| Date | 1824 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | Chapter 34 |
| Description/Full Text | Sam, a Negro man, slave of Robt. Ricks, condemned to death and his valuation paid his owner, escaped and has been retaken; it is here ordered he be sold and transported beyond the limits of the Commonwelath. It is further enacted that the owners of old slaves, or slaves of unsound mind who permit them to go at large without support, so that they are dependent on charity, trespass, or theft shall pay a fine of not exceeding $50.00 for every offense, and it moreover shall be the dutry of the overseers of the poor to provide for such slaves and charge the master. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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