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An Act to regulate the sale of slaves by Constables. 1824 16 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0063 and id is 1 raw text is: 182X I plaintiffis for .alcss sum than that recovered befire such j'us- laintinor tice ; sitch appellate court may enter judgment for the costs iabl fr of such appeal, either against the plaintiff or plaintiffs or a- a6ppealcosts gaist the defendant or defendants, according to the justice of the case. Sec. 2. And be itjfrther enacted, That no appeal shall be Appellee to tried unle:ss it appear to the court that the appellee, his a- e ncegent or attorney, shall have had fi e days notice of such ap- pleal previous to the term at which the sane shall be tried, or unless the return of non est inventufs be made by the con- stable on the notice issued by the justice, and for want of such potice or return, the cause shall stand for trial at the ensuing term. Sec. 3. An2d be itfurther enacted, That on all appeals ta- Justice to ken the just ce shall issue a notice to the appellee of the ive notice. same, which shall be served and returned by the constable 9nd sent up with the papers, for which the justice shall have twenty-five cents, and the constable fifty cents. Sec. 4. And be it fitrther enacted, That all acts and parts of acts contrary to the provihions of this act, be, and the samc are hereby repealed. (Approved, December 24, 1824.) AN ACT 'To regulate the sale of slaves by Conslables. Section 1. Be it enacted 61/ the Senate anwd House f Represco- tatives of the state of Alaiunus in (Gnenrl .4ssebiyi concened, That hereafter all slaves levied on by any constable by vir- SI-vesto he tue of an execution issued by a justice of the peace, shall ;bld at thle court 11ouse be sold at public auction, at the court house door, or at the dour. place of holding court in the county in which such execution may issue, on the days and hours prescribed by law for tl sales of slaves bv sheriffs. Sec. 2. And b;- it fiurther enacted, That it shall he the du- Sale to be tv of the constable to gis e at least twenty days notice in dvertised. three or more public places in his county, one of which to he at the court house door, of the time and place of selling snch slave, with a descrilption of such slave to be sold. Sec. 3. And be itjirtlher enacted, That the constable, for annstablcs levying and selling such slave, shall be entitled to the same Ies. compensation allowed by law to sheriffs for similar services: Provided, neverthekss, That the provisions of this act requi- ring slab es, levied on by executions issuing from justices of the peace, to be sold at the court houses in the respective. counties, shall not extend to the parts of Lawrence and Franklin counties, in this state, north of the line dividing Proviso. townships numbers five and six: but that slaves levied on by executions issuing from justices of the peace in said coun- ties of Lawrence and Franklin, and belonging to defendants residing north of said township line, shall be sold, if in the county of Lawrence, on the public square in the town of Courtland; and if in the county of Franklin, on the publc. square in the town of Tuscumbia. .Aproved, Dcatb' 24; 1824.1

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