| Date | 1662 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | XII |
| Description/Full Text | Children got by an Englishman upon a Negro woman shall be bond or free according to the condition of the mother, and if any Christian shall commit fornication with a Negro man or woman, he shall pay double the fines of a former act |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | This act acts is somewhat of a cutoff point because it makes a distinction with "bond and free" based on skin color. Many laws before this are talking about servants but are still included because it could still extened to African American servants. |
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