“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, 269-70, 273, 275, 276, 279.

1803, Dec. 17.  South Carolina:  African Slaves Admitted.

“An Act to alter and amend the several Acts respecting the importation or bringing into this State, from beyond seas, or elsewhere, Negroes and other persons of colour; and for other purposes therein mentioned.”

Sec. 1.  Acts of 1792, 1794, 1796, 1798, 1800, 1802, hereby repealed.

Sec. 2.  Importation of Negroes from the West Indies prohibited.

Sec. 3.  No Negro over fifteen years of age to be imported from the United States except under certificate of good character.

Sec. 5.  Negroes illegally imported to be forfeited and sold, etc.  Cooper, Statutes, VII. 449.

1804. [Denmark.

Act of 1792 abolishing the slave-trade goes into effect.]

1804, Feb. 14.  Congress (House):  Proposed Censure of South Carolina.

Representative Moore of South Carolina offered the following resolution, as a substitute to Mr. Bard’s taxing proposition of Jan. 6:—­