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An Act to provide for the Enslavement of Martha Brown, by the County Court of Giles. 1859 493 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0749 and id is 1 raw text is: VOLUNTARY ENSLAVEMENT. tile person so designated in said petition: Whereupon, the fee simple property in said negroes, as slaves, shall vest from the time of such entry, in the person so chosen as master, to all intents and purposes as if such petitioner had been born a slave : provided, however, that the person so Mastertocnte; selected as master shall enter into bond, with security, ap-into bond. proved by the court, in a penalty equal to the value of said petitioner and her children, conditioned to pay all the just debts of the estate of Nelson Colvin deceased. 6. This act shall be in force from its passage. Commencement CHAP. 282.-An ACT to provide for the Enslavement of Martha Brown, by the County Court of Giles. Passed February 13, 1860. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that it shall 1artba Brown to choose an be lawful for Martha Brown, a free negro of Giles county, owner. of the age of twenty-three years, to file her petition in the Pettton, where county court of Giles county, setting forth her desire tofiled. choose an owner, and setting forth the name of the person she desires to select as an owner; which petition shall be signed by her, and subscribed by two witnesses, 2. Upon the appearance of both the petitioner and the Duty of cot. 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 done to the petitioner. 3. If the court shall be satisfied that there is no fraud Power of court. or collusion between the parties, the court shall have power to grant the prayer of the petitioner. They shall ascertain what would be the value of the petitioner if she were a slave; and if the individual chosen as master shall thereupon pay into court one-half of such valuation, and enter into bond, with approved security, in such pe- nalty as the court shall prescribe, with condition that said

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