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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0403 and id is 1 raw text is: 1949'-50. 32
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the owner of such
Byowner,over- slave, or overseer of the owner, or his agent, or such per-
teer,&c. son as may be entitled to the possession of such slave or
slaves, shall be permitted to bail the same,'in all cases
deemed bailable, upon giving such bond and sureties as
may be required by the judge or justice trying the same.
SEC. 3. Be itfurther enacted, That the justices of the
Jurisdiction orpeace of this State before commitment shall have jurisdic-
justices of the tion to commit to jail, bail, or discharge any slave or slaves
peace. charged with any offence as the law and circumstahces of
the case may require.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the judges of the
i cotso.ocircircuit and county courts, of this State shall have jurisdic-
tion on application to commit to jail, bail, or discharge any
slave -under the provisions of this act, notwithstanding any
previous order made by any justice of the peace as the
case may require.
APPROVED, 12 January, 1850.
[No. 19.] AN ACT
To provide more accurate notice of the commitment of
atsconding slaves.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly
convened, That from and after the passage of this act, in
tingo j . committing absconding slaves to jail, it shall be the duty of
the committing justice of the peace to require such slave to
state his or her name, the name and place of residence of
his or her owner, and add the same in the form of a certifi-
cate to the mittimus.
SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty
Duty ofoshritrs of sheriffs orjailors to insert said certificate in all advertise-
and jailors.- ments of such slaves now required to be made by law.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the
Justiceai shanl duty of the justice of the peace by whom commitment of
send notire t
owner, any absconding slave is made, to send to the owner of said
slave a notice in writing of the commitment, which shall
contain a description of said slave, addressed to the post
office of said owner; or, if that be unknown, to the county
seat of the county in which said owner resides.
APPROVED. 12 February, 1850.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsal0403&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)