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An Act supplementary to the law concerning Runaway Slaves. 1835 88 (1835)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0018 and id is 1 raw text is: 88 - AN ACT supplementary to the law concerning Runa- way Slaves. Owners fail- Sze. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly ing to ap- of the Territory of Arkansas, That if the owner or pear within owners of any slave or slaves sold as runaways a years after under the law to which this is a supplement, shall sale, amount , j how appro fail to appear within three years after such sale priated. has been made, and establish their ownership and right to such slave or slaves, the surplus of the pro- ceeds of such sale, if there be any after deducting the costs and charges, shall become a part of the revenue of the county in which said slave or slaves have been sold, and to be accounted for by the treas- urer in the same manner that other monics are. Former SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any monics amounts to that may now be in the treasury of any county in becomecour..this Territory deposited, as the proceeds of any ty revenue. runaway slave or slaves, which has or may remain in said treasury for the term of three years, the ownership of which has not been established with- in that time, shall be, and it is hereby made a part of the revenue of said county, and be appro- priated as other monies are to county purposes. SEc. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take efect and be in force from and after its pa~sage. ABSALOM FOWLER, Speaker of the House of Representatives, pro tem. CHARLES CALDWELL, President of the Legislative Council. Approved: November 2, 1835. WH.. S. FULTON. AN ACT to appoint Commissioners to locate the Seat of Justice of Crawford County. Whereas, Commissioners were elected in the month of May, 1.835, in the County of Crawford, for the purpose of relocating the seat of justice for said county, in compliance with an act, en-

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