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An Act providing for the payment of slaves condemned to death or transportation. 1839 51 (1839.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0549 and id is 1 raw text is: Fugitives fi'om J5ustice.-Payment of Condemned Slaves. 61 ChAr. G0.-An ACT providing for the arrest and detention of fugitives from justice from other states. (Passed March 18, 11310.) 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That if any person F,,gitivo rm,, lut. shall be charged before any justice of the peace ii this common. li, ,,,o w Di r . wealth with any treason, felony, or other crime committed in any l,,ded. p other of tile United States, or in any district or territory thereof; and such charge shall be verified by credible affidavit, by the copy of an indictment found in such state, district or territory, or by other satisfactory evidence on oath, it shall be tile duty of such justice of tie peace, if lie have probable cause to believe that such person hath committed tile offence wherewith lie is charged, and that lie ought to be tried therefor in such other state, district or territory, to cause such person forthwith to be committed to tile jail of his county or corporation, and it shall be tile duty of tihe uty or jailor. jailor, to whose custody such person may be conmitted, to transmit forthwith a notice of the proceedings to the executive or other pro- 'per authority of such state, district or territory. 2. And be it fArthcr enacted, That unless the governor of Vir- Prisoner to be ils- ginia shall, within three months after the commitment aforesaid, chrvi tmilli ur. order the said fugitive to be delivered up to the agent of the exe- voted ,, by tie cutive or other proper authority of the state, district or territory oXVCu le. within whoso jurisdiction the offence is charged to have beein com- mitted, it shall be tile duty of said jailor to discharge such person front custody. 3. And be it firther enacted, That it shall and may be lawfid J,,lp.r al count, for any judge of the general court, or for any couty or corpora- 'iscarge i, tion court in whose jail tile prisoner may be confined, at any time ',,,er. pending the confinement of said prisoner, for good cause appear- ing, to order said prisoner to he discharged from custody. 4. rhis act shall be in force fron the passing thereof. Commencement. CHAr. 1.-An ACT providing for the paytnestt of slaves condemned to death or transportation. (t'aused Mach 11, 1810.) 1. Be it enected by the gencral assembly, That if any slave now slave con.- shall be condemned to be hung or to banishment or transportation, vi,iod and paid such slave shall be valued and paid for in tile fullowiig manner, f,r. that is to say: the justices wvho shall condemn such slave shall value him or her at the cash price for whiich lie or she would in their opinion sell at public sale under a knowledge of his or her guilt ; and each magistrate shall state the sum or price at which lie values such slave, and the same shall be entered of record ; from such valuation the court shall ascertain the average value of such slave, and such average shall be paid to the owner of the slave by the commonwealth. 12. Awl be it further enacted, That if aiiy person who is a slave slaves entitled to for a term of years only, or for tile life of annther person, and who rlo,.0i, t e tied and punialh- after the expiration of such term or lift estate may le entitled to edas aves. freedom, shal hereafter commit any felony or other offence, lie or she so offending shall be tried in all respects and punished as a slave; an( if the executive shall deem it proper io reprieve any l'unidnent of such person who nmay he condemned to be hung, it shall be lawful (llit, how Co - to commute tile puniishment of transportation and sale for impri- sonent for a term not less than five nor more than ten years, in Term ofirnprisaon- mnt.

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