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An Act allowing Jacob and Sealy Woods, free persons of colour, to remain in this commonwealth. 1833 317 (1833)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0466 and id is 1 raw text is: Free Personas Colour. 31 7 CthAl,. 271.-An ACT allowing Dolly Woodson, a free woman of colour, to remainin this commonwealth. (Pased Mach 8, 1831.) Whereas it appears to the general assembly that Dolly Woodson, Pra,,,I,i. a woman of colour, of the city of R.ichmond, was emancipated by the will of Ann Prichard, late of ti shid city, and provision made for her support during life; that tli said, Dolly has ever borne an excellent character, is without children, and is now infirm in health and advanced in age, being upwards of lifty years old ; and she hav- ing petitioned the legislature to be allowed the privilege of remain- ing in this commonwealth: 1. Be it enacted, That the said )olly Woodson shall be, and she pnn wodeon t. is hereby permitted to remain as a free person within this common-,ta i wealth, and to reside in the said city of Richmomd : Provided, 'rThat if the said Dully Woodson shall hereafter be convicted by the verdict of a jury, or the judgment of a court, of any oflnce against the laws of this commonwealth, the privilege hereby granted shall cease. 2. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. Commencement. CHAP. 272.-An ACT allowing William Caswell, a free man of colour, to re- main in this commonwealth. (Paled March S, 1831.) Whereas it appears to the general assembly that William Caswell, tPcamtlde. a free man of colour, now residing in the city of Richmond, was emancipated by the will of the late Rev'd John Buchanan, of said city; that he is a man of exemplary character and deportment, and is now of infirm health, advanced in life, and has a wife and several children, all of whom are entitled to a residence in this commonwealth, having been born free therein; and that having pre- sented his application to the court of hustings for the said city, un- der the act of assembly, for leave to reside therein, there being eight members on the bench, the same was overruled by the single vote of the presiding magistrate, and that magistrate not opposed to the petitioner's obtaining the privilege sought, but feeling himself con- strained by the letter of the existing law to reject the application. And the said William Caswell having now petitioned the legislature to grant him the privilege which lie thus failed to obtain at the hands of the court: 1. Be it enacted, That the said William Caswell shall be, and he wam in, ca,,ot is hereby permitted to remain as a free person within this comnion- i.wtto. wealth, and to reside in the said city of Richmond: Provided, That if the said William Caswell shall hereafter be convicted by the verdict of a jury, or the judgment of a court, of any offence against the laws of this commonwealth, the privilege hereby granted shall cease. 2. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. Connencc mnt. CHAP. 273.-An ACT allowing Jacob and Sealy Woods, free persons of colour, to remain in this commonwealth. (Passed January 1t, 183.1.) Whereas it is represented to the general assembly of Virgi'uia by Preamble. Jacob Woods and Scaly his wife, free people of colour, of the county of Scott, (in which representation many citizens of the said county concur,) that the said Jacob, while a slave, performed sundry meri-

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