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An Act authorizing the Governor to pardon slave Bill, and restore him to his former owner. 1861 256 (1861.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0775 and id is 1 raw text is: PARDONS TO SLAVES.' Clift of Alabama), condemned by the county court of Amherst county for sale and transportation beyond the limits of the United States, and to deliver said slave to the said George V. Clift, or his authorized agent: provided, that the costs of trial and all other costs and expenses that have been incurred by the commonwealth to this date, or may result from the execution of the power hereby vested in the executive, shall be paid by the said Clift before this act shall take Bondi effect: and provided further, that the said George W. Clift shall not he entitled to the benefit of this act until he or some one for him shall have entered into bond before the governor, with good and sufficient security, payable to the eommonwealtlh, in the penalty of three thousand dollars, and conditioned for the immediate removal of said slave beyond the limits of this state. Commeneomept 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 171.-An ACT authorizing the Governbr to pardon slave Bill, and restore him to his former owner. Passed April 2, 1861. Governor 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the governor be authorized to pardon and he is hereby authorized to pardon and restore to Emory Edwards a negro slave Bill, condemned for sale and transportation by the county court of Jefferson county, which slave before conviction was the property of said Edwards: provided, that the said Emory Ed- wards shall not be entitled to the benefit of this act until he shall have paid the costs and expenses incurred by the commonwealth in the prosecution or conviction of said slave, or in any other manner, Band nor until lie shall have entered into bond before the governor or Penalty some court of record of either Maryland or Virginia, in a penalty of fifteen hundred dollars, with good security, to be approved by such court; which bond shall be payable to the commonwealth, and con- ditioned for the removal of said slave beyond the limits of the com- monwealth: which bond shall be entered of record in the clerk's office of the court taking the same; and a copy thereof, properly certified to the governor, shall be sufficient evidence of the execution thereof. Commencement 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 172.-An ACT to authorize the Governor to pardon a slave John Ricks, and restore hii to his former owner. Passed April 2, 1861. Governor I. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the governor he authorized to pardon and he is hereby authorized to pardon and restore to Charles W.

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