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An Act authorising the purchase and emancipation of Lucy, a slave belonging to Ptolemy Powell. 1817 223 (1817)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0282 and id is 1 raw text is: flw T1kZ1F#i Ea!Y-inCONu YEAR 01 TilE, CoMMYTIALTU., ovcrseeri of the poor of the said cou'nty; first' deducting five per cOmPenlit1t Allow%, cent, from, th amnount of such sale as cm pensation for their se- Id tol vPies, wih sWaid balance the over'seors ofIle poor of the said Collity iSW aply and apirolato for the benefit of the poor 3. A..nd be itf 'll' enacted, That the overseers of the poor in Ov.rs or tilepoor the said COify, a majority of whom shall constitute a board, are iii rportd. helf bytnrade able tool capable in law to II'chrase. hold, iosses. andl enjoy, to themselves aid their succt ssou'$ in oflice. lanids, te- rienients, hereditaineti ,, gols ard chattels, jild t e saiie to sell, alien. grantand dispose of, to stie and be' suedl. hmplead will he i1pleaded, niswer- and be noiswered, de'end ant fie di.'fided. in courts of retor.l1 o r. ary oither p lce whats orn'' : to Iave a Coin- 11il seal uiid utake 1use it' the same, and do all othr neats arnd thn-s ;hieh a boedy corporate in law may do. not tihg colirtry to th- cnastitutihn alid lawi, of l tL- tate or' r1 I lre UrIitetl States. 4. Al I acts and parts of acts croling 'i i thle purview of this ilhprAliag dal-e. act shall b and the samte are hereby repeuled. 5. 'l'hii act shail coinence arid be in ',rce ft ot ani after (ie eoiet-ncenut. thi.ty-firsl day of Ma rchl next. (Passtd .ihrmvwa £(th. 18! .) CIlYI'PTEWR CCXXVI1.----.-A ,c' :Ithtoisong ht J)IICkia4 Mftt cr:rcipa- lion of Lr.CY, a ;.sia e hclolqillg t o 'Lo!. I: I'om L11. WIMIEtRAS sound policy dictales, thatrewards should be held Prt aile. out to those who have rentlered, oi iaay reider', essential service to Our couitry; 1. Be it tlcr'fore en cted by the General ,ls.qeail!1. That the .,,.,,o o,,hst governor be authorised atnd re iested, to pl,'lchase ni set free, (Il ,,. l,,, i'I,) POW. behalf of this (o--o-iwcah. I 'lv, a slave. the prtpe'ty of Ptoley Powell; the value of tile said ,l:ve it he ascrta ' int , r v I;, ow to be by tle cointy court ol Spnttsi lvania. certified by ilte clerk the'e- as -toititt. of' to thei goveror. and ilhe ain 0011t of, stch al u atioll so certilied to be paidout of' any tmoey in the ti ea.tfr'. 2. And be it further enact.'d. 'l'hr;t the Said Lticy. when Sio Wh- etm,.iptil 11[Itlly' m''~ l 1 , I'l ehifycipated. oayt remaiii as a free iWrstrI in thi- i SWtf atid shall 1. ,,,,,, il,, h, have',id enjoy all tire rights, ui'r'legrs ;Il illirrr eniIi's which C,,,,,,,.aal th.l, otherfi'ee p ersoos of colour possess antd erjory %ithirt the malle any a, to the contrary nowithstard iii!. 3. Adl be it fin'lltr etactil, Ihat, %% hpl't.,rt'vcr the court cr1' the r,,i,in, for or sai coltity si;d l think that tie said Lt, cv hs tint rite itean s o' aa co/hmfo table su ppotr , they shall have pmlier. anl iti thail be their duty tbi ake'sach re:isoiable annual all urawtc. to lie , r, not I, 'X- ceenlhg one h lt li d dollit's, a, thev m: deem h ut itD'V 10 her corf rtable support ; which brlrrvaa'e'teirg n .,T!''d by. the ,aid ourt to the Arditor of pliblic accountS , shall be lpnid out o' the blic treasury. 4. kltis act shall be itt force fr'tt tire lir n tl:el ,,for a . (j1(s: P..b. ! ra.r'. ,.r't £'d, f1 .) ChAfrER G(:XX1X.-.\n .\; t pav il offti''s of the (,'irerAA.8 In. bly tr thecr scrmices (tll,. tile presclt v::a ¢. ! L BE it enacted bi! the Genernl Osserlhly. That tie allowance sIn l.w,,, di-e to the officers of the General Assembly, fi, tl eir services durling 1),lrkId, sO present seasion, shall be as fllows : to tite clerk of' the t o I Delegates om1 e hundred and forty-five dtllars per week; to the Digitized from Best Copy Available

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