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An Act allowing Patty, a woman of colour, to remain in the commonwealth. 1838 228 (1838)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0537 and id is 1 raw text is: 229                    Private Claims.-Fec .Persons of Colour. -
paid to him the said Stickley, or to his representative, out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Commencoment.  2. This act shall be in force from its passage.
CHAP. 32D.-An ACT concerning John Taylor, Thomas K. Clarke anti others.
It'Paiss   March  -7, I,435.)
Surn allowed Tay.  i. lie it enacted by the gencral assembly, That the auditor of
lor and Chu too,
contractors of !.,o public accounts be, and ho is hereby required and authorized to
road.k      issue the following warrants on the treasury : one in favour of John
Taylor and Tlhoinas K. Clarke, contractors for the construction of
the free road front the western termination of the Staunton aid
Jaines river turnpike, to the eastern termination of the turnpike
across the Warn spring monotaiu, for the sum of fbur thouiantd live
hundred and filty-three dollars, ia halaiice now due thul for the con-
Mornlilowed nd. siriruction of a part of the said road ; the other in Cavour of firiscoo
wh1   othri, t' lalwin and the other comnissiwners of the said road, for the
(lll[ rllio  (!f  hilliiad  h  te   oiul)ii(rso      h   al od     o  h
Ara rod.    su in of two hundred and eighty holar., to be paid by tiuell to their
superi itending agent atit] secretary, in such )rtlprtions as may Ie
due tlhen reilpectively for their services ; th. said stums to be paid
to the said ''aylor and Clarke, or their represeaitaives, and to the
said hriscot G. Il 1dhin and other coimnissiotiers of the said road,
or their representative, out of any money in the treasury not other-
wise atpropri ated.
coi,,io ceiout.  2. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof.
CIIAt. 330.-An ACT concerning llazael Williams4.
[lPa.,I(-,  April 7, IH;H.
Sum nl,,wl It.  1. Ie it crlarttd by the , t'.u  assinthly, That the auditor of
-luel Wi!liainm.  public accounIits b(, aid lie is hereby authorized and required to issue
a warrant on the Iteasury in favouir (it' Hazal Willians, for tle sum
of five him lred dollars, in satisfaetim of losses suistained by said
Williams in consequence of his contract %th the board of public
works fbr builIimig the bridge across Jacksoi,'s river, opposite the
town of Covington, having been set aside by said board, undlr the
operation of the act passed MAarch the nilueteelitlh, elglteii itridr-!
RPo.iso,     aid thirty-six, changing the site fbr said bridge : P .
That the auditor shall not issue his warrant for the said suin ut.I
the board of public worki shall certil , to the auditor that the said
Williams is equitably entitled to said stm, or for any less suit ; and
if a less sum  be allowed by the said board, the auditor Miall issue
to said Williams a warrant therefor.
Commencemrnt.  '2. This act shall be in force froin its passage.
ChAp. 331.--An ACT allowing latty, a woman of clioar, to remain in the
COi I1Q11 i0 vealih.
(Passed  Jnmuary  :15, I:18.)
ratty perinite,| to  1. l(e it frTactC(l byi thi gr'ite)al asscmihli, That l'atty, a womnan
malin i,,tato. Of coloUr, eman cipated fby Catharine ('4kw artl of' the cflmty of Ac-
comack, shall he, and she is hereby perliitteld to remain as a free
person within this commionwealth, and to reside in the said county
Proviqo.     of Accomnack : Providil /owv vrr, Tiat if the said Patty shall here-
after be convicted fly the verdict of a jury, or the judgment of a
court, of any ofrence against the laws of this commonwealth, the
privilege hereby granted shall thenceforth cease.
Commaoncenot.  1. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof.

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