. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. stress of such Slave or Slave; to be recovered byAction of Debt, as aforesaid. X. And be it further Enacted by the same Authority, That ifany Master or Mistress, shall manumit and set at Liberty, any Negro,Indianj or Mulatto Slave; and such Master or Mistress, so manumit-ting and setting at Liberty, or any other sufficient Person, forand cn Behalf of such Negro, Indian or Mulatto Slave, shall do andenter into a Bond unto his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, withtwo Sureties, in a Sum not less than Two Hundred Pounds, at theGeneral Sessions of the Pea
. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. stress of such Slave or Slave; to be recovered byAction of Debt, as aforesaid. X. And be it further Enacted by the same Authority, That ifany Master or Mistress, shall manumit and set at Liberty, any Negro,Indianj or Mulatto Slave; and such Master or Mistress, so manumit-ting and setting at Liberty, or any other sufficient Person, forand cn Behalf of such Negro, Indian or Mulatto Slave, shall do andenter into a Bond unto his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, withtwo Sureties, in a Sum not less than Two Hundred Pounds, at theGeneral Sessions of the Peace, for the County where such Negro,Indian or Mulatto Slave, shall live or reside, to Keep and save suchNegro, Indian or Mulatto Slave, from becoming any Charge to the City,, Parish, or Place within this Colony, where he, she, or they, shall at any Time after such Manumission, live; the said Negro, In-dian or Mulatto, shall be free, according to such Manumission of the Master or Mistress, so manumitting and setting at Liberty, such. Slave or Slaves: And. if any Negro, Indian or Mulatto Slave, shall have been made free, or hereafter shall he made free, by the Willor Testament o~ any Person deceased; that then, if any Executor orExecutors, of any Person or Persons deceased, or on their Meglector Refusal, any other sufficient Person, for and on behalf of suchNegro, Indian, or Mulatto Slave, shall and do enter into such Secur-ity, as aforesaid, at the General Sessions of the Peace for the Coun-ty, where such Negro, Indian, or Mulatto Slave, c:hall live or reside,to keep and save such Negro, Indian or Mulatto Slave, from becomingor being any Charge to the City, Town, Parish, or Place within thisColony, where he, she or they, shall at any Time after such Manu-mission, live; the said Negro, Indian or Mulatto Slave, shall be free, according to the true Intent and Meaning of the Will or Testament AJ of any Person or Persons deceased: And if Securyit - be not given inManner aforesa
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