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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0385 and id is 1 raw text is: .n the fiVly.second year of the Commonwealth. lei
one, the several acts concerning slaves, free negroes and mulat-
toes.
2. Alnd he it firl'her enatled, That tile court of the said county Court mayreqfoir
of Ureenbrier shall be, and is hrely auhorised, at any time during s,.Cirity jbr good
. . . 1 0 behviur
the residh.nce o tihe satI Iyldu within this State, to relu ire of ier bhaviit.
good aid suftlicient security for her god hekaviour, and otoreover,
that she shullial the expiaion of Il .he fenn alwesaid, renun, , frint
this 'omtonunwealth all chihlren. .Wit e iay itave te ivi g' .nd Uis nn lnllre, he,
if site '11:0l fail to enter ile recoln izance with s curity accord- lirctiliti Oleld.
ingiy, in siucli smuu as to the said court shall se to proper, within
thee m ihs after sich ord .r utmd e. she sham I t orhter h'e tmn,
and mayv. I, trcteedied a,1ui n st il Ilialitlter aio'osaid.
a. l'Viis act shall he in Irce frott its pasage. Comcnemaet.
UILAP'IEI, I 170.--Aii ;,:ilc\ ll j,.ruii .olln s of ,lm . : a.iu.-Ihy tile
will -if ,~i.ll!e |mIl. It, 1.1'tllmill ill h! lllOl t:[l r: t[: i',: illw.
( P:a.s,.11 l1 11ru:ry fit, r.
Whereas, it appear- Ill t' ti. .vr A. imhlv, tat by the iaM Preamble.
will al',,l (tustuletlt ol' .Janei l at I : lll' h It, ll' P~rilicu (it olr e Louu ly ,
dece:'i 'vd, i'eioil i t, 16:111 dl~ i y (11, DlvI|c|lltb,_r, ci. lilt, ll ]hundre~d
!ic twuy. Ivlre',, IBilly, Elii(h, N:tncv, Dick, ;atill Ison, lDvy,
Ilic j, \l *'y' Unj u it and \Viliti t, forlte yi Slavets it the
sid Wlcetr't!', we'l atici ated, and fhei t etIltlir olf tie saitI
jiai,l k. :A ,tioctot I . f l u:'chw a', pliect! (if laild I'll each (11 theiel,
ii Ui4j State, it Ithev could htl iily ienlitiv he,, and if' not, ill
Siilnt' equa'rl l;itc., ciptl iii %':hcict lit titie liiondri'el dollars, antdl to
C(:iti' ilii said slaves to be reitoviI tot the saidl hitt', and cul.t-
Ilmte ithk to be i tuad u e s rt it, at tilt exp n, itr te estate
of' tlhe said d,'casled: And Ou suitl Bil , ',iiilt, N',icy, ilick,
tGr'pu.lisoul, l)a'v,, I larriet, Ma try, Iteiintiilitl n 'illiaum, ltvitihl!,
reprircdlll to t'ie( Gleneral Assely:l' that noitwitiiilhsnim their
vat'ire '. srcil hiii% tile said ex,-c it , ies hitherto fai Itl to lil.
ily with tite provision (it' tll sid wil , math is aforesaid ill theic'
fillur, I t'iprtcirinl vir lii tie lInIl afolvraill, Citihr in this
Si .ie tit ;,wiiei':; ant li 'iiu ntc'|ii that the)' lllay ith alhiwed tit
I'rici iill zti |'ree iwll.i int thiis Slaie, utiiil 'ie)' ca ohtaini the
belil oft the lero'isioli -Johrt-said:
1. lit it, iacted, That lMe . ,d'l IBillv, E'tlith, N nt cy, libck, Cettrialtrtsnoi
U illhis:uli. iaivy, IIau'rict, \ ary, Beljittio anl Willillt,'iaI I he, ilt lowd t
nI Ih y a , * I ii li i Il
antdh hey airetrh I i'd b ci t lll Ii i 1 ts free itmiuts withi tite ii it alted
this Coioiethi' t, aliod I'to re ie ill the said Co noy of i'liCe tPoc ue.
(-vrme, 11,r 1 t1 il in 'i illi lie telrit of live yeairs, hilt I liili ':
Ail if Iliey itt' 'ilhi ir of theiti, shall retaill Ill he Citiulinoinla it, Foifi ittrwe o'friee.
bviYoll tOe saiI li l'i, he, si lit ey So remain in, shall I lri'ei it tlit !||?it'red ior
hiiis, Ier or their Free dot, ant Ile s ij ect to pI'CeS('i n elilt, i iseccn-rlC iti ' g Iotge'.
tii and sale, ii the intliier iiipcii y t he I tiltlh s . c rii tit ie
act, passedi the twenty-fourth day of February. eitit'oen hunihred
and twelty sevelt, elii lted, ant ici t to aietil the at , entitledi
'ali act reduticing into eli(- the several acts citicernting slaves, Free
negroes and tuulattoes.
,2. And Iew it fuirIkthrv e;.Jtc'hl, Thit the court of 1he saicd county Coturt or I'ri,,ce
or P'itce Geir ge, sthadll be, aild is he, reby iilhni'Ised cll ally ti oc'e Iie' atlilt!
durinig the term aiesaid, t( rejthte nf thelt ii l afoiestiih, or I iCtoduct it
ally, or eittler of themt, suflilcit burev for their goiod behlvilur,
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