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An Act concerning negroes and mulattoes. 1810 337 (1810)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0004 and id is 1 raw text is: Of DELAWARE. bukfer their hogs or swine to run at large within the CHAP. -said bounds or limits, such person or persons shall be subject to the same penalties and forfeitures, 1810, and to be recovered in the same manner, as is direct- *d by the act to which this is a supplement. SEc. 2. And be at further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for any person or persons what- May behi edi soever to shoot or kill such hogs or swine so per- mitted or suffered to run at large within the bounds or limits aforesaid, and to give notice thereof to the gaoler of Kent county, to be by him taken and used as is directed by the said act; and upon any suit or action commenced or prosecuted againstAnd in case of them for any thing done in pursuance hereof, tosuit, defendant plead the general issue, and on the trial thereof, ton Meh give this present act and the act to which this is agive this act in supplement in evidence, of which all justices of tleevidencc. several courts. of law, and other persons whatsoever are hereby strictly required and enjoined to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. PASSED AT DOVER, January 31, 1810. . CHAPTER CXXIV. An ACT concerning negroes and mulattoes. SE'. i. E IT ENACTED AND DECLAR-Negroes SHUi. BED, byl the Senate and House ofumitted to be Representatives of the State of Delaware, in GeneralFree at a future a i, period, to be Assembly met, That where by any deed of manu-deemed in the mission, executed agreeably to the form prescribed time by the act, entitled, An act concerning negro and mulatto slaves, or by any last will and testa- ment, any negro or mulatto slave hath been, or hereafter shall be, declared to be free, after serving a limited time, such negro or mulatto shall in the .157

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