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An Act to enable Samuel Hyatt, of Newcastle county, to pass to and from the State of Maryland, a certain slave named Moses. 1827 40 (1827)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0108 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF THE STATE CHAPTER CHAPTER XXII. XXII. 827 AN ACT to enable Samuel Hyatt, of Vewcastle county, to pass to and from the State of Alaryland, a certain slave named Abees. PASSED AT DovEn, PRIVATE ACT. January 30, 1827. . CHAPTER XXIII. AN ACT to prevent svine running.at large in the town of''t. George's. No wrisonsto Sic. 1. BE IT ENACTED, by the Senate and House of to8 < 1. s cl ' Representatives of the State oJ' Delaware, in General As- in til iunis orsembly met, That from and after the first day of August St. (;eorge!'s uf- next ensuing the passing of this act, no inhabitant or in- Iiuxt.s u habitants within the bounds of the town of St. Georges in the county of Newcastle, or other person or persons whatsoever, shall suffer or permit any of their hogs or swine to run at large within the limits or bounds of said Porreiture. town : and if any person or persons shall keep or suffer any of their hogs or swine to run at large, after the first day of August, within the bounds or limits aforesaid, the owner or owners of all such hogs or swine shall for- feit the same, or forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar for each hog kept or suffered to run at large as aforesaid, to be levied with costs, by distress and sale of the offender's goods and chattels, by w,arrant under the hand and seal of any one justice of the peace of the said county of New- castle,-one half whereof to be paid to any person or per- sons who will sue for the same, and the other half to the trustees of the school, to be by them appropriated to the education of poor children in said town. Hogs running Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be V sWntri lawful to and for any person or persons whatsoever, to n1.y he killed. shoot or kill all such hogs or swine so kept or permitted or suffered to run at large as aforesaid, within the bounds Notice to ow- and limits aforesaid, and to give notice thereof, within ners. three hours thereafter, to the owner or owners, or leave notice at his or her dwelling, provided however the own- er or owners be known, and not otherwise. SEc. 3. And be it enacted, That if any suit or action 40

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