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Termination Of Slavery in the State Of
Nt'79- York.-The first act of the legislature
Of this state, which led to the final olsen
thrapent of all slaves within the jurisdiction
of New-York, and passed in 1899, and de-
clared all children Of slave mothers, born on
aud after the 4th day Of July of the same
year were born free, but should remain the
servants Of the master or mistress OF the
mother,--the male children until they
reached the aye of 20, and the females %
the age of IS. provided the master or mis-,
tress caused the children to be taught to read
the Holy Scriptures previous to their Dc-
coming q years of age. On the 3ist OF
March. 1917, the Legislature repealed tha'
section of law which embraced the above
provisions. and passed another law, winch
provided. chat all children Of ol"~S n,other'
born after the passage of the law then e.
nacted, should serve their master or mistress
until they were twenty one years OF age
provided they were taught to read, or re-
ceivcd three quarters schooling previous 10
their becoming eighteen years Of age. hno.
ther section of the same law declared. tha'
on and after the FOURTH DAY or Ju-
I.Y. l827, all siares in this state, Born "efofS
the fourlA day IF July 1899, shall be u"e'n-
dHl2RaHy free.