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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0209 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF FLORIDA. .CHAP. 194-mt . 27
State, shall be paid over to tile order of the Judge of Probate of 1856.
each County respectively, to be paid by him to the order of the
County Commissioners, and applied by them to the purposes of Ed.
ucation, in such manner as may to them seem proper.
[PAstel the Senate, December 5, 1 S50. Pasqed the House of Representatives,
December 12, 1SK. Approved, December 27, 1856.]
CIAPTrR '79 L-[No. 20.]
AN ACT to amend an art entitled an act toauthnri..Tude'm of Prnbte of the
several Counties in this State to appoint Guardians fir Free Negroes.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted b/! ie Senate and lionse of Represen. P-n...Ity for
taies of the State of Florida in Gitneral A!ssenitiZ, eon'red, T[hat failure of free
fiou and after the passage of this Act anv l'roe N,gro or Frvo Mn. n,,'ro to bars
latto, over the age of twelve years, who shall fail to have n G ardi. gukdian.
an, as provided by the Act above cied, approved Jaualry *tv8, I 8.S,
shall be subjec t to a line of not less ihan '., Dollirs, aod it is
hereby made the duty of the st'veral J dld. (f T r,tati e th Duty of Judge
' t Pr o b a t e .
thi act is carried ito effect, and tile sae judges of Prolt ate slll
have power, and they are hereby aulhot ized, where said lisle is not,
paid, or Upon refisod to pay the sa i,, to coilninit lntil paiI, Ihe sai111
free negro or free mulatto, in tle jail of the Cunity, uuo1l paid, with
all costs of tho proceedings.
[Pasqed the Senate. Decemher 1i, 1S t1. Paesed the Houae of Repreacta.
tivoi, December 19, 18U. Approvvd, December 2;, 1656.]
C.unT1 795.-[No. 21.]
AN ACT to prevent trading with Free l'ersons of Color in thi State.
SECTIoN 1. 1e it enacted b! the .;ena!e and IfoasUe of Represen.
latices of the State of Florida in General Axsetnibly voln ened, That Trading with.
from and after the p1assago of this Act, it shall not li lawful lor any out consent of
person or persons, to bay of or sell to any Free No- -, or 1i; itto gurdian prohi-
in this State, without the written consent of the Gtia,'ian of such bited.
Free Negro or Mulatto, and if any person or persons shall so buy
of, or sell to such Free Negro or MIulatto, without such written con.
sent of the Guardian or Guardians of said Free Negro or Mulatto, PeuslY
such person shall, upon conviction thereof, be filled in a sum not
less than One ndred nor moro than Five Hundred Dollars, at
the discretion of the Jury.
[Pased the Senate, December 12, 1856. Passed the Iouse of rtepresenta.
ivas,. Deomeber 18, 1IS6. Approved, Dioember 23, 1S56]](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsfl0209&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)