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An Act authorizing the payment of a sum of money to William J. Morgan, for a Slave condemned to be hung. 1863 74 (1863.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0833 and id is 1 raw text is: 74 PRIVILEGES, ETC. CuAP. 97.-An ACT refunding to Peter Engleman part of a License Tax paid by him., Passed March 9, 1864. Auditortoissue 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the auditor of pub- Arnt lie accounts be and he is hereby authorized and required to issue his warrant on the treasury, payable out of any money therein not other- wise appropriated, in favor of Peter Englernan, or his legal repre- Amount sentatives, for the sum of sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents~being a portion of the tax paid by him for a license to operate a distillery in tile county of Augusta,for the year eighteen hundred and sixty- two, and which said license was revoked by act of the general assem- bly, passed seventeenth March eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Commencement 2. This act shall be ill force from its passage. (;nAp. 98.-An ACT authorizing the payment of a sun of money to Wil- liam J. Morgan, for a Slave condemned to be hung. Passed March 9, 1864. Auditor , L uo 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the auditor of pub- warrant lie accounts be and he i-hereby authorized and required to issue his warrant on the treasury, payable out of any money therein not otherwise appropriated, in favor of William J. Morgan of the county Amoun of Fauquier, or his legal representatives, for the sum of one thousand three hundred and twenty-five dollars, being the amount fixed by the county court of Smyth county as the value of a slave named Beverly, the property of said Morgan; which said slave was condemned to be hung by said county court, at its March term eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and committed suicide by hanging prior to the day fixed for his execution. com~ _nement 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 99.-An ACT for the relief of the Securities of R. P. Baker, late Sheriff of Grayson County. Passed February 22, 18W6. re- 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the securities of R. k-a.se P. Baker, late sheriff of Grayson county, are hereby released from the payment of damages, .1_d the excess of interest over six per cen- turn, on judgments in favor of the commonwealth against themn as such securities, rendered by the circuit court of the city of Rich- mond. But the said securities shfall not have the benefit, of thikseact, unless within ninety days from the passage hereof they pay into the treasury all that remnail s of the principal unpaid, interest, costs and R. P. [aker not actual expenses of coL etion: provided, that this act shall not be released construed as -cleasing said 1. P. Baker, late sheriff of Grayson county, from time payment of any damages adjudged against him. Gomamencerent 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 100.-An ACT releasing R. F. and D. G. Bibb from liability under it Contract for the Hire of Negro Convicts. Passed February 18, 1864. Preamble Whereas a contract was entered into on the thirty-first day of De- cember eighteen hundred and sixty, between the governor of this commonwealth and Robert F. and D. G. Bibb, for tle hire, for the term of twelve months, of a large number of negro convicts, who had been condemned to sale and transportation, and their punishment commuted to labor on the public W 6rks: And whereas it appears that these convicts were hired for the purpose of executing a contract with

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