Slavery in the Province of South Carolina 1670 1770
Slavery in the Province of South Carolina 1670 1770
Edward Mccrady
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The act of 17 12, as has appeared, was not '-the first extant slave law' 7 of the province, as the historian alleges; nor was it by any means the last. Had he turned but a page of the volume, from which he extracted the provisions of the law he so condemned, he would have found the following enactment of two years after, 1714, in the same direction as those of the two northern provinces to which he alludes: 1 IX. And whereas the numher of negroes do extremely increase in this province, and thro...ugh the athicting providence of Cod the white persons do not proportionably multiply, by reason whereof the safety of the said province is greatly endangered; for the prevention of which for the future: Be it fm titer enacted by the authority aforesaid that all negro slaves from twelve years old and upwards imported into this part of the province from any part of Africa shall pay such additional duties as is hereafter named; that is to say, that every merchant or other person whatsoever who shall six months after the ratification of this act import any negro slave as aforesaid shall for every such slave pay unto the public receiver for the time being ( within thirty days after such importation) the sum of two pounds current money of this Province.
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