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'''' ' <'!' N'Mrri; t'AKOLINA.
Co'.npany," Jjnd by tluit n.nnc sIki'iI have reguiiir succession anil a co
st;ti; limy acquiri' ui.d hold, i^fir ami irarisier esuue, ifai ami |:ei.-.i>ii.i,; ...
?,iu' anl Ih' bupii, j)le,ad au«l bf imiilcjuled; ajul giMieraliy |»ul^^.l•^s, fsercisi-.
aiuieujoy alt tiio li j;1us and pavers usually posse-si^d, exetcisod ^lui eiiji»y<'.
by other torp^'iaiions in lLi> htat^.maJiitig micIi rules and rt^gtlafiiiah i'u.
tluir own <yo\ei iiiitent as tlicy tjsa'V (Itom proper, the .-anic being- not iiuou-si>
eiit Willi the ciii.stiiuiion add );!\vs ii! the land.
111. JJnd be i! further enaclcd, Tiiat this charter shall expire at llic etid i>i'
lucnty live ycAi-^ (nun and a!ier the ratitkatiou hereof.
ril APrivR ' XII
An Hctlo rpn:'i'..ite f'le i',i':\riti!if^ ot i>:iilges In llie eominissiouei-s of W'ilmitijjlon, and to restTOii.
slaves ti) \\ itom b;i<!u'- >< niin ii.i\i: l)i.-i;ii or licivHfter lua}' be giaiiieil t'l'oin w orkiiig in iiuiiroi.'-
ptucos, ami to1- calui-p.ii'poses.
' licit enovlnl hi) i lie Ceiural j3,sacy,iMij of the State of Xor7h CuroHnn, ami
il is hereby enaki'd hy the u'lihoniij of the same i hai I't-m and afier the
p;is :ige oJ 'Ip.s ai t il shall nol he iaiwful for "hf tomniissituicrsot the luwn of
Wiiniifigtori to grata baddies to ;ttiy SHlavese xcfpl such as may in their opinion
be ii'if'ssiirv t(tcan v oit thi' ordinary business of thi' loun and for thi? { ur
no^es of « ouiinenc luir in any case except upon the written reques^t of i!.
owiitr to' in'an.tj^'M- of saitl siave.
Ii lie it further enacted. Tliat no mechanic, who is a slave, aiid to v\h(::
a badge ini«v be i>:tnii>td by said conMuiHsii'ners, s'liall be pernuiied to ntake ;;(
coonaci for the I xecutioti ol any work wiihiu his trade beyond the \*alue i.
Oredav's uoik; but al! such coniracts shall be eriiered iiiio by the luasteis or
ni nsiieis or their ageni^; aod no reeovery shall hereafter be had in lavvJV'.
any services rendered it u.iik (h»ne by any meJianic. who is a slave, up(.
a .\ f iiniraet or a;2;recaiCfit in-.de v\iih any person by said sUivo, except as abovi.'
spe. ifi d.
lit. J>e it fo'i'hcr enacted, That it shall nor lereafter be lawful for sai,
couin'.i-M:>>:erh » grant b.toges or !i( en-es to nuxtei to any femaie siave ui>d>v
the age ot foriyvears; ant! in case any female slave, under the age of foiiy
vears, to whim a b-id>>e >hail have been granted by said comtnissioners, shall
be gudty of piusuivsg th< or<up;)*iiin of hux'er, said slave shall bi laken op
bv the constable oi the town, aod upon iodicfment in the ( ourt of Pieas and
Qu liter Sessioi s ol Neu Hanovei rounly, and convicted thereof, shall bo,
hired oii! tor the teim of olie yeai, except whei-e such slave shall have been
jiired < u i)\ the o>Nntr \<t s' me other person for one year or more; in wliicli
case Srtid >lave shall be hued out for the balance of the time for which sl^e
niiiy have been hired out by her o\vi»er: one half "f said hire to be applied to
thr use ol the infoiiner, and ihe oth< r half to the use of the lown
IV Jii' ilfuithvr enacted. That m slave, to whom a badge shall hereafter
be "ranted by said citnie.i««ioners shall have any liionseoi privileye by virtue
of s.'id badire to hire out his or her time, or work in any place except withiti
(he limit- of the own of Wiluiir.gtm. or on board a v-ssel lying iti the liver,
or on some whaif opposite to the town, or within one hall n)iieol the boun-d
, i-( the town.
V B^i' further riiarfcd. That if any slave, to whom any bsnlge shall have
b( eo gi\en II'. s;>i(| ( oiMnis>ioners, shall, at any time within the yeai for which
shmI bad;^i. s' dl have been grante<l, be fnun;i ai work at acy other place th.in
t)
•.( aluivc • c( ioed. wlifihei w.'hoi widiout the cor^-ent of the -.'WnM or
TOaitajjei, unless U be on his of her owner or manager's land or premtats.
