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An Act to prevent the future migration of free Negroes or Mulattoes to this Territory, and for other purposes. 1842 34 (1842)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0151 and id is 1 raw text is: !o. 32. An act to prevent tho future migration of free Negroei or Mufat. toes to this Territory, and for other purposes. SECTION 1st. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, That from and after the Fr .. passage of this act, free negroes and free mulattoes of all ages and IluatorB and sexes, except those who were in this Territory before the rCquired to have cession of the Territory of Florida to the United States ; shall guardian. be required to have a guardian, who may be selected by the free negro, or free mulatto. And,in cases of minors or free negro children, or free mulatto children, it shall be law. ful for the father or mother as the case may be, to cho6se a guardian for the same, and in all cases whatever, the person chosen for guardian, shall go before the Judge of the Coun- ty Court, to be approved of by said Judge as a proper and dis erect person, and it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Coun. ty Court to give a certificate under seal to the person so chosen as guardian, for whiuh he shall receive as his fee the sum of one dollar for each and every certificate so given. SECTION 2d. Be itfurther enacted, That all free negroes or free mulatoes, who have come or have been brought into thin 'tax. Territory since the cession of this Territory to the U. States; shall pay a capitation taxof one dollar per annum, and in case of refusing so to do, it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of the County, where such defaulter or defaulters live, to seize upon his, her, or their bodies, and give ten days notice, and sell at. public auction, such defaulter or defaulters, to the person who bids the shortest time, so as to pay the taxes due for that pur- posei SECTION 3d. Be itfurther enacted, That all free negroes or rco legoe, free mulattoes, who have come, or have been brought into this or mulatocis Territory since the tenth of February, one thousand eight hun- who have been dred and thirty two, shall be sent out of this Territory forth- bought into. the with, and the Sheriff shall receive for each and every one that .,ritry since he carries beyond the limits of this Territory, the sum of ten 132. dollars and mileage at the same rate allowed in other cases for In what cus travelling, and in case of any free negro or .free mulatto re- sold. fusing to leave this Territory, on or before the first day of Octo. bet, one thousand eight hundred and forty, two, under this act it shall be lawful for the Sheriff of the County in which said free negro,or free mulatto resides,to take him or them into his custody, and lodge him, herorthem as the case may be, in thejail in said County, and if no jail to keep him, her or themunder his guard, summoned for.that purpose, and give ten days, and at the expi- ration of ten days notice the said sheriff shall proceed to sell at the Court House in said County, to the highest bidder for cash, the said free negro or free mulatto for -ninety-nino years, and give a bill of sale to the purchaser for,.tho,qame, one.fourth of the proceeds to go to the Sheriff fbr his expense and trouble ;

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