| Date | 1846 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | Chapter 15 |
| Description/Full Text | The directors of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum are hereby empowered to receive insane slaves as patients on the application of their owners, if accompanied by security for charges, and provided no slave shall be retained in the asylum to the exclusion of any insane white resident of the state. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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