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An Act amendatory of an act entitled an act to amend the 153d chapter of the Digest of the Statutes under the title of Runaway Slaves 1850-1851 88 (1850)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0082 and id is 1 raw text is: and Crittenden shall be paid to the Senator representing the same, or to the Representatives of each county respectively, in case they may choose to make application therefor, and they or either of them shall execute their receipts to the Treasurer conditioned that they will pay over such funds to the proper officers of their respective counties, and such receipts shall be good vouchers for the payment thereof by the Treasurer. T. B. FLOURNOY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN R. HAMPTON, President of the Senate. Approved, Jan. 9th, 1851. JOHN SELDEN ROANE. An act amendatory of an act entitled an act to amend the 153d' chapter of the Digest of the Statutes under the title of Run- aioay Slaves approved, January 4th 1849. SECTION SECTION . Runaway slaves committed to jail to S. Duty of keeper of Penitentiary as to ' be retained six months. runaway slaves delivered to him. 2. Sheriffs to advertise runaway slaves. 4. Conflicting laws repealed. Sic. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the sheriffs of the different counties of this State, be, and they are hereby required, when any runaway slave is committed to jail under the provisions of the act to which this is amendatory, to retain such runaway in the jail for the space of six months from and after the day of commitment. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That it is hereby made the duty of the sheriff as early as possible after the commitment of any runaway slave to cause an advertisement to be published in the newspaper printed nearest the jail, or in the paper most gene- rally circulating 'in the county, at the discretion of the sheriff, in which shall be embraced a minute description of such runaway. slave, and any other circumstances calculated to lead to the dis- covery of the slave by his owner, and if after such advertisment for the space of six months, the owner should not apply for, prove, and take out of the jail such slave, paying such expenses, as are now allowed by law, together with the expense of the adver- tisement herein provided for, the sheriff shall then convey and deliver the slave to the keeper of the State Penitentiary who shall receive the slave as provided for iathe act to which this is

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