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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0584 and id is 1 raw text is: No. ,5.] AN ACT
To Punish Sales of Liquors to Free Negroes and for
other purposes.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly
i;ne of five hnn-convened, That any person who sells, gives, or delivers
dred dollar, for
seil, giving, to any free person of color, any vinous or spirituous
free person oliquors, must, on conviction, be fined not less than five
color. hundred dollars: Provided, That the guardian or per-
son in charge of any free negro, when necessary for
the personal use of the negro, may give him ardent
or vinous liquors.
Penalty for sel- SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the punishment
quor to slaves.affixed to oflences described in section 3283 of the Code
See Code. of Alabama, shall be changed so as to make it not less
than two and not more than five hundred dollars, or
imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor
more than five years, at the discretion of the jury trying
the case.
Pending prose- SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That prosecutions now
ecutions not affec-
ted bythisact. pending for the offences in said section 3283, of the
Code of Alabama, shall not be affected in any measure
by this act, and that all violations of said section com-
mitted before the passage of this act, shall be punished
as though this act had not been passed: Provided, This
act shall not take effect until 1st of May, 1861.
APPROVED, February 8, 1861.
No. 26.] AN ACT
To amend Section 2818 of the Code of Alabama.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly
convened, That section 2813 of the Code of Alabama,
be amended by striking out the word third in the
second line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof
the word fourth, and after the word court in the
third line of said section, insert the following: If a
longer term than one week is provided by law for con-
tinuance of said court, then the said subpcena should
be made returnable to the tenth day of the term thereof,
1861.
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