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An Act directing the registering the names, ages and sexes of Slaves in certain cases. 1803 55 (1803)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0079 and id is 1 raw text is: that they bave not broken the covenant or cpov.eants ifuch polky contalned i g.nd if iffuc br joined thereupon, it 1hall be lawful for the jury, if they. fee caufe, to Ainda, verdict for the pliintiff, and to give fuch part only of the fism demanded, if in debt;, or 1 6 riuch, dainage:s,, if in covenant, as fliall appear to them upon Ii pvidence, fuch plait-tiff ought in joilice to have. G 11 A P'F b.R LXXXVIII- 'n A C T' to amend and explain vfl act, intitided an act Im'escribing the made of as. certtfling the iaxable . r.;;ety wrtkin ibis LommnonweaitIk. SffPUed. JI.tary 3.1, I o4. N &cc I BE i ienacied by t. General tsse mby, That it Ihall not be lawful for any Pn rs cou;ytvOr ororation efourt,, to ctrti'y in favour of-any coin fillioner of of te revgnue tho reveni!c, a g.,-cat.tr number, than aighty two days for his fervices as conimif floncr, nor flhai the rudiior of public at'counis grint a wairfatt to any cromxtniflioi_' e .r for . it*m. t. aieiig ty tywo dollars, for hi. fc. vices as coinmiflioner. If at anY time tl: fai.( c'nmifliomr hall ie unable roii ficknefs or other jull cat1fe to TWiTqae' c j*ffbrii the fi-rv ces.require, o* tit as commiffionr of the reveniuc, ha- may I poyar, . is hereby pe,'mitted ai 411owcd, to employ ibme fit aiid proper perfon t6 affift him, who dhall take an o-ath h.,ore the county or. corporation eotr, faithfull'y to dilcharge the ,Lities of the ofiite. and for whofc good coiduc t the principal 4all tnorevcr be liable. Fee 2. dt,e it fr r chernat.,, 'That it .hall bp the y or every perfon when Rriw thev called u'. p'11 by a cnmlniffionrli of'the re'veriue fo his or her lift of taxable proper-.' zquire 1i166 of tiza •ty to deliver to the Ild cqminisfioner on oath or affirmatiLn, a:true,.count Of.il tb propeity an0s.by him or hex helti by ptont or convey.nce which have not been already en- tered oi the buek.ol the counmil1iimcr, [0hhjeo.t to taxation ; and the donlinilioner ihl:,al enter the rame on his land, b otk. at? the rateth*e fame has been ereto- fore valucl ; if the r.id land has never been valued teu h= lhufll p roceedeto vo.- Itic t t ue m- r, plefcribed by the aet entituled C an aft for aquAlizing, the land tax Wiin this c0,11monlwialth. 4-c, 3. -Andb e, it/uriber eviactde, That the cerks of the fever:l cotraty:and corportion cou.ts l1 1IN'. t tY l'),NH c nimifi,-iers their lies 0s ali:nati. $v116ll r ons, on or h .re the tenth dy or -t reh anaula,, iuif th azof th t e ti hre'tofore wy h- , vVf appoitated by law ; . (hall iltlude there it all conveyaoies, W'hich are pardLy, at' alliiations th3u.lh not fully pr~vwde. *rhe f-e of a .t i ridfi.ner r'r,'..king a trtfer iti cmdl'eqtence cf any alienation, fliall herenfter be eihtv r-e adoftil fee i..w aflowed by Itw) to be chargrd to the periton oftly to whom the trisfee is made. Sec, 4. Be it/urther enacted, That no'commisfioner of the revenue hall here. C .mffi vkfcer be appointe.d or atl as collseor of Wly public tax, county or corporation be i tn-,, levy, or poor rate. . Calett on Sec. s. And be it/lurtbor enacted, That it 4b;1 be.lawFul for any commifl oner Their powet oe the. revtnue, where he fli ..t ilcoxer, oit proper tvitlenea,.any error or m'f Wrety CC ta'k; in the quantity or valuatioiot any lands; or % here the fime is uharg.td ror mnare than once in the boo:ks for the przceding year, to reaify the fame in the lift made out by him, ro as to make the t'aci correfpond with the true quantity andi valuation, and as thal appear to him jull. S&c 6. A4 b6 it Irtber enacted, that where It hail come to the krio'ledge cf o, ood OVA I dencir they', any comrniflioner, by any evidence, which, in his opin,on, can be reiied on,-that may ton ,1 aity grAnt har iffueed, or title vetted, in any perfln to any land, within his county, poprty omit it fhdl be lawful for him to value and ilt the fame. as in other caus direted by ted law, althugh he Ihall not have received a lift from the R-egifler or clerk of the emanation of fuch p7,tnt or recording iuch title. Sec- 7. This att thatl commence and be in force from and after the paffing Cmm,C4 tliervoI - CHAPTE,R LXXXIX. An ACT directing the registering tih names, ages. and sexer oaSlavs icerain casas [ Paged J-nuAry . 18o4,1 Sec. i.B .F itenatcted by the Grneral . ssenbly, Tha in'all afeswhere ani flave SkA, 3. or flaves th4l1 be allottod tu aty widow tor her dower or thl 'bedj, ogl

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