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An Act to provide for the collection of Judgments against free negroes and other persons, therein named. 1832 32 (1832)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0094 and id is 1 raw text is: 1321 Penaltieshow of twenty dollars : and the several penalties imposed by this act, DIlccted. shall .u trd the same are hereby declated to lie recoverable by action of debt, bill, plaint or on information before any Judge or Justice in the Territory, having jurisdiction of the same, one hail'to the use of the iiiforihor, and the other half, or when tbere is no inlbrrner, the whole penalty for the use of the Territory. Passed Feb. 1, 1832. APrnOVED Feb. 4, 1832. No. 24. AN ACT to provide for the collcetionof Judgments against fte-C negroes and other persons, thercin naned. Writ of Cn. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of tho Sa. to be is- Territory of Florida, That when an person shall have obtained sued on judg- ajudgment against any free negro or free mulatto Indians except- ments agains ufl frco negroes ed, residing within the limits of this Territory, it shall be lawfl ond mutattocs. for any justice of the peace, or fur the clerk of any court of re- cord in which such judgment may be obtained, to issue a writ of capias ad saliJaciendum against the defendant or de!bndants, to said judgment, for the condemnation mbney in said judgment adjudged, together with all costs thereon taxed. See. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful by vir- Arrest to be tue of any execution issued as aforesaid, for the officer executing made by ot1!- the said execution, and such officer is hereby required, to -levy cer. upon, seize and take the body of each defendant, against whom such execution may have issued,& Such defendant so taken, safe- ly to keep until' said execution ib discharged and satisfied., See. 3. Be it further enacted, That if any defendant in e*- [fexecutionbe ecution, taken as aforesaid, shall not pay and di.scharge the s8amo not paid, such within the the term of five days from and afler the time of levy- person. to be ing upon him, her or them, of any such !xeeution as aforesaid, advertised & id suld. it shall and may be lawful for any officer ,xecuting and levying such writ, to advertise the sale of the sJrvices of such defend- ant or defendants, to any person who will pay, and discharge such execution, with the costs acc,:ued and accruing, for such services for the shortest space of time ; which said advertise- ment shall be by posting at two or more public places in the county where such judgment shall be rendered. See. 4. Be it further enacted, That such sale shall not take Notice of sale place before the same shall have been advertised ten days : it by auction. shall be by public auction, at the time and place designated in such advertisement. When sold Spc. 5. , Be it fuither enacted, That any negro or mulatto, tihall be bound sold as aforesaid, shall for the time for which he, she or they may Sstaves. be sold, taken and held as a slave or slaves, and in all respects liable to the same penalties and treatment, and bound to pcrform any soxvico which his; her or their owners may require in th,

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