Law passed October 21, 1706 stating that slaves may be baptized, but that baptizing them is not a reason to set them free. The law also states that children born to slaves are also slaves, and that no slave may testify for or against a freeman in...
New York Law passed on April 9th, 1811 containing nine clauses. Clause one states that in order to vote a person must declare that they are a freeholder, be 21 or over, and must have the value of two hundred and fifty dollars, and live within this...