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An Act providing for the voluntary enslavement of George, Shed, Sam and Sukey, persons of color in the County of Buckingham. 1861 251 (1861.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0769 and id is 1 raw text is: VOLUNTARY ENSLAVEMENT. 2. The said Williams shall have power to transfer to any other How tranferred duly qualified instructor the said arms, accoutrements or equipments: provided his said successor shall execute bond in the same manner as herein before provided. 3. This act shall be in force from its passage. Commencement CHAP. 165.-An ACT providing for the voluntary enslavement of George, Shed, Sam and Sukey, persons of color in the County of Buckingham. Passed February 28, 1861. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that it shall be lawful Negroes to for George, Shed, Sam and Sulcey, negroes who were manumitted by ebooseowner the last will and testament of Archibald T. Gordon deceased, of the county of Buckingham, to select a master for themselves, upon the terms and conditions hereih after mentioned. 2. Should the said negroes select a master for themselves, it shall Petition, bow be lawful for them to file a petition in the circuit court of Bucking- filed ham, at any regular term thereof, setting forth their desire to select a master, and the name of the person so desired to be selected as owner; which said petition shall be signed by the petil ners in the presence of two witnesses. 3. The court in which such petition shall have been filed, upon Summons Issued the filing of said petition, shall cause to be summoned, to appear be- fore said court, both the petitioners and the person designated in said petition. 4. Upon the appearance of the petitioners and the person desig- Exnmination, nated in the petition, the court shall proceed to examine each partyhow made separately, as well as such other persons as said court may see fit. At such examination the attorney for the commonwealth shall be present, and see that the examination is preolerly conducted, and that no injustice is done the petitioners. 5. If upon such examination the court shall be satisfied that there Duty and power is no fraud or collusion between the parties, and that the petitioners, of court should the prayer of the petition be granted, will be the bona fide slaves of the person designated in the petition, the said court shall cause to be entered upon its records that the petitioners by name have selected as their master the person so designated in said peti- tion; whereupon the absolute property in said negroes, as slaves, shall vest, from the time of such entry, in the person so chosen as master, to all intents and purposes whatsoever : -provided, however, 3!aster to enter that the person so selected as master shall enter into bond, with Into bond

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