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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0152 and id is 1 raw text is: 19
No. 19.
AN ACT to grant relief to Elvira H. Brown, as administratriz
of the estate of William M. Brown, deceased, late sherif of
Marion county, Arkansas.
The sum of $45 appropriated to Elvira H. Brown, administratrix of the estate of
William H. Brown, and the auditor instructed to draw a warrant therefor.
WHEREAs, The said Elvira H. Brown, as aforesaid, by reason
of the, sudden and unexpected death of the said William M.
Brown, was compelled to pay the entire charges on the audi-
tor's books, without having obtained a credit for the delinquen-
cy of Marion county, for the fiscal year A. D. 1855:
Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the State of
Arkansas, That the sum of forty-five dollars be appropriated to
Elvira. H. Brown, as administratrix as aforesaid, out of any
money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and that the
auditor, be instructed to draw his warrant on the treasurer for
that amount, in favor of the said Elvira H. Brown, as adminis-
tratrix as aforesaid.
APPROVED, 16th.December, 1858.
No. 20.
AN ACT to prevent persons from hiring slaves to work and per-
Jbrm manual labor on the Sabbath day, without the consent of
the owner or overseer.
SECTION SEcTion
1. Any person hiring, inducing or caus- demeanor, to be indicted, and, upon
ing any slave to work on Sunday, conviction, fined not exceeding $20.
without the consent of the master, 2. This act to be in force from its pas-
owner or overseer, guilty of mis- sage.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Arkansas, That if any person shall hire, induce or cause any
slave to work or perform any manual labor on the Sabbath
day, without the consent of the master, owner or overseer, [such
person] shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be in-
dicted therefor by the grand jury, and, upon conviction, shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty dollars.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.
APPROVED, 16th December, 1858.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsar0152&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)