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An Act for the trial and punishment of slaves and free people of color. 1816 15 (1816)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0095 and id is 1 raw text is: tAWS O, GEORGIA. iifg the sum of forty dollars, in the manner herein direct oed. BENJ. WHITAKER, Speaker of the House ofitepresentatives. WILLIAM RADUN, President of the Senate. Assented to, 13th December, 816. D. B. MITCHELL, Governor. AN ACT For the trial and punishment of slaves and free peoptb, f color. B E i enacted by the Senate and House of Re- yresentatives of the General .dasembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the samne, That the following shall be considered as capital offences, when committed by a slave or free person ofco. lor:-insurrection, or any attempt to excite it, poisoning, or aitempting to poison ; committing a rape, or attempt. iig it, on a free white female ; assaulting a free white person, w ith intent to murder or with any weapon likely to produce death ; maiming a free while peron ;-bur- gblry, or arson of any description, as contained in the Penal Code of this state ;-murder of another slave, or free person of color ;-every, and each of these oflences, shall, on conviction ho punished with death. And if any free person of color commits the ofience of inveigling, or enticing away any slave, or slaves, for the purpose of, and with the intention to aid and assist such slave or slaves, leaving the service of his or their owner, or own- crs, or in going to anothor state; such person so offeud- ing shall, for each aid every such offence, on conviction, be confined in the Penitentiary at hard labor lor one year, and at the expiration of their imprisonment, to be sold to the highest bidder as a slave, for and during the term of their natural lives. 4 2. .Jnd be it further enacted, by the authority afore. oid, That all other offences committed by a slave, or

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