Corpus Bilingüe Tomo I Vol. 1 - Archivo Abierto Institucional de la ...

LUIS GRAU
of such negro or mulatto, notwithstanding the name and other descriptions of
such negro or mulatto shall not be entered and recorded as aforesaid, unless his
or her master or owner shall, before such slave or servant attain his or her twentyeighth
year, execute and record in the proper county, a deed or instrument, securing
to such slave or servant his or her freedom.
VII. 23 And be it further enacted, that 24 the offences and crimes of negroes
and mulattoes, as well slaves and servants as 25 freemen, shall be enquired of,
adjudged, corrected and punished, in like manner as the offences and crimes of
the other inhabitants of this state are and shall be enquired of, adjudged, corrected
and punished, and not otherwise, except that a slave shall not be admitted to bear
witness against a freeman.
VIII. 26 And be it further enacted, that 27 in all cases, wherein sentence of death
shall be pronounced against a slave, the jury, before whom he or she shall be
tried, shall appraise and declare the value of such slave; and in case such sentence
be executed, the court shall make an order on the state-treasurer, payable to the
owner, for the same, and for the costs of prosecution, but in case of remission 28 or
mitigation, for the costs only.
IX. 29 And be it further enacted, that 30 the reward for taking up runaway and
absconding negro and mulatto slaves and servants, and the penalties for enticing
away, dealing with, or harbouring, concealing or employing, negro and mulatto
slaves and servants, shall be the same, and shall be recovered in like manner, as
in case of servants bound for four years.
X. 31 And be it further enacted, that 32 no man or woman of any nation or
colour, except the negroes or mulattoes who shall be registered as aforesaid,
shall, at any time hereafter be deemed, adjudged or holden, within the territories
of this commonwealth, as slaves or servants for life, but as free men and
free women; except 33 the domestic slaves attending upon Delegates in congress
from the other American states, foreign ministers and consuls, and persons
23. En Mitchell “[Section IV.] (Section VII, P. L.)”; en Read “5. se C T. VII. The offences...”.
24. En Mitchell “by the authority aforesaid, That”.
25. En Mitchell “and [sic] [as]” (lo que indica que Bioren y Read pueden haber corregido el
original).
26. En Mitchell “[Section V.] (Section VIII, P. L.)”; en Read “6. se C T. VIII. In all...”.
27. En Mitchell “by the authority aforesaid, That”.
28. En Mitchell “a remission”.
29. En Mitchell “[Section VI.] (Section IX, P. L.)”; en Read “7. se C T. IX. The reward...”.
30. En Mitchell “by the authority aforesaid, That”.
31. En Mitchell “[Section VII.] (Section X, P. L.)”; en Read “8. se C T. X. No ma...”.
32. En Mitchell “by the authority aforesaid, That”.
33. En Mitchell “and except”.
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