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An Act providing for the Voluntary Enslavement of Mary and her Children, persons of color in the County of Culpeper. 1859 492 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0748 and id is 1 raw text is: VOLUNTARY ENSLAVEMENT. CHAP. 281.-An ACT providing for the Voluntary Enslavement of Mary and her Children, persons of color in the County of Culpeper. Passed February 13, 1860. it i 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that it shall aruter. be lawful for Mary, a negro woman, who, together with her children, were manumitted by the last will and testa- ment of Nelson Colvin deceased, of the county of Cul- peper, to select a master fqr herself and her children, who are infants, upon the terms and conditions herein after mentioned. Petition, how 2. Should the said negro woman Mary select a master for herself and her said children, it shall be lawful for her to file a petition in the county court of Culpeper, at any regular term thereof, setting forth her desire to select a master, and the name of the person so desired to be selected as an owner; which said petition shall be signed by the petitioner in the presence of two witnesses. Summone Isued 3. The court in which such petition shall have been filed shall, upon the filing of said petition, cause to be summoned, to appear before the said court, on a day de- signated, both the petitioner and the person so designated in said petition. Examination, 4. Upon the appearance of both the petitioner and the how made. person designated in the petition, the court shall proceed to examine each party separately, as well as such other persons as said court may see fit. At such examination the attorney for the commonwealth shall be present, and see that such examination is properly conducted, and that no injustice is dune the petitioner. Dttand power 5. If upon such examination the court shall be satisfied of ourL that there is no fraud nor collusion between the parties, and that the petitioner, should the prayer of the petition be granted, will be the bona fide slave of the person de- signated in the petition, the said court shall cause to be entered upon its records that the said petitioner, by name, has selected as the master of herself and her said children,

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