| Date | 1778 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | Chapter I |
| Description/Full Text | In the third year of the Commonwealth, Patrick Henry, Esquire, being Governor, at the Capitol at Williamsburg, it is enacted, that hereafter no slave shall be imported into the Commonwealth by sea or land. Every slave imported contrary to the interest and meaning of this act shall become free. Provided that persons may remove from any of the United States to Virginia if not with the intention of evading this act, and their slave were not imporrted from Africa or any of the West Indies since November 1, 1778. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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