Cooper, _Statutes_, VII. 433.
~1795. North Carolina: Act against West Indian Slaves.~
"An act to prevent any person who may emigrate from any of the West
India or Bahama islands, or the French, Dutch or Spanish settlements on
the southern coast of America, from bringing slaves into this state, and
also for imposing certain restrictions on free persons of colour who
may hereafter come into this state." Penalty, L100 for each slave over
15 years of age. _Laws of North Carolina_ (revision of 1819), I. 786.
~1796. Maryland: Importation Prohibited.~
"An Act relating to Negroes, and to repeal the acts of assembly therein
mentioned."
"_Be it enacted_ ..., That it shall not be lawful, from and after the
passing of this act, to import or bring into this state, by land or
water, any negro, mulatto or other slave, for sale, or to reside within
this state; and any person brought into this state as a slave contrary
to this act, if a slave before, shall thereupon immediately cease to be
the property of the person or persons so importing or bringing such
slave within this state, and shall be free."
Sec. 2. Any citizen of the United States, coming into the State to take up
_bona fide_ residence, may bring with him, or within one year import,
any slave which was his property at the time of removal, "which slaves,
or the mother of which slaves, shall have been a resident of the United
States, or some one of them, three whole years next preceding such
removal.
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