About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

An Act providing for the voluntary enslavement of Jane Payne, Mary Fletcher and Glives. 1861 253 (1861.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0771 and id is 1 raw text is: VOLUNTARY ENSLAVEMENT. fit. At such examination the attorney for tho commonwealth shall be present, and see that such examination is properly conducted, and that no injustice is done the petitioners. 5. If upon such examination the court shall be satisfied that there Examination, is no fraud nor collusion between the parties, and that tho petition- how mad o ers, should tho prayer of the petition be granted, will be the bona fide slaves of the person designated in the petition, the said court Duty and shall cause to be entered upon its records that the said petitioners by powers of court name have selected, as master or mistress of themselves, the person so designated in said petition; whereupon, the absolute property in said negroes, as slaves, shall vest, from tle time of such entry, in the person so chosen as master or mistress, to all intents and purposes, as if such petitioners had never been free: provided, however, that Muster to enter the person so selected as master or mistress shall enter into bond in Into bond 'suo penalty as the court may deem sufficient, with good security, that the said petitioners shall not at any time become chargeable on any county of this conmonwealth : and provided further, that in the in case of con. viction for crime event of the future conviction of either of the said negroes of any crime punishable with death or transportation, the conmonwealth shall not be liable to the owner of such negro for a greater sum than is obtained for the said negroes, after deducting the costs of prosecu- tion and transportation. 6. This act shall be in force from its passage. Commencement CuiA'. 167.-An ACT providing for the voluntary enslavenont of Jane Payno, Mary Fletchor and Glives. Passed Mareh 13, 1861. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that it shall be lawful Negroes to for June Payne, Mary Fletcher and Olives, negroes who were mann- choose mastet mitted by the last will and testament of Charles I. Ayres deceased, of the county of Fauquier, to select a master or mistress for them- selves, upon the tdrms and conditions herein after mentioned. 2. Should the said negroes select a master or mistress for them- Petition, bow selves and their children, it shall be lawful for them to file a petition fled in the circuit court of Fauquier, at any regular term thereof, setting forth their desire to select a master or mistress, and the name of the person so desired to be selected as owner; which said petition shall be signed by the petitioner in the presence of two witnesses. 3. Ti court in which such petition shall lave been filed, upon 8ummons issued the filing of said petition, shall cause to be summoned to appear be- fore said court both the petitioner and the person designated in said petition.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most