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An Act for the relief of Douglass Dummett. 1834 113 (1834)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0119 and id is 1 raw text is: 113 Ohap. 17--No. 78. An act for the relief of Douglass Duicmett. WIIEREAS it has been made to appear, to the satislitetion ofa this house, that Stephen, a slave, belonging to estte ofPramb Jiuncan MoRea, deceased, late of Tomoka, in tho county of Mosquito, has boon convicted of maliciously killing und wounding the cattle of Douglas Dumniett, or said Tonolta, and fined by the jury therefor, in the sum of three hundred dollars, before the Superior Court for the District or Last Floaida; aud whereas it has boon made to appear to this House, that the jury assessed and awarded said line, against the said slave, as being only equal to the damage sustained by the said Douglass Dummett, by reason of the killing and wounding of said cattle, and in the belief that said fine, by lav was to be paid to him; and whereas also the said Doug- lass Dummett, is without relief but by (he interposition of this House, to %%hich it has been made satisfactorily to appear, that he has sustained damages in the promises to the amount of two hundiod dollars, therefore Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of the Negro dis. Territory of Florida, That the said slave Stephen, shall bo for charged on .payment of ever released and d;scharged, from said fine, and front the sen- 260 byt own- (ene of the Court thereon, upon the payment by the personal er to D. Duln representatives or the said Duncan _MoRea, of the said sum of mctt. two hundred dollars, to thu said Douglass Dumintt, which .ahail be in full satisfaction of his said damages. P.isscn Feb. I lth, 1834.-RaEjcTrD Feb. 12th, 1834. Re. considered and passed by the requisite majority, 13th February 1833. IN COUNCiL, Feb. I Ith, 1834. This bill being returned rejected by the Governor, with his reasons there'br in wri6 'g, was ordered to be recnsidered; and the yeas and nays heing talic a un the passave of the bill against the veto of the Governor, stood as tbllows: Yr.ks-Mr. President, Messrs. Bird, Blouat, Chandler, Dupoet, Forhes, Gautier, Kirkland, McKinon, Mooring, Priewit, ltiz, tohinson and Smith, 14. NAYs-MUssis. G reen i ,rd v ardi, 2. nime bill beid.g passed by the l(,gaI ma'jority o two thirds ol'all the members oftle Legislative Comict, is deeli red-a llw, and ordered to be filed in the Secretary's Ollie. Attest, JOSEPhI B. LANCASTE1, CnmIaF CLFatJ.

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