| Date | 1840 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | Chapter 61 |
| Description/Full Text | A slave condemned to be hung or transported shall be valued by each justice at the cash price for which he would sell at public sale under a knowledge of his guilt. From such valuation the court shall ascertain the average value of the slave, and such average shall be paid to the owner by the Commonwealth. It shall be lawful to commute the punishment of transportation and sale to imprisonment of five to ten years as if the person were free. Persons whose sentences have been commuted shall witin thirty days after the expiration of their terms depart from the state, or be dealt with as free persons migrating into the Commonwealth contrary to law. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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