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An Act to alter and amend the third section of an act, entitled an act, prescribing the mode of manumitting slaves in this state. 1815 15 (1815)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0080 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF Gto-itA. sentatives of the State 6f Georgia in Genenral Aderlibly set, aid it ii heoeby enacted by the authority of the sane, That in act passed at Milledgeville, oir the Idth day of December, 1811, entitled an act to establish a tribunal fot the trial of slaves within tins state-The court therein established, is. hereby made a tribunal for offences commit. ted by free persons of color, to all intents and purposes, as if the words free persons of bolor had been inserted in the caption, and every section of the said act to dstabilish a tri bunal for tie trial 6f slaves within this state..- ., BENJ. WHITAKER; Speaker of the House of Represeutativesi WILLIAM RABUN, Presiecentof the Senatie Assented to, 23d November, 181.5. I). B. MITCHELL, Governisr AN ACT 'o* alter and amend the third section. of an act, entitled an act, prese-ribing the mode of manumwiting slaves ill this state. 1 1. E it enacted by the Senate and liouse of 1Repr - sentatives of the state of Georgia, in General .11ssenibly met, and it is hereby1 enacted by the authority oforesaid, That so muich of the third section of the above recited acty as prohibits the Clerks of the several Courts of Oidinary fron recording any (Iced of nadumission or other paper which shall have for olject, the manumitting and setting free anly slave or slaves, under a certain penalty for so doing, so far as the same relates or is construed to relate to' last Wills and Testandnts, be and the same is hereby re. pealed. § 2. .Anhd be itffurther enacted, That it sliall and may be lawful for the Clerks of th6 several courts of Ordinary 41 this state, and it is hereby made their duty, to record any last Vill and Testaent which may be offered for record-Provided, such last Will or Testanet does not!

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