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An Act to amend the act, entitled, an act to punish arson, the burning or setting fire to houses in towns, the malicious burning any house or houses 1828 26 (1828)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0390 and id is 1 raw text is: In the Afty-third year of the Commonwealth. circumstances, the same be probably ascertained, it shall be the duty of' the jailor to write to the supposed owner, antI to forward by mail to the post office believed to be the nearest to his resl- dence, a letter unsealed, containing a description of the runaway, with any other circumstances deemed material, the postage where- of Rhall be paid by the jailor, and charged with other expenses. Pees to be abated Anti if any jailor shall fail herein, it shall be lawful for the court for failure. of his county or corporation to abate such portion of the fees al- lowed by law for the maintenance of any such runaway, as to them may seem proper. Commencemet. 4. This act shall be in fIrce from its passage. C1IAP'II. 2.-Au act to amend the act, entitled, an act to punish arson, the burning or setting fire to houses in towns, the mallinus burning any house or houses, or stacks, anti certain honse-breakers, and accessories to elonies, anti receivers or stolcn goods. (Passed February 12th, 1829.) Slaves bunaing 1. Be it enacted by the General Assemhly, That if any slave Sitacs ofwheat, hall be g1ilty of either of the oiltnces mentioned in the sixth &c. of value of • . ,. .. flaty dolars de- sectmun ul the act to which this is an amendment, anti injury shall prived of benefit thereby have been sustained by any person to the value of fifty or clergy. dollars. ewvrv such slave being thereof convicted, shall be deprived Rey. .od 119, of the benefit of cl.rgy. 5h. 2. /mId be it further enacted, That every slave convicted under Slaves burning the ilfth section of the said act, if the injury'done by the ollnce barns, stables, k. of which lie or she may have been convicted, shall not exceed the of value not eXo. - ,- oeedin o artlol- Vtlue of fity eulla's, shall be entitled to the benefit of clergy. ars, allowed ben- 3. And be it farther enacted, That if any shtve siall be guilty efit of clergy, of either of the ofl~nces mentioned in the ninth section of the. Ibd. 1. sail act, he or she shall be punished by order of any justice of stolen goods, k. the peace, by stripes, not exceeding thirty-nine; and slhall be pro. how toiec I..ish _eed ed against in the same manner as for larceny under the value ,bid. 1 9, . saig of' twenty dollars. Commencement. 4. This act shall be in force From its passage. CIFPTR ,-An act providing against the nslachieof mad dogs. (Passed January 20th, 1829.) Magistrates to oil- 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That any magistrate, der dogs bitten by having sufficient proof that any dog has been bitten by a madog, mad dogs, to be vigsfcinprothtaydghsbeibtebyaado, killed. may, and lie is hereby required to order the same to'be killed by Fine on owner a constable, or any other person: anti, if the owner of any such concealing suelc (log or (logs, shall conceal the same, or cause the same to be con. dog. cealed, so that tihe! order of the magistrate cannot be executed, such (owner shall be liable to a fine of two dollars on each dog, low recovered, for every day such dog or dogs shall remain concealed ; which fine shall be recovered by warrant before a magistrate, and applied to lessening the county h.vy. Uoramentemcut. 2. This act shall com1mence and be in force from and after the passing thereof.

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