| Date | 1659 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | XVI |
| Description/Full Text | Dutch and all strangers of Christian nations are allowed free trade if they give bond and pay impost of ten shilings per hogshead laid upon all tobacco exported to any ferign domininons; always provide that if the Dutch or other foreigners shall import any Negro slaves they, the said dutch or other foreigners, shall for the tobacco really produce by the sale of the said Negroes, pay only the impose of two shilings per hogshead, the life being paid by our own nation. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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