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An Act to amend the 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th sections of chapter 192 of the Code of Virginia, so as more effectually to prevent the escape of slaves. 1855 41 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0711 and id is 1 raw text is: SLAVES AND FREE NEGROES. stress of weather to seek a harbor, and she he no intercourse with the shore, then and in that case, no second fee shall be paid by said vessel. 15. For the better execution of the provsions of this act in renard to Chief Inspector the inspection of vessels, the executive is hereby authorized sld directed to be appointed. to appoint a chief inspector, to reside at Norfolk, whose duty it shall be to direct and superintend tile police agents or ivspectors above referred to. le shall keep a record of all vessels engaged in the piloting bust- ul duties. nes, together with a list of such persons as may be employed as pilots and inspectors under this law. The owner or owners of each boat shall Subordinate in. make a monthly report to him of all vessels inspected by persons at- specters to tached to said pilot boats, the names of such vessels, tle owner or report to im'. owners thereof, and tle places where owned or licensoed, and where trading to or front, and tile business in which they are engaged, together with a list of their crews. Any inspector failing to make his report to Finn for failure the chief inspector, shall pay a line of tweity dollars for every such to report. failure. Which fine shall be recovered by warratt before njustice of tile county or corporation. Tile ctief inspector may direct the time rud station for the cruise of each pilot boat, and perform such other duty its the governor may designate, not inconsistent with the other provisions of this act. Ile shall make a quarterly return to the executive of all tle Quarterly state. transactions of his departmeitt, reporting to hin any failure or refusal mentof chief on the part of the inspertors to discharge tile duty assigned to them; Inspector. and the governor, for sufficient cause, may suspend or remove from office atty delinquett inspector. The chief inspector shall receive as his com- Ills compen. pensation ten per centut on all the fees and fines received by the inspec- satlon. tore acting under his authority, and may be removed at tile pleasuro of the executive. 16. All flues and forfeitures imposed by this net, antd not otherwise Finns and forfel. speciilly provided for, shall go, one-half to the informer, and tile otler tUares, hw be paid into the treasury of tle state; to constitute a fund to be called dis ....... 44the fugitive slave fund, and to be used for tile payment of rewards awarded by the governor for the approhensiott of runaway slaves, and to pay other expenses incident to tle execution of this law, together with such other purposes as may hereafter be determined on by the general assembly. 17. This act shall be iu force from its passage. Commencement CHAr. 48.-An ACT to amend the 24th, 2~th, 201h, 271h and 28th sections of chtpter 1U2 of the Code of Virginia, so as more erectuully to prevent the escape of slaves. Passed Uaroh 17, 1e56. 1. Be it enacted by tile general assembly, that the twcity-fourthi, Code, p.730,731. tventy-fifth, twoty-sixth, tweity-seventhi aind twoty-eighth sections of eltapter oci hundred and tinety-two of the Code of Virginia be and tile same are hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: 41 § 24. Any free person who shall carry or cause to be carried out ofpenntylor ab. tiny county or corporation any slave without the consent of his owner, dutting aslave. or of the guardian or cotmittee of the owner, or who shall attempt to carry off or aid or connive tit, or be in aty way concerned in the eseape of any slave, with intent to defraud or deprive tlte owner of such slave, shall ho prosecuted therefor in such county or corporation, and lie cot- fited it tite petitentiary ttot less that five nor more than tet years; a sd shall moreover (in licut of da miages) forfeit to tile owter double tile value of tile slave, aid pay to him all' reasonable expenses incurred by him ill regaining or attempting to regtin such slave; aid the jury, in its discre- tion, may also cotdemn such eletler to he publicly whippod, to steh an extetnt and at such times as it may seem fit. If the person so offL'end- if Incommand itg shall at tile time be itt coman d of or be attached to a vessel, the of a vessel, same shall be forfeited to the commonwealth. 25. Any master of a vessel trading to or bound for a port beyond who liable the limits of tite state having a slave oil board, without tite written coil- under preceding sent of tile master or owner ttereof, and goitg with him beynd tle section. limits of any county, aid any free person traveling by land, who shall

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