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An Act to amend the Laws relating to absconding slaves. 1838 32 (1838)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0240 and id is 1 raw text is: '1839 82 shall or may appertain, to be subject, neverthliess, to 'sdch! restrictions as mny hereafter be iinposed by the Lugislature, not incompatible with the 0- I4tookholders ject for which thia act of incorporation was granted . . . nilly vote. Sec. 3. And be itjfurther enactcd, 'Iut the said corporationshal cease, determine and be dissolved at the expiration of thU term of :tenty years .rom the passage of this act. Approved, Jun. .20O1 D. [No. 371 AN ACT To amend the Lows relabug to absconding Steven.. Section . Be it enacted by the &'emale and loioof Represen- * latives of the State of 411abuma ia Gctueral Assembly convened, That herealter, whenever any slave or person of color, shall be commnitted to either of theJails of this State as absconding,thje 'par. giveh rdoii ticuilar sheriff or jailor of die county, whenl liuch conhismitment is had, tion of slaves. shall within ten days thereafter cause a description of suh slave or person of color to be published in the nearest newspaper, published to said Jail; and if at the expiration of thirty days,, the said'slave or slaves shall not be claimed then, aid in that case it shall be the duty of said jailor, to publish or cause to bo published the same in a news- paper in the city of Mobile,, Montgomiery, Tuscaloosa and Hunis- ville, once a week, in each paper for six nonths, unless tle iid slave or person of color, be soone. delivered to the owner. Sece. 2. And be it Jurther enacted, That the expense of such 'ro be paid by publication, shall be paid by tie owner of such slave or be deducted thoWuir. like other expenses out of the proceeds of the sale of any such slave or person of color in the event of a sale being madeas is now requir. ed by law. Approved, January 28, 1839. --6.***** INo. 38.* AN ACT *To incorporate the Carthage Mlte andFoiale Academy. Section I . le it enacted by the Scnate and HI-ouse of Represen. tatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, 'That an academy be,,and the same is hereby incorporated, in the county of Tuscaloosa, to be atyled the Carthage Male and Female Acadeny, and that, Samuel J. Wilion, John Miller, John McCain Biaker Hopson, Robert B. Gunn and George M. Hardwick and their successors in office, he and, they are hereby declared to be a body politicand corporate, by the name and style of the Carthage Mlale and Female Acadamy; and as such shall be capable and liable in law or in equity, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded and shall be authorised to spake such by-laws and.regulations as shall be necessa- ray for the. government of said'Academy. Provided, such by-laws are not repugnant to the laws and Con-titution of this State and of the United States, and for that purpose may have and use a common seal, and appoint such officers a they may think proper, and re- ,rove the same for improper conduct or neglect of duty. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees- or 'body corporate shall be privileged ' to accept of and be interested with all manner of pioperty, either reil, peisonal or mixed; also all donations, gifts, grants, lIrivileges and immunrities whatsoever, which mriay be made or granted to said institution, or which may be hereaf- ter conveyed or transferred to them or their ouccessors in office, to

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