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An Act to provide for the voluntary enslavement of Thomas Garland and Mary Anderson, persons of color in the County of Hanover. 1861 252 (1861.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0770 and id is 1 raw text is: VOLUNTARY ENSLAVE31ENT. security approved by said court, in such reasonable penalty as it may prescribe, conditioned that the said negroes, nor any of them, shall not become chargeable to the said county of Buckingham, or to any other county in this commonwealth : provided further, that should any of the said persons so enslaving themselves be at any time here- after convicted of any crime punishable by death or transportation, the owner or owners of such person shall not receive from the coin- monwealth of Virginia any compcnsation for such person. Provision as to 6. Upon the decision of said court that the said negroes shall be estate ofp negroes the slaves of tie person so designated as master in said petition, all the estate to which said negroes are entitled under the will of said Archibald T. Gordon deceased, shall become vested in such person, and he shall have the right to ask, demand, sue for and recover such estate for his own use. And any suit now pending in the names of saidnegroes for the recovery of said estate, shall not abate, but on' tile motion of such person so selected as master, he may be entered as plaintiff, and such suit shall be prosecuted in his name to a final decree. Commencement 7. This act shall be in force from its passage. ChAP. 166.-An ACT to provide for the voluntary onslaveeniot otr Thomas Garland and Mary Anderson, persons of color in the County of llanover. Passed 3turehi 12, 1801. Negroes to 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that it shall be lawful choose master for Thomas Garland and Mary Anderson, two of tile negroes who were manumitted by the last will and testament of Wilson B. Clarke deceased, of the county of Hanover, to select a master or mistress upon tile terms and conditions herein after mentioned. Petition, how 2. Should the said negroes select a master or mistress, it shall be iled lawful for them to file a petition in tile circuit court for Hanover, at any term thereof, setting forth their dehiro to select a master or mis- tress, and the name of the person so desired to be selected as an owner; which said petition shall be signed by the petitioners in the presence of two witnesses. Summons Issuetl 3. The court shall, upon tile filing of said petition, caused to be summoned to appear before the said court, on a day designated, both the petitioners and the person so designated in said petition. 4. Upon the appearance of both the petitioners and the person designated in the petition, the court shall proceed to examine each party separately, as well as such other persons as the court may see ,20

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