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An Act providing for the voluntary enslavement of Lewis Williamson, a free person of color of the county of Southampton. 1855 279 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0723 and id is 1 raw text is: VOLUNTARY BNSLAVEMENT. 279 CnAi. 434.-An ACT providing for the voluntary enslavement of Lewis Wil. liamson, a free person of color of tile county of Southampton. Passed January 4, 1856. 1. Be it enacted by tile general assembly, that it ahall be lawful for Lewis Lewis William. Williamson, a free person of color of tli; county of Southampton, whio was son mny enslave manumitted by the Inst will and testament ofJolin Williamson deceased, to select hiself A. u1. Urquhart of tile said county us iis master, upon thu terms and conditions herein arter mcntioned. 2. Should the said Lewis Williamson desire to select tile said A. B. Urqnhart To file lit@ peti. its his master, it shall be lawful for tiu to file a petition it tile county court of tion to court of Southampton., setting forth his desire to select tile said A. B. Urquhart as Ilia Soutiampton. muaster; which said petition shall be signed by the petitioner in tlio presence of two witnesses. 3. Tlhe court in which any such petition shall have been filed shall, upon the Notice or polt. filing of said petition, order a notice that elicht petition has been filed, to be forth. tion to be tiled. with posted by the clerk of said court at the front door of the court.house for one month. Said court shall cause to be summoned to appear at its sncceediiig Parties sum. monthly term both the petitioter and the said A. B. Urquhart. moned toappear. 4. Upon ite appearance of both the petitioner and the said A. B. Urquhart, Parties to be tile court shall proceed to exanin each party separately, as well as such other separately persons as said court may sea fit. At suach exatinatiun iihe attorney for the examined. commoiwealth shall be present. und sea that such exatmination is properly con. dueted, and that no injustice is done to tile petitioner. G. If tpotU such exlainationtl tile court siall lie satisfied that there i.9 no fraud When court may nor collusion between tile parties, andi( that tile )etitioner, should the prayer of rant petitton. the petitioner be granted, will he the bonn fide slave of ih said A. I. Urquhart, the said court shall cause to be entered upon its records that the said petitioner, by nane, has selected the said A. B. Urquhart as his master. Vhereupon tim absolute right of property in said negro, as a slave, shall vest front ie lte of such entry, in tie said A. B. Urquhlrt to all intents and purposes as if siuch pe. titioner had been born a slave: provided, however, that the said A. B. Urqihart Proviso as to shall enter into band, lit a penalty equal to the value of said petitioner, coidi- Let of tioned to pay all the just debts of said petitioner. petitioner. (. This act salt be int force from its passage. Commencement CiAr. 435.-An ACT providing for the voluntary enslavement of Aramitnta Frances and Dangerfield, free persons of color. Passed January 14, 18i. 1. Be it enacted by tile general assembly, Ihat it shall be lawful for Araminta Araimlnta urances, free person of color of the county oif Luoenburg, inntinitted by the Frances and last will mnd testament of Colonel James G. lichardson deceased, and Danger. Daugerieid may field, free person of color of the county of Culpeper, tanuuitted by the/lat selves. will and testament of Margaret Miller uccensud, to select a imaster or toasters, upon the terms and conditions herein after mentioned. 2. Should the said free persons of color, or either of thlm, desire to select a To ile their master or masters, it shall be lawful for them to file stic a petition it the cotnty petitions to court court of their respective counties, Setting forth Ilis or her desire to select a tas Of their ter or mistress, and tile znae of the person so desired to be selected as an counties. owner; which said petition shall be signed by the petitioner it tile presence of two witnesses. 3. The court in which any such petition shall have been filed shall, upon the Notien of filing of said petition, order a notice that such petition his beetn filed, to be p to forthwith posted by tile clerk of sad court at tile froit door of time court hotse a ' for one lonlh. Said court shall cause to be summoned to appear at its sie Parties to 1e ecediig monthly tern both the petitioners and the person so designated ill said Amusiinel. petition. 4. Upon tile appearance of both the petitioner and ilte person designated in Parties to be the petition, the court shall proceed to examine each party separately, as weil as separately such other persons as said court may see fit. At sech examinatin tile attorney c xamined for tile cotmonweith shall be present, and see that slch examination is pro- perly conducted, and that no injustice is done to ilte petitioners. 5. If tupon sttch examination tile cot t shall be satisfied that there is no fraud When court may nor collusion betwien the parties, and that tim peitioer, should the prayer or grant ile tile petition be granited, will be the bona fide slave of the person designated i Itetlo' tile petition, tile said court shall cause #a he entered pon its records that tile said petitioner, by name, has selected as Ilis or her toaster or mistress tie person so designated in said petition. Whereupon tile fee simple prope-y it, said negro, os a slave, shall veat from the time of such entry, ill tile person so chosen as master or mistress, to all intcnt. and purposes as i such petitioner hall beeu born a slave: provided, however, that tho person so selected as a master or

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