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| Title | Description | Class |
|---|---|---|
 White Person Marrying a Negro or Celebrating Such Marriage (1873) |
This act passed by the Virginia General Assembly punished any white person who intermarried with a Black person with fines and jail time. It also fined the person who conducted the ceremony, with half of the fine going to the informant who reported the marriage to authorities. |