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An Act to amend and explain an Act further declaring what shall be deemed Unlawful Meetings of Slaves. 1804 10 (1804)

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BE c;, 6. Ai acts, and'parts of acts, coming -witbin- the putrview of'this act, shall be,
M., sue  and the samn are hereby repealed.
CO ,Imence -  Sec. 7. This act shal commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof.
CHA P T E R        XI.
A  ACTio amnd and xpI   s-i- an Act fia. ther decaritr  hIat Shall be demed Un/4,w-
•  Jid Ml'etings o/ Slaves.
c     .              [Pagsed, January 4th, 1805.]
TrlawI in, SIein.1. WMEREAS doubts have arisen in the min-s of iniy of the gor'd citi.
I        zen, of thi.i commuttwealth vel.tivc-to the constraction which m:w he i-' t .....
M Maves, W|idt.
cntitle:],1 An act lurthe: .r  what .hal lbe de'dili A1iti  iilc.,ingo 0f itliVcsi'
whereby th,y a  preh'.'ud th it thehr rclig,IiII I r-V:bu ia-d ; . Cte removal,
were., I~ ~it cn.,ct:d by t/e Genral . .,w.n y, LThat nothiam il the sid act co iil d
h ll h- so construe a to p:'eveut the ili tters or owher o' blaves i'om can) iig, or.
.rlittingi bli, her ot their 'lave or slve to g, with hihn, her or thllm, or w%'ith ;n
'. f hi, cer or th,.ir wit: cr, ly, to ,my plA.eCs whitever 1kr the rtiltoo:e( o t''Cli-
!IS worihip ; Prowid:d, That sueh worhip be conducted.by a rcgul,,r: oidxiim  , or
ijeensed, A hiite inhtaisuer.
N    n r ,ff S. And t' it jirtir cn.'ctd, That nnnthig in the said reci:cd ret cont':irad %.A.
will i .- b  c  idec  a:; ia a I mt. I.r A'tet.12  .13i'.e p:,-'I S im :n:y h.ippen to In' ptc.cXt
ate;ln .,Ct.ng or asicmblo, tnr the p ,a•io- o. relh,,.wol'i ip,  c,,,)  l,,,  by a
whit cni..i.eiran sa'c i 1H, it wh.eih La.C Sh', 1e 1w  1;u.iulh,r of  ,ve.i, as 1' outll
ai d.  ltv hii h.erto..:e hzen co aitreie ,.c I ;titutz- a i U'l1.,fl iasslnibly of sl.,yes.
C.,nicuce.  S ' . ,'3. li i  '.et ,shll Cid] contm   an    be ii l'r'c'h e  .m aiP 'rePe the ra ,.i)e'- ,' rc.
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AiAC. 7t a an,:.s a:a, vL, e ,  11,   -1'i:t, ,-  i:- oi:a: t 's. r ac:s Jo
t.4c In eton V T..cco'.
[2.i-ied J miurv 30th, 1 IU5.]
d. e ,   Section 1. BE it enacted, lThat whevsocver hecallear ahog.,hcdo tohacco shl, .e
itt' -,t d refuseda t any wharehousc, the owner. thercof muy have it pkickcd as at 1tetit- or dis.
h 'Veltlpck. po.,e of it at plcaiurc-
ea ,        See. 2. An: b it farher enicted, That whosoever shall shin, or otherwise send out
t ,ulilig  r of the state, one or more Ihogshatds oi refuised tobacco, shall fiwrliit aid pay o, evcry
&-.vi ,.  such hogshead, four handred dollars, reco'erble in an court of record in this sttie.
b. ccou ofr ol. half to th.. inlbrme, and the ether half for the ,ise of the commonvC.dth.
~c,.ew..  S.e. 3. This act h.l be in force ?.[terthe first oF April next.
C H A P T E R XiV.
At .CT to ei.:in an i am ,n' th.' Art, entidel,  ,A  Jet, r- itcbi  io one the several
acts cdnccrn!:/itefies of c .rt, in (.-Cv.rs, and decl  tKjr ', aaJ- ' dcsi ari..t~ite
*aidfecs and curm•7 I,  ,      -                '-1ts 185.
•      .       (Passed Janitar° SIts, 1801..1
Fe 'a a'iw.  .Setion 1. BE it en:cted, l al the clerks of' the s..v,.ral courts ofcommon laiw and
r elowin ehiccrv within this coummonwealth, shall, fbr entei ig un' tmI ul:i, aiiv cause at law or ia
chmuIcery tlpnn their rule docket, whereby one party bhall requime the o'fier to ilc a dccl.r
rtioll, ples, replication, I (joinder or other plealinr, or Ir nIei il:g a common order, or a
conlirmation thereof, or fiuint any of tho afores id pklemtu.gs at law, a LA, taiswer, tel.i
c  im or other proceedil., in ch irv., the suiiue ves is h cvoore ; but no cl.jk sh:01
he entitled to any ll-e for con-inuing a canse or rule ulpn hii rule docket : But it
h bll be the duty of the clerk to co, tinue the cauise or rule mon;hly,. when the sanom
shall be necessarv, uponlthe rule docket ; aid for ,ill ihiclh contiiutnces, he -hiall le
entitld to twenty-flvC cenlts quarterly, in lieu ofa-.l lfe~s i.retoitre uli d ft.r coatiau-
nces, nAid lt inore.
e'-r',,, t  Sec. 2.  Sipilr.,te and disTinct rule anti court dockets shall be kept for chancery
I. &-e's eC.u'es'in the co-.1tv and corporalion court.,
(e.rk il .,  See. 3.  It shl not hle hawful For any clerk to i'iceany fee bill in the hands ofaMI
e         j,'. or demnd or receive ;orlily .e, for a copy of any writ, delaration, bill, or
r.,     **-* eciv
., utc  sc  op  h. th le  k€ to PI°     n fr bilintehad o
It, v made other pleading, or proceeding; or or ,t copIy o,tir judgt11nt or dveLe, o: of cots, il
out.     any cautse, unles Such ,:opi. h th !wel actui.11 Imaleoi.titthe request of the party, h,
agent or attorney, nor shl &am nclerk place any fee bill in the hads of any sherif, 0n
demmad or re,-eve a1V fee, fi: ni:kiu.. iti a conlee record in any cau.,e, wherin it
v-       shal be nece.isary, nitil he shall actually have ms:de un such rccord :7 Provided, th.t
no lilg hercin contained shall be so construed as to pr-vent ii i nesses lhorn obtaiing,
coplies or orders for their attendance, or to prevet clerk. f onm taxing in the bill of cost..:,
or cx.c't, ioi, to be recovered by tlhe succeesd1i)l lty, the fee for making up recoli
as hei ctolore, nor :hall thiii act extcnd to copies of records necessary in cases of up.
peal, writ or error or supervr: s.
txto  ,   Sec. 4. U nay ci   or a.uuart shal lhcreafl'er kao.;iagly aud fraudulcntly€. clirga

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