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An Act concerning John Griffith. 1814 147 (1814)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0211 and id is 1 raw text is: IN TI, T rIllTY-NINTII VEAIt or Tllr COMMONWIMALT1.

trusees. unined in tlie said marriage seffloment, and their -I'd land i.n t e
heirs, to fie by themt held ulon! eile sai1o lstst, and ior the nikt ilthe trus.
Same persoli4, and up)oU the 1a,1 uses as are limited and pro- tees in siit mar-
vidwlrd for' the wther lrlioperty conveyed in and by the Inia'l  ringe ratilunuit,
se'lllement in like  nnor as i1' tho said tract of land had
been hieludhd in the said marriage contract.
2. '1lils Act thall be in force froll tile passing thereof.  Commcnccncit.
CIfAIP. CL
.l act COncer'ning ,JOli1 Gz'ijIJh.
[|alsecd Noiclibcr 9th, 181-4.]

 I J1EJREAS it i-S riprCnliite'd to the Ce.i'nl Asq'inlmlv fly
I  Johnrill , of' the Countiy of' W1ood, lihat lie lias ile.
Iy imol'v(d, from the State o' Maryland to his resilence in
the said County, a legro woman slave, naied Molly,  hilalhk
slave he derived ly descent fl'roni his fithel, . wviho was former-
ly i resident of (lie Counly of' llerkcly in this Si:ate ; and (ho
said John Grilith having petitioned (he LJegislature to re-
lieve him from the penalty which, through ig iol'ranle, lie ha s
incurred in failing to have the said slave registcrcd according
to law ;
i. .7 it enacted, That the said John Griifli, on his com.
plying within three montihs after file passage of this act with lowc, io
the provisions of tlhe first section of the act concerning slaves lSli: & Stc
passed the OJit o'Jaitiuary eighteen hundred and thirteen, shall import d
be and lie is hereby allowed to hold lie said slave as his proper- Maryland
ty within this comimonwcalth ; and all fines, forfeltres oi, poll.
allies incurred by him in consequence of' the failire aforesaid
shall be and lhe same are I-creby romil led.
'I hi  Ac S lli1 be in rl e   l'i'O l1 ILic paSi ing  thereo .  Colincnic

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CHAP. CII.
An ic concernin  ayf Ai'y  nrtei'e.
[l'a~scd November 23d, 1814.]
B E i. cilec bil Ie, Geierail ,sscinbli:, Trhat Mallay An. M:ary Anzd,',e,.
drews or the City of Williaisburg el and she is herc- permited to
by  ip ni'lil(ed  to  brilg  into  (his stale  fl e  fV Iol1 rilong  sOlves  ia-  rig crtd h
slaves into this
tivev thereof and loaned iy her to J. 11. Wilkmi son and Robert tiac.
Andrews of the Mississilppi 'Terriory, viz : Zack, WVashiig-
ton, Susan, Sarail, and her two children, lilly. ,Joln, Pris-
cilla, Mary, Fanny, I1anni;in(] two children, togCthei, Wvith
their increaiSC i' ay, and to hold and enjoy the said slaves in
like lniiiier is ir ihey had never liwli pOrnitiled to be carried
out of the State.-'rovidd necri'hcks. Tiai nOlling in this rroviso.
iot contained shall he so construed as to afifet the private
rights of' aiy ip1iloii or persons whatsoever, -which may hlve
licen acquired bly rea o  of'(lie removal of said sla'es, or tht.i-i
ilt, ase beyond the, limits- of (his coiiinoiwealtlh.
SThi' At *t]ll be in furce flrol the passin thereof.        .'unw:ic.

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