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No. 68.
AN ACT to prohibit the emancipation of slaves.
SECTION SECTION
1. There shall be no further emancipa- to be deemed nullities so far as the
tion of slaves in this state. emancipation is concerned.
2. All instruments emancipating slaves 3. All conflicting laws repealed from
the passage of this act.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Arkansas, [That] there shall be no further emancipation of
slaves in this state.
SEC. 2. Any deed, last will, or other act emancipating any
slave or slaves, shall,,so far as the emancipation is concerned,
be deemed a nullity.
SEc..3. That all laws which conflict herewith are repealed
from the passage of this act.
APPROVED, 2d February, 1859.
No. 69.
AN ACT to authorize the County and Probate Judge of White
county to cause to be transcribed the records of said county of
White, and to legalize the same wphen so transcribed.
SECTION SECTION
1. The county and probate judge of 3. Fees of clerk for his services, and
White county to cause certain re- this act to be in force from its pas-
cords to be transcribed by the clerk. sage.
2. The records so transcribed to be held
as authentic as the originals now
are.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Arkansas, [That] the county and probate judge of the coun-
ty of White, be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered
to cause to be transcribed by the clerk of the circuit court and
ex-officio recorder of said county, into good and suitable record
books, the records of the circuit court and of the county and
probate courts, the records of deeds, wills and letters of admin-
istration of said county of White, or so much thereof as, in the
judgment of said county and probate judge, may need transcrib-
ing, in order to preserve the interests and protect the rights of
the citizens of said county.
SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said records, when
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