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of John Pf.nnywite; and two hundred'andl eighty seven acres, he
purchased ofHenry Moatz ; ill lying in the county of Shenando-
ah, shall be and the same s 'lereb'y released to the said Elizi4
beth Mnyberry ; saving, showever, to nil persons,'bodies politie
or corporate, other than the c9mmonwetlt h and the prosident and
directors of the literary fund, all right, title or interest, which
they might or would have bad,, in or to the sid lands, or any
part thereof, if this act had not been made.
¢Jitinenscmeit. 2. This act shall be in force fom the pAssing thetcof'.
P~rea rnblc.
jai-Ies Vorsee
authorized to
hold in this com.
raonwe.ttl' acer.
tain slv, free of
penalty, or ror4j
cture.
CHAP. C.
A1; ct concerning James Forsee.
[Passed January 8, 1814.]
W IIEREAS it is represented to the General Assembly, y
Jainues Forsee, that, in the year one thousand eigl't hun.
dred and twelve, lie remioved fi-om the stuate of Kentucky to thi's
satc, and brought with him a aegro slave given him by his ra
ther; that, soon after his removal to this commonwealth as a-
foresaid, he exported kherefrOm one otlier feinale slave, in liet
of' tle ole so brouglt in ; but, Ciom ignorane, omitted to make
te statenientn, ant preutio the certificate thereof, in tie timit
and nkatiner preseribed by law-
1. lIe it lucrqfore cnacted, That the said James Foriec shall
be, and lie is herely authorized and empoweied to hold the'sai'
slavc, as his property, witlhin this coinmionweatli, free Front 1ny
fine, penalty or ibrleiture whatsoever, incurred or to be ineurrati
by reuison of the omission aforesaid. I
2. This act shall be in force froiA the passing thereof.
CHAP. U1.
An Act concerning Gcorgc 2 lcniion and others.
[Passed January 27, 1814.]
ireamb'e. W HEREAS it is represented to tle General Assembly, hy
TV George T. Kennon, Elizabeth B. Kennon, and William II.
lKeunon, a minor, by Elizabeth B. Kennon, his guardian, that
tfiree negro men, natives of this state, and belonging to them by
devise fiom General Richard Kennon, have been carried, for a
temporary purpose, by the said George T. Kenuon, to the state
of North Carolina; that in October last the said negroes were
brought hack into this state, but the said Kennons, not knuwing
that tihe act of Assembly required that slaves brought into this
state under such eirceumstances should be registered, failed to
have such register made:
George T. Ken- 1. Bie it lhereforc enacted, That the caid George T. Kennon,
mon. 'Elizabeth Elizabeth 11. Keunon and William H. Kennon, shall be and they
3. Kenno a are hereby authorized and empowered to hold the said slaves,
inon authorized] knownj IV the names of Ottoway, Sussex and Ed*in, as their pro-
wtohoid cert.ijn perty in this commonwealth, in the same manner as if they bad
slavs in thlnever been carried therefrom: and all Ifnes, penalties'orirfeiture](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0191&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)