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An Act regulating our citizens trading with the Indians and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1831 12 (1831)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0083 and id is 1 raw text is: 12. And be it further enacted, That allaws, and parts of laws, militating against the provisions of this act be, and thG same are hereby, repealed. eawed, Jan. 31, 1831. [APPROVED, Feb. 7, 1831. An ACT for the relief of Charles E. Hawkins. WHEREAS, upon the petition of the. grand jury, ompanneled in, aid for the body of Munroe. county, at the last November 4peamble. term ofthe superior court for the southernjudirial district of Florida, as well as upon the petition of the people of the, said district, for the relief of Charles E. Hawkins, now ini* the custody of the Marshal of the said district: And whereas, also, three terms of' the superior court have elapsed since the aUedged comnlission of the crime, for which lie is now in custody, and that by the shew- lug of the said peititions, lie can never, be tried in the skai dlistrict, because the citizens when summoned.asJ.rymen, hi the said case, generally answer on oath, that they believe the said Charles E. Hawkins ought to be acquitted.---And. whereas, his further con- tinuancein custody, under die circumstances of the case, would in all probability amount to. perpetual imprisonment, in violation of the liberty of the citizen, whdse fair and, speedy trial is guar- anteed by the Constitution. Qf the United States, and the great expense of his confinement, already aniounting to the sum of, near sixteen hundred dollars, and which,will be greatly increased by the detention of; the said Charles E; Hawking in custody: C. . Now therefore be it enacted by-l. Governor. and Legislative kin rlas. Council of tie Territory of 1lorida, That the said Charles E. fro,, custo. Hawkins, be and he is hdreby discharged from the custody of the dy of mnar. Marshal of the southern julicial district, andit shall be the duty sh1ah South. era district of the marshal-of the said district forthwith to release him. This act shall.be in force.from the passage thereof. Passcd, Jan. 27, MI.., [APPROVED, Jan. 28, 1831,, An ACT regulating our citizens trading with the Indians-and for other purposes therein ncutionod, WHEREAS, the safety, welfare and tranquility.of the Territory of Florida, do in a 1:eat measure depend. on the maintaining the lreamble. good correspondence between the citizens of this. Territory and the Indians in amity with the good people of. the same: And whereas, many inconveniences have arisen fromprivate persons, trading with them without licences: §. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of the Territory oj' Florida, That for the better preveutidu dis-.

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