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An Act allowing Alice E. Farley to remove from this State certain slaves held by her for life. 1827 119 (1827)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0381 and id is 1 raw text is: In the lifty-second !ear qf the Commonwealth. 119 2. lie itfurther enacteid, 'rhat tile kudit.r of Itlblie Accotnnt., euritis:s authn- the S perintend lit 1 I the iiei tel iarv, anld the selling and gedene- .. IIIOF.. .y sh l Ill .... .- . • r, ?, ho(oks iii Andltalp ral ige nt ol the Pe itetitltry, shall , h d tiey are herelby autiho- olttu,, Nr. risetl ati required., Ii1).m the application ol' the svCviti es o Ih said Matt hew I I. lice, or anly one o1 them, their agent or age lits, to be alhowerl to examine thl hooks and 'mlrs in their respective offices, relatin ii to the tran.sactions upon whid a jiuIlu lt was recove red in thw ia in . ol the Co11oonweal th avai i thesaild Mat- thew It. Rice, as selling and geier aI agent of the Penitentiary, anti his securities, to allow the said Seurities, 01' an',' if thei, th,;r argent or aglenits, freely a.1111 fly t.o examine all sut'h hooks aill palers a1s they tma.y th ink proper. 5. This act shall commetnce Ii''oiii thre paWsing iollin efril tlicre'if; 1I1iAPI'F;I{ 16t G--Au it allowing Alte E. Fuev io :m wv. . Irtsi tiii St:ate cr.j. taill sla',wrs h1041 by her Ito' lit'. ( 1' .Nsed i F0t1huvy Jit, I Whereas, it is represenited to Ihe eneral .As,-nihly, by Alice Pre:,mbli, E. Farley, widow of Phlilip Farley, d£lv4a,ed, that her brother, John V. Calvin, tl. gu:Ir:iaI f ii twhihlr'n, has lived fi. several years ill Ill. S tate li' % latiama, w-here ino ofit thit relations of, tile said Alice and tier childrc now rusiue, and to which State the said John intends shirtlr to reuov, his said wartds: These cir- cutista;cte ttrlit!t it extiremtely dct.,irahil to tilt' said Al ice to be enabled tit accolpany her children I'mnll V*rgitiia; but all her property consists of a lil estate il a li.w slaves, which, by th law of ihis State, will ht lor-fiitel if shi. .t,'l've lI.'ll out (h' tire Coil) mon weat th withotut the conl se nit of th I. reV'nsi :-Iiis, Io heil g inll1 ti, howiever much thcy nomaik desire it, art. in capallt of giviII.g that consent • I. Be it therefore enactld, That it shall Ill. lawfuil o or the 1Said IN'uwi to It IlaV Alice to rem ove ience iti tihe tIate Ill .\lati:nma, the slaves Inow Ildsum 1 held by her oir lif', antl in which lrtr itil'itit children have the' re ersionary interest, without. iltrr li thereby 1111V Urfeitu'e nil penal ty whati-ver, ii h'r tl' , Cxistill- laws ofI this Con iii wealtti Provi'ed, i'hat the ruandiiail tr tilt.' ill hlillhr-,'r shall, by deed Ptoviso ill writing, to be entered ol rectord in th, court' of ('hcsterlichil cOlnty, Cinsent to such remnoval. 2. This act sliall LIe in jit'ce fro i its lia.s:a:I., (CliAPiI'iP t I7.-An ut :liowing Ilt~ f- ord, a It'4,,44 mmiO ,.i w wl, ti rettil( l it, tht: (,omnmult-lt t h. (Mm, ed Ft'1bt'1ar) '2t40 lM2,;.) 1. Bi it euiei'td by the Genera I .' fihlq. 'l' h n l lh iid, a B1- m Hord .tItIil- inall oh' colour, i (t Ie comity',( 1, M id hlllet., ct-a:04 ',.t814411 h t l':I:lin ilk the will of Jaunt'S IRNs., th,,v a-,id, shall he, auld ic i',h act' per- t.:4'1ata4111W1:'11t1 mitted to remain as a I''r.e tiain %%ilil thi (l iioniu nve:drl, anl tlo reside in the alid comnty lut M iddlIe:.l'e\ :Prou'ialcd. l/irn-c', *, Tht I'sl0Ii.oia (44:4. the court of' the said c:tltllt v shill hliae mower A atliy tite M Nih n :,V Ie Vci~kCd. shall think lit, a Iliajorify of the a'ting agi.r'flcs hinig ii,.',iI, to revuke thi- Ileave ot l'e identce her'hy -':aitedlnl dlr the said Bell lord to depart this C onuIowea'lth : And it alter such olier icl.vt o0orlder V I rtf' revocation, lie shall renoatii withint tile (.limmtwealth mo O ' ',:.itiill

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