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Respublica versus The Guardians of the Poor of Philadelphia U.S. 224 (1795)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0057 and id is 1 raw text is: 224 CAsrs ruled and adjudged in the t795 It was ruled, BY TriE COuRT, that the defendant (the agent) f.; was not anfwerable for the damages fufained by the plaintiff. Heatly for the plaintiff. W~ilcockr and Rawc for the defen- dant. April Term, 1795. RFsPuBLICA Ve~rfu- The GUARDIANS of the Poor of5 RaSP BLIC ~ 5 Phi ladedphia. T HIS was a motion for a mandarmus, commanding the de., fendants to proceed to another eletion of the managers4 of the Houfe of Employment. By the a& of Affembly, paf-. fed the aSth .of March 1782 (2 Vol. Dall. Edit. p. 17.) it was declared, that thb Guardians of the Poor in the City of cc Pbiladbhia fhall half-yearly appoint fix of their number, to cc fuperintend the Alms-HouTe and Houfe of Employment ; and it was agreed, in point of fa&, that the Guardians of the Poor had uniformly made the half-yearly appointments ; but, with a view to enfure the benefit of experience, they had al- ways taken care to keep three of the fix old managers in office, 'till the laft ele&ion, when fix managers entirely new were- ap- pointed. Bradfortd and ngerfoll, in fupport of the motion, contended, that the ufage of re-appointing three of the old managers, was beneficial, and oilght to be confidered-as the genuine connfruc tion of the law. . Rawie, in oppofing the motion, -admitted the ufage, but in- fifted, that, on the terms of the a& of Affembly, the defendants were authorifed to appoint fix- new members at every half-year- elelion. THE COURT, after advifement, reje&ed the motion RESPUBLICA Verfus RICHARl)g TIHIS was an indilment, off the 7t fe6ion of.thie aa ftp-, plemental to the a6t for the gradual abolifion of'flavery (-2 V6l. Dall. Edit. p. 589) which i3 expreffed in the following ',ord*

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