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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0176 and id is 1 raw text is: 29 1834
of any monies in their respective county trensuries not othr. Vm
wise appropriated. upon producing their certificate of the sur-
veyor or serveyorsa. Approved, January 17th, 1834.
-09ae--
[No. 44.]- AN ACT
'Vo authorize the Jdges of the County Courts to Emuncipate Slaves.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives of the State of A/labana in General .dstembly
convened, That whenever the. owner or owners of any slave Unster of
orslaves shall be desirous of-emancipating such slave or slaves, cuivlto eta e
such owner or owners shall make publication in some news- eore nin-
paper, printed within the county where such slave or slaves re- entloaIweoun
side, (or if there he. no paper printed in said county, then in the ty court.
nearest paper thereto,) for at least sixty days'previotisly to the
making application, in which, shall be set forth the time and
place that such- application will be made, together with the
nlames and description of the slave or slaves sought to be eman-
cipated; and at the lime appointed, the judge of thesaid county
court may, up on petition filed, proceed to hear and determine
upon the application so made, and if, in, his opinion, the said
slaves should be emancipated, in considbration of long, faithful
and meritorious services performed, or for other good and suffl-
cient cause shewn, the said judge may proceed to emancipate Judge may e-
and set free such slave or slaves; and the clerk of. the said court uucihlate.
shall make record of the same in a book to be kept by him for
that purpose: Provided, that such slave or-slaves shall re- Proviso.
move without the limits of this State, within twelve months
after such emancipation never more to return; and that such
emancipation shall not take effect until after such removal. .
See. 2. Aind be itfurther enacted,' That if the said slave erittl r
or slaves shall return within - the limits -of this- State, after turning.
such removal and emancipation, he, she. or they shall be sublect
to be apprehended by the sheriff of the county within which
the same may be found and imprisoned; and after having adver-
tised the same for at least thirty days, may be sold to the best
bidder for cash, as slaves for life: and the.proceeds of such sale,
after paying all expences, shall be paid into the county treasu-
ry for the use of said county.
See. 3. And be i further enacted, That it shall be the SherilTS and
duty of all sherils, constables and patrols to apprehend slaves other officers
tapprehend
who shall return within the limits of the State, after having returalng
been so emancipated bnd removed, and bring then before some slave.
justice of the peace, who shall commit them; and the same
compensation shall be-allowed in such cases as is for apprehend-
ing runaway slaves.
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