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An Act making it a felony for a life tenant of a slave to remove him out of the state, or to sell or transfer any greater interest in such slave than a life estate, without the consent of those in reversion or remainder, with intent to defraud and deprive such reversioner or remainderman of his interest in such slave. 1857-1858 40 (1857)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0727 and id is 1 raw text is: PENITENTIARY.-FELONY. the commonwealth for transporting them to and rom work, fr for maintaining, superviohig and guarding theti , except that when emploved on a work owned wholly by the comznionwealth, stch expenses auty be paid out of any funds up. plicable to the construction, maintenance or repair of such work. Cn.r. 30.-An ACT to iniend and re-enact the Lot and 34th sections of chap. ter :!13 of the Code of Virginia. aseed April 7, 198. Code, p. 700-7,94. 1. Be it enacted hy tho general assembly of Virginia, that the first and thirty- fourth sections of chapter two hundred and thirteen of tie Code of Virginia be and the saute are hereby anended and re enacted as fillows, to wit . Who confined In § 1. The public jail and penitentiary.honuso shall continue under the name penitentiary, of ite Penitentiary ; to be appro priated to the confinement (if convicts sen- tenced according to low to coninement therein by Ile courts of this Cunition- United States weahh. Persons setenced to ioiprisonment by a court of tile United States, prisoners, under held in Virginia, for a term of three years or more, may also be confined therein, what conditions to be confined. vilh the approbation of the superintendetit and board of directors (which apl- probation shall be recorded on the journal of the said board), and be safely kept and employed, pursuant to the rules of tile prison, so far as is not incon- sislent with such sentence, until discharged hy due course of the laws of the United States: provided, that before any other such priasner shall be received in said penilentiary, the United States shall pay the solos now due or which shall be due for the contineient ind sipprt of their prisoners. and it) future, pay half yearly, at the rate of thirty cents per day for tile imprisonment and soppolt of every such prisoner now in prison or hereafter so imprisoned, with proper medical charges. Residence of 'S 34. ''Ito superintendent may reside in the front building of the peniten- superintendent. tiary, and shall be allowed his fuel. Commencement 2. This act shall be in force Froiii the passage thereof. Cn.re. 31.-An ACT making it a felony for a life tenant of a slave to rettove him tout of the state, or to sell or transfer atuy greater interest in , uch slave that it life estate, withoutt the cotsent of those in reversion or remainder, with intent to defrand and deprive such roversioner or remainderilan of his interest ini such slave. Passed )larch 15, 1852. Felony for 1. Be it enacted ty the general assenitly, that if aly tenant fir life of a slave tenants or life shall remove hilt, or permtit his removal nt tit' the state, or shill sell or transfer to alienatp a any greater interest in such slave than a lifo estate, without the consent of those stave. it reversitin or remainder, witht intent to defraud and deprive such reversiuner or reinainderun of his interest in such slave, the person so l'rending shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and be confined in the penitentiary not less thaill ite tier nore thant two years. Commencement 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. Citap. 32.-An ACT to antend anti re-enact the 12th section of chapter 192 of the Code of Virginia. Passed March 29, 15M. Code, p. %9. 1. Be it enacted by the general assenbly of Virginia, that the twelfth sectin of chapter one hundred and ninety-twod of the Code of Virginia be anuended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Bur;lary defined 12. Il' a free person shall in the night enter without breaking, or shall in and punished, the day timue break and enter a dwelling-louse, or an out-house adjoinig thereto and occupied therewith, or shall ita the night time enter wittot breaking, Vr break anti enter either in the day title or night tittle, any tflice, shop, stire-house. ware-house, banking-house, or other house, or ainy ship or vessel, within ihe jurisdiction of any county, with intent to commit murder, rape er ribbery, lie shall be confined in the penitenttiary not less than three nor toure than tell years. Commencement 2. This act slall be in force froii its passage. C AP. 33.-An ACT to anend sections three and six of chapter 193 of the Code of Virginia, so as to provide more etfectually for the punilient of the critae of forgery. Passed March 29, 155. Code, p.,3447. 1. Be it enacted hy tile general asseuibly, that the third ant sixth sections of chapter one hundred and ninety-three of the Code of Virginia be anieuded and re.enacted so as to read as follows:

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