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1778 80 (1778)

handle is hein.ssl/ssva0159 and id is 1 raw text is: lsnportatdon if /aves hereapter, and fides of fuch prohibited. Under penalet upon importer, bay- er, and fdllcr, At a GENERAL ASSEMBLY begun and.held at the Capitol in the City of Williamsburg, on Monday the 5th day of OIobr, in the Year of our Lord 1778. CH A P. I. dj* da for prevbntig the farthei importation of laves. I. '7OR prevefiting the farther importation of flaves into this commonwealth, Be it enaliedby the Geheral 1: 4embly, that frorm and after the palling of this ad no flave or flaves Ihall hereafter be imported into this commonwealth by fea or land, nor fhall aiiy flaves fo imported be [old or bought by any petfon whatfoever. I. EVERY perfon hereafter importing flaves into this commonwealth contrary to this af hall forteit and pay the fumn of one t.houfand pounds for every lave to imported, and every perfon felling or buyiag any fuch flares fhall in like manner forfeit and pay the num of five huindred pounds for every Have f) fold or bought, one moiety of which forfeitures llaU be to the tife of the commonwealth, and the other moiety to him or them th will fue for the fame, to be recovered by atiott of debt o' iufarmatiouia any, court of record. h..&r 111.-IlL AND he it forther iradl, fla every flave importet6 it& this commotiWealth, contrary t46 the pation of the flave,. true intent and meaniig of this ad.- iha f, upon luch impotrabon become free. Except fucbflaves as elaoig to eni- grant .from 11e United State, tak- irng a eertain oath, or Io travellers, carrying them out again, or come by defent, dea'*fr, ormn.r'iage ti fiuW1s, DWUners Qf ./la ves reiding in t.! United Slates. 27 Gco. 11. ch. 2. IV. PROPDED always, that this ad (hall not be conftrued to extend to thofe who may incline to remove from any of the United States, and become citivens of this, provided, that within ten days after thei. removal into the fime the, take the fo)on'ing oath before rome Magiffrate of this commonwealth ; I A. B. deofwear, that in remov.al to the/flat' ofVirginia ,was 'with no intention to evade the alforpreventing the farther importation ofhlavej 'zith, tis ovntmonqveathb, nor have I brought 'Oith me, or wuill caqft to be bronght, anyftaues, auith an i:te.nt qffilfing them, nor have ny. of thef lamers noquin iny poeron Leen ivported from Africa, or any of the Weft India .lands, .fnce the fit3/ day qf November r7 7 S o help rl; We d. 0Oi to travellers and others, making a tranfient ftay in this commonwealth, bringing flares with them for neceffary attendance, aoarryingthem out again. V. PROVID ,D alfo,ln be tfaitrther enafled, that ihia a't flall not be conltrued to extend to peefons claiming flaves by dcfcent, devife, or marriage, or to any citizens of this commonwealth being n(w the aaual owners and proprito , of flaves reliding or being in any of the United tatm and TemoAing futh laves into this commotwealth. VI. .4ArD itifztrnalel, that fo mu-h ofan d of Affembly made in the year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty three, entitled An aal.for the better qovermnent offrvants adftave,, as comns withi. the purview of this ad fhall be and the fame is hereby repealed.

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