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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0333 and id is 1 raw text is: shall be held for said Chancery District, two terms of said
Court, in each and every year, one on the second Monday. of
March, the other on the second Monday of September; each
.term of said Court to cuntinue until all the business of said
Court shall be disposed of.
Sea. 3. dnd be it jurther enacted, That the Chancellor
be authorized to hold two terms a year of the Chancery Court
sobilo. of the city of Mobile, and shall*have the power each year to
determine the time of holding the same, which shall be duly
advertised, and the terms shall each continue two weeks, if
the business requires it, and longer if the other duties of the
Chancellor permit.
Approved, 25th.lanuary, 1845.
(No. 222.] AN ACT
Concerning trading boats and other traffic with slaves, in this
State.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House qf Rep-
resentatives of the State of Alabamu in General.Jssembly
Unlawful for convened, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall
owners or not be lawful for any owner or owners, agent or agents of any
agensof trading boat or other water craft, in any of the navigable wa-
to trade with ters in this State, to trade with or traffic by sale, barter or ox-
alaves. change, dry goods, groceries, or spirituous liquors, in any form,
with, to, by, or from any slave or slaves in this State, under
the penalty of a fine of five hundred dollars, and imprisoni
ment in the county jail for any term not exceeding twelve
months, at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 2. Andbe it further enacted, That it shall be suflicient
testimony to convict any such trader or traders, who shall be
Testimony, indicted under the above section of this act, to find the pro-
perty of any citizen of this State on board of any such boat,
unless the owner of said boat shall be required to produce a
written order sigued by the owner or agent of taid slave, to
exonerate himself from the penalty of the above section of
this act.
Sec. 3. A~nd be it further enacted, That the proceedings
Proeedings. under this act shall be by indictment or presentment of a grand
jury, and trial as in other cases of misdemeanors.
J Soc. 4. .G1nd be it further enacted, That on complaint be-
issue warrant Ing ade by any person on oath, before any Justice of the
ol complaint Peace, that any person has been guilty of violating any of the
being nade. provisions contained and set forth in this at, it shall be the
duty of such Justice forthwith to issue his warrant, under his
1845.
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