| Date | 1853 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | Chapter 25 |
| Description/Full Text | Every commissioner of the revenue shall make an annual registration of the births and deaths in his district. He shall record the date and place of every birth, the full name of the child, the sex and color, and if colored whether free or slave, the full name of the mother, and if the child be free and born in wedlock the full name, occupation and residence of the father, if the child be a slave, the name of the owner, etc. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | Not a law that actually adds to the overall slave legislation but determins the way in which slaves are recorded at this time. |
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