New Hanover County, NC - Mary Ann Sansum - Act For Relief

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An Act for the relief of Mary Ann Sansum

Whereas it appears from the memorial of Mary Ann Sansum, and the
documents accompanying the same, that the six negroes or mulattoe
slaves mentioned in said memorial were imported into this State,
without any intention to violate the laws of the United States
or of North Carolina.

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 the
Sheriff of New Hanover county, be and he is hereby authorised and
required to surrender and deliver over to the said Mary Ann Sansum
the six negroes or mulattoe Slaves imported into the port of
Wilmington in August last, in the brig Sally, whereof Anthony S.
Delisle was master; provided the said Mary Ann Sansum enter into
bond with approved security payable to the Sheriff of New Hanover
county, in an amount of double the value of said negro or mulattoe
slaves to carry the same beyond the limits of the State of North
Carolina within four months from the date of said delivery.

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in
case the Sheriff of New Hanover shall have sold said negro or mulatto 
slaves or any of them agreeable to an act of Assembly in such case 
provided and passed in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, 
previous to obtaining notice of this act, then and in that case, the 
said Sheriff of New Hanover county is hereby authorised and required 
to assign and deliver over to the said Mary Ann Sansum, all bonds which 
may have been taken for the payment of the purchase money arising from 
the sale of said negro or mulatto slaves, on her paying to the Sheriff 
all expences (sic) and charges which may have arisen from the seizure 
of the said slaves.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1819-22
Chapter CI
Page 69-70

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