| Date | 1836 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | Chapter 73 |
| Description/Full Text | The head man of each boat navigating rivers and branches shall keep a list of the crew, and if any slave not belonging to the boat, nor in the list of the crew, be found on board without the leave of his master, he shall be deemed a runaway. The head man of the boat, if white, shall be liable to a penalty of $20.00, to be paid the owner of the runaway; if the head man be a slave or free Negro, he shall be whipped not exceeding thirty-nine lashes on his bare back, but in the case of a free Negro he may discharge himself by paying as in the case of a white man. Free Negroes employed on boats shall carry their freedom papers and be committed to jail if found without them and dealt with as runaways. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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