. I, lie it heireforie enaeied, That the Auditor of Public Ac- ed to settle with counts be, and he is hereby authorised and required to settle. with William Ashby tforvalue ofertain the said William Ashby, upon such terns and principles, as may negroes. be by him considered just and equitable; taking into considera- tion'the value of the labour performed by the said negroes, for the said Ashby, during the time they were in his possession as afore- said, and making a fair estimate of the probable expense necessa- rily incurred by him, in maintaining and clothing them during the saine time. together with such other expense as it may appear to the Auditor the said Ashby may have reasonably and necessarily incurred in the discharge of his duty : And it; upon such settle- ment, a balance be found to be due to the said Ashby, to issue a warrant on the treasury in his favor for the same, to be paid to him, or to his representative, out of any money therein, not other- Proviso. wise appropriated: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be so construed, as to authorise the payment of interest on iy ba- lance which may be found due. Commencement. 2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

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