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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0107 and id is 1 raw text is: OF DELAWARE.
con suming such wood or brush-wood upon the land, using C1APTER
all due precaution to prevent mischief, shall not he deem- X1,
ed within the foregoing provision against setting wood- 1827*
land on fire. If any negro or mulatto slave, shall com- renalty on
mit the misdemcanour herein before described, everY such slaves.
slave, 11pon cflonviction thereof, before any justice of the
peace for the county wherein the misdemeanour shall be
committed, shall be whipped with any number of lashes
not exceeding thirty-one, upon the bare back. .
SEc. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Act a- nepeal.
gainst unseasonable firing the wood-lands and marshes 1 v vir.
within this government, and the act entitled An act to i vol. 2m,
prevent the damages which may arise by firing the wood-
lands in the parts of this government in this act mention-
ed; be and are hereby repealed : except so far as shall
concern any offences heretofore committed against, or
any forfeitures, or penalties heretofore incurred under,
either of the said acts.
PAssEn AT DovEt,
January 23, 1827. J
CHAPTER XII.
AN ACT to enable Sarah G. Banning, of Newcastle
county, to bring into this State, f/-on the State of
]Maryland, a certain negro slave therein named.
PASSED AT Doven, PRIVATE Am%
January 25, 1827. f
CHAPTER XIII.
AN ACT concerning the conducting of' criminal prose-
cttions in certain cases.
SEc. 1. BE IT lIACTED, by the Senate and House of vol. 1, chp,.
Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General As- 13 , . 57. .
sembliy met, That, if at any court of over and terminer in absenet of
and general gaol delivery or any court of general quarter tile AuonCy-
sessions of the peace and gaol delivery, held in either of cl1 to
the counties of this State, the attorney-general, or a depu- nppint it depli-
ty by him appointed, shall not be present, such court shall ty for him.
appoint a deputy of the attorney-general for the occasion,
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