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An Act concerning free negroes, free mulattoes, servants and slaves. 1816 149 (1816)

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CHAPTER LXXXIIH.                        CHAPh.
An ACT concerning fi-e negroes, free mulatloes, ser- 1816.
vants and slaves.
SEC.      B   E IT ENACTED, blj the Senate Free negroes
**  and House ofRepresentatives oj theor free mulat.
State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That toes convicted
offelony,
in case any free negro or free mulatto shall be con- shall not be
victed of felony after the passing of this act, he,sold outof the
state  unless
she or they shall not be sold to any person or per- the courtshall
sons living out of this State, unless the court be-soorder.
fore whom the conviction shall take place, shall so
order and direct.
SEc. 2. And be it enacted,' i the authority afore- enanty fo-e
.rselling out of
said, That if any person or persons, his, her orthe statewith.
their agent or factor shall after the passing of thisout license.
act, export or knowingly sell to any person living
out of this State, or sell with intent to exp'ort, or
carry out for sale from this State, any free negro or
free mulatto convicted of felony, during the term
of his, her or their servitude, without a license first
had and obtained from the justices of the supreme
court or justices of the court of general quarter ses-
sions of the peace and gaol delivery, or any two of
them, he, she or they shall forfeit and pay for every
negro or mulatto so exported or knowingly sold to
any person or persons living out of this State,
or with intent to export, or carried out for sale,
the sum  of five hundred dollars, with the full coStsTobe recovcs-
of prosecution, to be recovered by indictment in ed by indict-
mnent.
any court of general quarter sessions of the peace
and gaol delivery in this State.
SEc. 3. And be it enacted b, the authority afore- Run-aways to
said, That if any person or persons shall after thebe taken be.
p n  o tfore justicesof
passmg of this act, apprehend or take up any run-peace for ex-
away servant or slave, he or they shall forthwithanination &c
carry him or her before the next justice of the peace
of the county where such servant or slave shall be

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