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An Act to admit James Stewart and Judy Eltoft, free persons of colour, to the privileges of Citizens of this State, as far as is therein expressed. 1799 5 (1799.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0015 and id is 1 raw text is: E a jury, to pronounce fentence in like manner, as if the like offence had been committed on a free white perfon, fo that fuch offender or oflenders may be punifhed, acccording to the true intent and meaning of the twelfth fedlion of the fourth article of the conflitution and of this law. DAVID MERIWETHER, Speaker of the Houl' of Reprej/elitatives. DAVID EMANUEL, Prfident of the Senate. Affented to Decerber 2, 1-99. JAMES JACKSON, Governor. AN ACT 'Io aamit fame Stewart and I udy E/toft, free per- fjbr ojcolour, to the priviges of Citizens o this State, as far as is therein expr'JI'd. Sedion i. T1 E it tna~ld by the Senate and Hlou/ 1D of Repnfi1nt'atives of the State (f Geogia, in Genei al A//enb/y mct, andby the authao; ity of the jne, That from and after the palling of this ad the aforefaid James Stewart of the county of Burke, be, and he is hereby vefied vith and nti- (led to all the rights, privileges and immunitics belonging to a frec citizen of this Ilate: Providcd nevertbh'/, That nothing herein contained th all extend, or be confirued to extend, to entitle the faid James Stewart to ferve in the capacity of a juror in any caule whatever, nor to render him a competent witnefs in any caufe or cafc where the perfonal rights or property of any white perfii are or is concerned; nor to entitle the f(id James Stewart to vote at eledions, nor to have or hold, dirc'ly

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