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An Act to authorize William Blake to emancipate a Negro man slave named Jacob. 1823 78 (1823)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0046 and id is 1 raw text is: 182&. '78 never become chargeable to any town or county in'this state: Provided also, That the rights of creditors shall not be pre- judiced by this act. (Approved, Dec. 31, 1823.) AN ACT To authorize David Dickinson, Reuben thpys and William Ilays, to Emancipate certain Negroes therein named. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly Noah and convened, That David Dickinson, Reuben Hays and Will- Rachel e- lain Hays, of the county of Blount, be, and they are here- mancipa'd. by'authorized and empowered to emancipate and set free the following persons of color, to wit: Noah and his wife Rachel. Svc. 2. And be it further enacted, That the foregoing au- Bond to be thority is granted on the condition only, that the aforesaid executed, David Dickinson, Reuben Hays and William Hays, shall be required to execute their bond, with good and sufficient security, made payable to the judge of the said county court Rights orof Blount, and his successors in oflice, in such sum as the creditors said judge shall require ; conditioned that the aforesnid not to be slaves, Noah and his wife Rachel, shall never become affected. chargeable to the state of Alabama, or any county or town thereof; and that the rights and remedies of any creditor or creditors, shall in nowise be affected thereby. (Approved, Dec. 31, 1823.) AN ACT To authorize William Blake to emancipate a Negro man slave named Jacob. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- seatatives of the State of .Jlabama, in General Assemlly con- To exe-vened, That William Blake, of the county of Madison, be, iute bond. and he is hereby authorized and empowered to emancipate a certain negro man slave called Jacob, so soon as the said William Blake, shall have executed to the chief justice or chairman of the county court of Madison county, and his successors in office, a bond in the sum of one thousand dol- lars, with sufficient security to be approved by the county court, conditioned that the said negro man Jacob, so libera- Slavotore. ted, shall not become chargeable to this state, or any coun- move from ty or town within the same ; and that the said negro slave, the state Jacob shall remove out of this state within twelve months Rightsof after being so liberated, and shall not return to reside with- creditor in the'same at any time thereafter: Provided. That nothing not to he in this act contained shall in any manner interfere with the affected* right of the creditors of said William Blake. RJeturning Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, 'ihat if said negro shall may be ex- return to reside in this state, it shall be the duty of the posed. so t, to expose sale. shberiff of any cotuiity to which he may so raturni oeps

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