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An Act divorcing Richard Jones from his wife Peggy. 1814 145 (1814)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0210 and id is 1 raw text is: IN'm T hIiTY-NINTII Y)MAE 0? Tfl, 1 ON~IVILILT)5. his principal ror the sum of rorty dollors by Matthvew andoe' Ier Clerk of the Court martial in th11 said County, aud judg. im-eut obtainel, although at the same time he had paid the whole amount of militia fines into the Treasury ; that, at the time his prineipal was inotlotied gaihst. he was in thelState of Nord Carolina and know nothinig of i and has since dia. charged the judgment; 1. Br it lherfo'e enacled, That tie amount of the judg. Arount ora ment shall be, and the same is hereby refunded to lim, and Judgment di. the Auditor of Public Accounts is authorizcd anti reqtlored to rectle to be re- funded to Jesse issue a warrant for tie same to him or his representatives, to con, be paid out of any monies in the rrcasury not olherwise ap. proprialed. 2. This Act shall be in force from the passing thereof. Commencement) ('lAP. XCVlll. u . iicl diromi'c; lichlrd ,Iouilfrnot his wife Pe,;jy. (I'.Ltcd Novculber 25t1, 1814.) ,' E) I: it ciet'h! in, Il , tti'...1 .qsIr'nblh, That a marriage -;age solcm- solenmizi'd Ieiween l 'lhard Jones, of the County of nizedi bctwecm, Norlial.1pton, ltld[ his wifle Peggy, shall be and the same is Ic0har- Jones hrvreby disolved, aid the said Itichaid forever divorced from asd wire dm'i,',vy tile said Peggy ; and dat Ihe poner of the said Richzard over o certain tfacti the pwrson and properly of the said Peggy shall henceforth !being foud by a entirely cease Prorided it shall lie founil by the verdict of a jury he jury, upon tie trial of in issue o, loi'e the Superior Court Of and in whaut courd law of Nort'hampton County, which isstle is hereby directed to be impaelled. to be made tip between said Iielnid and Peggy, that the child of said Peggy Jones is not (ie child of said liehard Jones, but is the offspring of soum man of colour ; which jury tle Judge of tie Superior Court of Law to be holden for the said Coun. ty of Northampton, at the next terin of said Court, or as sooss thereafter as may be, is hereby authorized and directed to im- panel for the trial of said issue, upon being satislied that said Peggy Jones had been furnished vith a copy of this law, or that said copy had been left at her last and usual place of abode one month before the session of Said Court. 2. Bie it*fnhefl cuted, That the Superior Court of law Verdicto bere' for said County of Northampton shall cause the verdict of the corded. Jury hereby directed to be recorded. 3. lie i acnated, That, if the said Jury, so as aforesaid to F:trther rrorio be impanelled, shall by their Verdict find tit the child sIr upou Llcts the said Peggy Jones is not the child of said Richard Jones beiul Iwtid by but is tie oispring or matt oftiau f colour ; and if' eseaf. tii. JLy. ter the said Richard Jones shall die inteslaite its to all or any part of his real or personal estate, the said child shall not suc. ceed or to eujoy any part thercof. . This Act shall be in force from the passing thereof. cemmencment:

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