Craven County, NC - John Good - Act to Emancipate, 1855

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An Act to emancipate John Good

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, 
and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Good,
a slave, the property of George Bishop, of Craven county, be, and he
is hereby, with the consent and at the request of the said owner,
emancipated and set free; and by the name of John Good, shall hereafter
possess and exercise all the rights and privileges which are enjoyed
by other free persons of color in this State: Provided, nevertheless,
That before the said slave is emancipated, a good and sufficient bond,
payable to the State of North Carolina, shall be given in the county
court of Craven, in the sum of one thousand dollars, that the said
John Good shall honestly and correctly demean himself as long as he
shall remain in the State, and not become a county charge; which bond
may be sued upon in the name of the State to the use of said county,
or any other county of the State, and of any person injured by the 
misconduct of the said slave hereby emancipated.


[Ratified the 20th day of January, 1855]


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1854-55
Chapter 110
Page 90

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