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An Act to authorize the overseers of the poor of Norfolk county, to sell certain slaves belonging to the poor of that county. 1832 52 (1832)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0440 and id is 1 raw text is: Poor. ject of the poor laws in force in this commonwealth, whensoever in the opinion of such court and board of overseers, it shall be expe- dient so to do. A,,thority to sell 3. And be itfurt her cnacted, That whenever the overseers of the Rod rlteve t..e poor, or a majority of ihem, in any county of this commonwealth poor elo.re. wherein a poor-house hath been erected and established, shall be- lieve that the poor of their county may be better supported and pro- vided for elsewhere than in the poor-house so erected and esta- blished, anl that it is advisable to make sale of such poor-house with the land and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, without building or providing another poor-house, it shall and may be law- Canoent areo,,r ful fur such overseers of the poor, by and with the consent of the to be obtaincd. county court, entered of record, (the acting magistrates of such county being previously suninoned for that purpose,) to make sale of the poor-house of their county, with the appurtenances thereof, upon such terns as may be directed by such county court, and to make a valid title to the purchaser or purchasers of the same, and the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to the lessening of the levy of the county, wherein the said overseers shall respectively re- side, O.ere.or to e. 4. Ile it further enacted, That the overseers of the poor of the trliAh rulei aed dicipliae lr several conties and corporations of this commonwealth, shall have poor t~o,,i,,ai, power from time to time, to establish such rules and discipline for the good order and government of the work-houses and houses of correction, in their counties and corporations respectively, and of the persons therein, as to the said overseerm shall seemim best calcu- lated to promote the reformation of vagrauts, and others under their control. Commoce ,ent. 5. Tis act shall be in force from the passing thereof. CuAP. 82.-An ACT authorizing overseers of the poor to take the oath of office before a justice of the pence. (Passed Febrtuary lWth, 18M .) IRtore who M 1. Be it enacted by thegeneral asscmbly of the commonwealth of to take o Vths of Virginia, That any person hereafter appointed an overseer of the ofio. poor of any county of this commonwealth, may before any justice of tIme peace of his county, take the oath required by law, instead of ccrtie ,,to of jog. appearing in court for that purpose ; and it shall be the duty of the to, oi, ra,,rn, austi c administering such oath to retumn to the next county court of to cort and Il. utic his county, a certificate of his having adiuinistered time same, which certificate shall be entered in the minutes of the court and filed among the records thereof. Co,o.oncenet. 2. This act shall be ill force from the passing thereof. CHAP. 83.-An ACT to authorize the overseers of the poor of Norfolk county, to sell certain slaves belonging to the poor ot that county. (Passed February 2d, I33.) IO' ..s,, orpoor 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the commonwealth of oor,,lk, In s Virginia, That it shall and nmay be lawfiul for the overseers of the cortain slaves. 6 poor of Norfolk county, to sell and dispose of any or all of the negro blaves belonging to the poor of said coun'ty, either at public or pri- Procee, to 1 e. . ate sale, for cash, or on a credit, as may seem best; and out of piodetI,:n),.,nt the proceeds of such sales, the said overseers shall be, and are of delbtg, hereby authorized to pay all debts owing by them on account of the poor of said county.

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