fhall have been first nominated to, and approved by the court by whom fuch inspector fhall have been appointed.

iv. ALL acts and parts of acts coming within the purview of this act, fhall Repealing claufes be and the fame are hereby repealed.

V. THIS act shall commence and bé in force from and after the paffing Commencing claufe.

thereof.

CHAP. CCCII.

An At repealing the a&, intituled, An at authorising the Executive to procuré

1.

armi for the defence of the Commonwealth.

[Paffed the 27th of January, 18c2.]

E it enacted by the General fembly, That the act paffed the twenty- Act for procuring armée

B fixth day of December, one thousand even hundred and ninety-live, repe-led.

intituled, "An act authorising the executive to procure arms for the defence of

the Commonwealth," fhall be and is hereby repealed. Provided however, That Provifo.
to contract entered into by the executive by virtue thereof, fhall be anexed;
by this act.

II. THIS act shall be in force from the paffing thereof.

Commencing clause.

CHAP. CCCIII.

An Act changing the mode of proceeding on indictments and informations in cer

I.

tain cafes.

[Paffed the 28th of January, 180z.]

WHEREAS doubts have arisen, whether any information can be filed Preambled

or indictment for a trefpafs or misdemeanor be fent to a grand jury,

unless the name of a profecutor be written at the foot of fuch information or

indictment, for removing thereof;

II. BE it therefore enacted by the General Affembly, That where any infor- No profecutor required mation fhall be filed by the attorney for the commonwealth, by expreis order of in ctain cafes. the court entered of record, the party fuppofed to be culpable having failed to appear, and fhew good caufe ag-init fuch order, having been required fo to do by fummons, appointing a convenient time for that purpofe, ferved upon him, or left at his ufual place of abode, no profecutor fhall be required on such information. Nor fhall any fuch profecutor be required on an information, or bill of indictment for a trefpafs or misdemeanor filed or fent to a grand jury, which shall be filed or fent to a grand jury, on, and in confequence of a previous prefentment of a grand jury made on their own knowledge, or on the information of any two of their own body.

Profecutions commenc ed before this act not to

III. ALL and every act and acts, claufe and claufes of acts, containing Repealing clause. any thing within the purview of this act, fhall be and are hereby repealed: Provided always, That nothing in this act contained, fhall be conftrued to affect any profecution on an indictment or information which shall have commenced before the paffing thereof. IV. THIS act shall commence and be in force from and after the paffing Commencing claufe: thereof.

be affected.

An Act for calling in and registering Certificates of the Public Debt of this State

I.

CHAP. CCCIV.

[Paffed the 28th of January, 1802.]

E it enacted by the General Affembly, That before a warrant fhall be if upon which intereft is allowed by law, the owner or holder of fuch certificate fhall depofit the fame with the treasurer, who fhall grant a receipt therefor, fpecifying the amount of fuch certificate, diftinguishing the principal from the intereft thereof; and upon fuch receipt being prefented to the auditor of public accounts, the faid auditor fhall, and he is hereby required, to iffue a new certificate for the principal, and a warrant for the interest.

Owners of certificates

treafure, before war

rants to iffe.

II. AND be it further enacted, That if the holder or owner of any certifi- Intereft on certificates tate of a debt due from this ftate, fhall not on or before the first day of Janu- to cease after 1802, un

til depofited with trea- ary one thoufand eight hundred and three, make application for a warrant for

furer,

Provifo.

Certificates to be reseived for arrears of certain taxes.

Treasurer to keep a

the intereft due thereon, fuch intereft fhall ceafe after that period until the faid certificate fhall be depofited with the treasurer as aforefaid. Provided however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to injure or affect the owners or holders of any certificates upon which warrants have been issued fince the first day of January one thoufand eight hundred and two, but fuch perfons fhall be allowed until the first day of January eighteen hundred and four, to depofit fuch certificates as aforefaid.

III. AND be it further enacted, That all certificates of debts due from this commonwealth, upon which intereft is allowed by law, shall be receivable in discharge of any arrears of public taxes due prior to the year feventeen hundred and ninety-eight.

IV. THE treasurer of this commonwealth fhall keep in a book or books register of certificates. well bound, a register of all certificates alphabetically arranged, for the principal as aforefaid, and of fuch others as from time to time fhall be paid in difcharge of taxes, or otherwife redeemed, and fhall alfo carefully file and preferve the original certificates depofited with him by virtue of this act, and all others which may be redeemed, fo that the fame may be infpected by the fucceeding General Affembly.

V. THIS act fhall be in force, from the paffing thereof.

CHAP. CCCV.

An Act, to amend the act, intituled, An act to amend an a:t to reduce into one the feveral acts concerning Slaves, Free Negroes and Mulattoes.

I.

[Paffed the 29th of January, 1802.]

E it enacted by the General Affembly, That any mafter or skipper of a

permit any to come on

his

the leave or confent of the mafter or overfeer, given in writing, or fhall buy, fell, or receive of, to, or from a flave, any commodity whatsoever, without the leave or confent of the mafter or overfeer given in writing as aforesaid, fhall forfeit and pay for every fuch offence, in addition to the penalties now imposed by law, the fum of twenty dollars, to be recovered by warrant from any magiftrate of the county or corporation, by any person who will profecute for the fame; upon fervice of which warrant, the offender fhall be taken and remain in custody until judgment; and in cafe of conviction, fhall be by fuch magiflrate committed to the jail of his county or corporation, there to remain until payment of the penalty aforefaid: Provided always, That in cafe the skipper of any veffel be a flave, he fhall receive for every fuch offence, thirty-nine lafhes on his bare back, to be inflicted by order of any magistrate of a county or corporation.

II. AND be it further enacted, That where an action on the cafe fhall be brought against any mafter or skipper as aforesaid, for dealing with any flave, under the fixteenth fection of the act of Affembly, intituled, “An act to reduce into one the feveral acts concerning flaves, free negroes, and mulattoes," fuch mafter or skipper fhall be required to give appearance bail; provided the plaintiff shall make affidavit before a magiftrate of the caufe of fuch action, to be tranfmitted to the clerk of the court wherein the fuit fhall be profe

cuted.

III. AND be it further enacted, That any perfon who shall on the fabbath day, buy, fell, or receive, of, to or from a flave, any commodity whatsoever, without the leave or confent of the mafter or overfeer of fuch flave given in writing, or thall buy, fell, or receive of, to, or from any free negro or mu. latto, any commodity whatsoever, on the day aforefaid, fhall in addition to the penalties now impofed by law, forfeit and pay the fum of ten dollars, to be recovered by warrant from any magiftrate of the county or corporation, by any perfon who will profecute for the fame.

IV. THIS act fhall commence and be in force, from and after the paffing. thereof.