Sec. 2. "_And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid_, That if
any Person shall either bring or procure to be brought into this State,
any Negro or Mulatto Slave, who shall not have been born in or brought
from Africa since the Year above mentioned, and either sell or buy, or
cause such Negro or Mulatto Slave to be sold or remain in this State,
for the Space of six Months, every such Person so bringing or procuring
to be brought or selling or purchasing such Slave, not born in or
brought from Africa since the Year aforesaid, shall for every such
Slave, forfeit and pay the Sum of Twenty Pounds, to be sued for and
recovered with Costs by the Collector of the Township into which such
Slave shall be brought or remain after the Time limited for that
Purpose, the Forfeiture to be applied to the Use of the State as
aforesaid.
Sec. 3. "_Provided always, and be it further Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid_, That Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to
prevent any Person who shall remove into the State, to take a settled
Residence here, from bringing all his or her Slaves without incurring
the Penalties aforesaid, excepting such Slaves as shall have been
brought from Africa since the Year first above mentioned, or to prevent
any Foreigners or others having only a temporary Residence in this
State, for the Purpose of transacting any particular Business, or on
their Travels, from bringing and employing such Slaves as Servants,
during the Time of his or her Stay here, provided such Slaves shall not
be sold or disposed of in this State.
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