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An Act to authorize the Governor of the Commonwealth to pardon a negro slave Tom, and restore said slave to his owner. 1861 255 (1861.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0774 and id is 1 raw text is: PARDONS TO SLAVES. 3. If upon such examination the court shall be satisfied that there Power of court is no fraud or collusion between the parties, and that there is no good reason to the contrary, the said court shall have leave to grant the application without any compensation to the commonwealth; but the individual thus chosen master shall enter bond with approved security, in iuch penalty as the court shall prescribe, with condition that said negro shall not become chargeable to any county or corporation in the cominonwealth. 4. The proceedings in such case shall be entered of record, and Proceedings, the property in said negro as a slave shall, from the time of such how entered entry, vest in the person choseni as master; and his rights and lia- Property vested bilities and the condition of the applicant shall in all respects be the In mester same as though such negro had bden born a slave. 5. Tie costs of tie proceedings shall be paid by the master. Costs 6. This act shall be in force from its passage. Commencement CHIAP. 169.-An ACT authorizing the Governor to pardon slaves Jack and B3en, and restore them to their former owner. Passed Mdarch 21, 1861. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the governor be Siaves, how and lie is hereby authorized to pardon and restore to F. N. Fitzhugh, pardoned or his authorized agent, two slaves Jack and Ben, condemned by the county court of Caroline for sale and transportation; which slaves were before their conviction the property of said Fitzhugh: pro- vided, that the said F. N. Fitzhugh shall not be entitled to the bene- fit of this act until le shall pay the costs and expenses incurred by the commonwealth in the prosecution or conviction of said slaves, or in any other manner, nor until lie or some one for him shall enter nond into bond before the governor, payable to the commonwealth, with good and sufficient sureties, and conditioned for the removal of said slaves beyond the limits of the commonwealth within such time as the governor may prescribe. 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. Commencement CHAP. 170.-An ACT to autorizo the Governor of the Commonwealth to pardon a negro slave Toim, and restore said slave to his owner. Passed February 10, 1861. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the governor of tlme Governor authorized commonwealth be and lie is hereby authorized to pardon a negro to pardon slave Tom (who before conviction was the property of George W.

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