he United States to this state, from
bringing with them such persons as may be deemed slaves, by the laws of
any one of the United States." Marbury and Crawford, _Digest_, p. 30.

~1800, May 10. United States Statute: Americans Forbidden to Trade from
one Foreign Country to Another.~

"An Act in addition to the act intituled 'An act to prohibit the
carrying on the Slave Trade from the United States to any foreign place
or country.'" _Statutes at Large_, II. 70. For proceedings in Congress,
see _Senate Journal_ (repr. 1821), 6 Cong. 1 sess. III. 72, 77, 88, 92.

~1800, Dec. 20. South Carolina: Slaves and Free Negroes Prohibited.~

"An Act to prevent Negro Slaves and other persons of Colour, from being
brought into or entering this State." Supplemented Dec. 19, 1801, and
amended Dec. 18, 1802. Cooper, _Statutes_, VII. 436, 444, 447.

~1801, April 8. New York: Slave-Trade Prohibited.~

"An Act concerning slaves and servants."

" ... _And be it further enacted_, That no slave shall hereafter be
imported or brought into this State, unless the person importing or
bringing such slave shall be coming into this State with intent to
reside permanently therein and shall have resided without this State,
and also have owned such slave at least during one year next preceding
the importing or bringing in of such slave," etc. A certificate, sworn
to, must be obtained; any violation of this act or neglect to take out
such certificate will result in freedom to the slave. Any sale or
limited transfer of any person hereafter imported to be a public
offence, under penalty of $250, and freedom to the slave transferred.
The export of slaves or of any person freed by this act is forbidden,
under penalty of $250 and freedom to the slave. Transportation for crime
is permitted. Re-enacted with amendments March 31, 1817. _Laws of New
York, 1801_ (ed. 1887), pp. 547-52; _Laws of New York, 1817_ (ed. 1817),
p. 136.

~1803, Feb. 28. United States Statute: Importation into States
Prohibiting Forbidden.~

"An Act to prevent the importation of certain persons into certain
states, where, by the laws thereof, their admission is prohibited."
_Statutes at Large_, II. 205. For copy of the proposed bill which this
replaced, see _Annals of Cong._, 7 Cong. 2 sess. p. 467. For proceedings
in Congress, see _House Journal_ (repr. 1826), 7 Cong. 2 sess. IV 304,
324, 347; _Senate Journal_ (repr. 1821), 7 Cong. 2 sess. III. 267, 268,
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