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An Act to amend the third section of chapter 96 of the Code of Virginia, so as more effectually to prevent dealing with slaves. 1857-1858 51 (1857)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0730 and id is 1 raw text is: CIRCUIT COURTS.-LICENSES.

first cireuit, pssed February twelfth, eighteen hundred nod fifty-eight,
l1o re-eineted so ists heroater to roand is Iollows :
,,§ 21. In the twenty-first eircuit: r- or the county or 'rity'or, the Int iteircult,
fotrth dy of March and tile i ottrth (ily of August ; for the county of
Preston, the eighteeinth lay o I' Air'eh and the eighteenth (liy of Au -
gust; for tile Connty of Upishlitr, tife 1olaurth dly (if April lind the foulrth
day of  Sepollpt her; for the county or llarrison, ile fifteeuth (lay of
Apiril Ind the fifteenth diy of Sopltenicl'; for the couInty of B 11'ho or,
the eighth lily of Ay Itd tile cightil day  f October ; for tile County
of Tucker, the twenty.sconl diy of M y and tile twenty-secnd liy
of Octhber; for Ilauldolll eou uty, the twenty-si xtii clay of' May a1ntl tile
twentji-sixth clay of Octoher; for tie county of .Marion, the tenthl day
of J1title iled the tenth (Illy of Novemhber.
2. This act shall lie in force from     tile first day of August eighteen Coalmcne.ment
lundred and fifty-eight.
CIl'A. 62.-Au ACT In nmelid til 14H peclin of chapter 3B8 of 11la Cnud or
Virginlia, ts itlmOllted by ihi llth suctioIn of on 1, l enlclled till  ,c lhldiolg the
UCode lt Virgill, plassed March 3Il, t 51, so its Illoro el lnttidly to proeelit
dalilg villi shves or free niegroeg.
Pluesed April 1, 1 59.
1. Be it on neted Iy tile geueral assenmlly, that tile fci rtecnl sectiln Cod', p.'.
of chpter thirty-oiglht of tile Code1 of Virginiia, g11ig   1llcidd by  lite
fou'th seetio  of. 11i net entitled all net imelldinll  tile Cod olf Virgilni1a, Avtq ISO-51,
plissed Ma'eht ile thirty-first, eigliten hundrendcul  ifty-cne, lie ili tile 1.33.
sainoe is hereby aenleld ill re-emiCted so as to ield its foliows :
 § 14. If tile 1lterh|ilnt sliall desiro his license to ilcle   permission lhov nerc-biut's
to sell, Iy retail, wine, alrdenlt spirils, or it lixturo thereoif, lie slill pay li(!Bo t _11
the adclitiiutai tux p'escribied fol' this privilege, alld obtain f',ioi tile eciurt , our ul icd1
of tfie county oIi1 colrprlion il, wiihiil his sto'e or  iaeo oIf sale is
sittated, ia eertificato that lie is it persOll (f gooId charlelCtr, adli tihat the
colurt sees It) olijection to sueeK perm1ission beiilng girantel.  If suclh  er-
tifiilte lie 11iiiiell for  ld re1 used, tile refusal shall lie eniered orf record,
Iild i ftel'waiis silh eel'tilfete shdll slit Ie grlnotedi to tile ipplialt11 lie-
fo1' 1110 I ext iRiy teIi, tullless by t Ccill't e ollloseCd of tile s1 lc .stices
to whtn the first 1a1p1lication wils Illlde, or it iajority of tile actilIg
juostiees if tile Coun)lty or Colrporion11.  A Id ill evry ease, tile ponri1 to Iod tml secu.
W11o1ll tile license is g. I'i1edi shall eliter into icnl with SllieCit sl'itrity.
in ic 1elllty of live iudred dollr;1s, plyabhle Ito the Cl11llWeilitii,
filithfilliy to iisohrvo the laws ill relll I  dealig with slaves 1o' fi'ee
nic'eCA, 01' sellilng trdent spi'its, wine ii dally IIlo lre hereof, or an1y
otuier.inltoxientilg liquor, io slaves, ucs Cuntinled in ehlapter oe llnllcldrcd
illii 1our of  tlo Codue o  Virgilia -lid shall mcioreover take tl1 olth ill Ontli ofn,'ljh'nt
opell Couirt, filih1tilly tic cdhsec've s1ld iows.
2. And ie it f'orther enaeted, that cio aipllicant illlei' this act sliall Proiiiitm of
sell to ;illy free  egro %%,lite or 111eit spilts, o lill' Ilcixtlire Ihereoif, r1-- 0 irt
illless 1p1li tile wlitelr t ertilicate of three or 1I)'olI jil'stices of, tile peceO
tihit tile saiid free Iiegro is Solier nod orderly, a1n1d of good Chlrircte'.
3. This et shall be in force fronti its passage.                           Coeiienciteiit
CitA'. 6,.--Ai AC'T to neid theci third Fectimi of diiptcr 96 cif tile Code of
V'irgiidi, so ais ,mocr el:irctially tc icruI'ill dedlig wil ilaves.
'ased April 1, 1855.
1. lIe it elincted hy tie general dsselihly, that the third seetion ofCode, p.413.
cha pter niiety-six of tie cotle of viigili tic he r'e-citc ite d  oldemit
so 11 to ro.c0l 11d  i  oVs :
§ :1. Fir a license to keep a houlse of enitertlilcnmelt, tile application flotow llceng to
slcl Iie, when tile house is il it towc hav ing t Corporation  u Colrt, Ic, s,eh k,,' it lcu-s of
I  P 1                        t l  t e ~r t ll  in o a t [
cclurt  and whell it is nlot ill ily  c  to In, to the Co lrt of ilhe cOil) obcuiamd.
wherein it is.  If tlie Court lie of  pillio  lldit the apiplicanlt is sccher and
oi oud eharelter, and will prohaily keep it house olerly, usefcu1l, c ii
sit e  as the law requires, it uay grant such liecnse ; clnd if tile IioulsE be

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