1 janv. 1691 - Slave Law

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Any white person married to a black or mulatto is banished and a systematic plan is established to capture "outlying slaves."
- If any outlying slave is killed while resisting capture the owner receives financial compensation for the laborer.
- Partners in an interracial marriage cannot stay in the colony for more than 3 months after they are married.
- A fine of 15 pounds sterling is levied on an English woman who gives birth to a mulatto child. The fine is to be paid within a month of the child's birth. If a woman cannot pay the fine, she is to serve 5 years as an indentured servant. If the mother is an indentured servant, she faces an additional fives years of servitude after the completion of her indenture.
- A mulatto child born to a white indentured servant will serve a 30-year indenture.
- A master must transport an emancipated slave out of Virginia within six months of receiving his or her freedom.

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