. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. y Time, purchase or buy, or shall, as Fac-tor or Agent to Another, take or receive, any Slave with Intent toremove, export or carry such Slave from this State, to any otherPlace without this State, there to be sold; the Person so pur-chasing or buying, or so,as Factor or Agent, receiving or takingthe Slave, with such Intent as aforesaid, shall be deemed to havecommitted an Offense against the People o^ this state, and shall,for every such Offense, forfeit the Sum of One Hundred Poun^r, tobe recovered, with Costs, by any Person who will sue for the
. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. y Time, purchase or buy, or shall, as Fac-tor or Agent to Another, take or receive, any Slave with Intent toremove, export or carry such Slave from this State, to any otherPlace without this State, there to be sold; the Person so pur-chasing or buying, or so,as Factor or Agent, receiving or takingthe Slave, with such Intent as aforesaid, shall be deemed to havecommitted an Offense against the People o^ this state, and shall,for every such Offense, forfeit the Sum of One Hundred Poun^r, tobe recovered, with Costs, by any Person who will sue for the same;the one Moiety to the Use of the People of this State, and the other!Moiety to the Use of the Person who will sue for the same; and theSlave so purchased, bought, taken or received, shall be immediatelyafter he or she shall be so purchased, bought, received or taken,and hereby is declared to be fre^. VI. And. be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, Thatif any Person or Persons shall, after the passing of this Act, employ,. harbour, conceal, or entertain any Negro, or other Slave, Knowingsuch Negro or other Slave to be the Slave of any other Person orPersons, wit .out the consent of the Owner or Owners of such Slave,he, she, or they shall forfeit to the Owner or Owners of ittch Slave,the Sum of Five Pounds for every twenty-four hours, and in that pro-portion for a greater or less Tine, while such Slave shall have beenemployed, harboured, co cealed or entertained, as aforesaid; but thatsuch Forfeiture shall not in the Whole exceed the Value of such further, That if any Person or Persons shall be found guilty ofharbouring, entertaining, or concealing any Slave, or of assistingto convey him or her away, and if such Slave shall be lost, die,or be otherwise destroyed, the Person or Persons so harbouring, en-tertaining, concealing, assisting, or conveying away such Slave,Shall be liable to pay the Owner or Owners of such Slave, the Valuethereof; which several
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