| Date | 1801 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | Chapter 70 |
| Description/Full Text | If any person permits his slave, or any slave hired by him to go at large or hire himself out, the slave may be sold. (This law was several times amended). It is enacted that if any slave shall be brought or come into this state from any place without the limits of the state, it shall be the duty of any magistrate where such slave is found to commit the slave to jail, and the magistrate shall notify the governor and the slave shall be transported out of the Commonwealth and the expenses incurred shall be paid by the person importing or holding the slave, but the slave may be sold within the Commonwealth if the person holding him is unable to reimburse the Commonwealth. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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