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An Act allowing Sarah T. Thornton to remove certain Slaves from this State to the State of North Carolina. 1863 112 (1863.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0813 and id is 1 raw text is: igbt, powers, be sulject to allithe rules, regulations and restrictions impnsed,'tnd 11R. 'investod withll th0,rights, powers andrvileges.conferred by oh aii tein fifty-six and ,flfty-seven of the Code'.of Virginia (edition of eighteenh hundred and sixty), and allothor laws of this commonwealth, applicable to suchlcorporatlons. Properly ts be 2,. Tlt thu sald corpogation may hold property, real and personal,. heZd to tho'iluo of forty thi6lsand dollars. commencement 3. This act shall bein f6rce from its passage, and shall be subject to aen'lent, modificatibn orrepeal, at the pleasure of the general CnAP. 82.-An ACT allowing- Sarah T. Thornton to remove certain Slayes from this State *o the State of North Carolina. Pnmse4 January 27, 1863. Preamblo Whereas it has been represented to tle general assembly, that Sarah T. 'hornton, relict of Dr. Riclard Thornton of the county of Halifax, is possessed of a life estate in certain slaves received by her as dower from the estate of her saidf husband, and that said Sarah T. Thornton wishes to remove said: slaves to the county of Granville, Ngorth Car6lina: Coty court to 1. Be it enacted by tho general assembly, that the coun.ty or cir- a orf rve cuit court of the county of Halifiax shall have- power, upon the peii- tion of the said Sarah T. Thornton; to authorize her to remove said slaves to the said county of Granville, in such manner and upon such Provlso terms as to the said court may seem proper: provided, that before such removal, a list of all the slaves to I)c removed, containing a de- scription thereof, shall be filed in the clerk's office of the court autho- Bond andsecu. rizing tuch removal :' and provided further, that. the said Sarah T. rity to be given Thornton shall give b~ond atnd surety residing in Virginia, for the de- livery of said slaves and their increase, at her death, to the persons To report tn entitled to the same, and also for making annually a report of the in- court annually crease of said slaves to the court granting said permission.. Court may rc .2. Upon the application of any party interested, 'alleging the in- toquir nbew ben solvency or insufficiency of the security in the said origiaal or al. subsequent bond, the court may, from time to time, after personal * notice, oi by bublieation, 'reqiuiro a now bond, with ample security, , enatyrf ar l. with conditionsimilar to that herein before proscribed; and upon ur ogvo now bond failure tp give such bond and-se.6urity, tile forfeitu hereby intended to be saved-shiall be restored to tlmoso entitled to said property.. ComMetecmoun. 8. This act shall bO in force from Its passage.

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