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An Act to authorise the Governor to discharge any Judgment which may be obtained against Charles Williamson, on account of taking into his possession and selling Africans, and to provide for the defence of said suit. 1822 70 (1822)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0146 and id is 1 raw text is: 74. lief Latt. er and authority to dispose of by sale, all the negroes belonging to the estate of the said Joseph Grigg deceased, any law to the contrary not- withstanding. ALLEN DANIEL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MATTHEW TALBOT, President of the Senate. Assented to December 6, 1822. JOHN CLARK, Governor. AN ACT To authorise the Governor to discharge any Judgment which may be obtained against Charles Williamson. on account ot taking into his possession and selling Africans, and to provide for the defence of said suit. WuEnEAS, it has been made known to us by the communication of Iis Excellency, that a suit has been instituted by William Bowen, to recover from the said Charles Williamson the value of certain Afri- cans taken into his possession and sold by him a the agent and for the use and benefit of the state: Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General .Assembly met,and itis hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That his excellency the Governor, and his successors in office, be and they are hereby authorised and required to discharge any judgment which may be obtained against said Charles William- son, for taking into his possession or selling said Africans, and that he pay any judgment which may be recovered against him on account of said Africans, out of the money arising from the sale of the same, or any other money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the state shall have the entire control of the defence of such suit or suits, and shall be bound for all damages and costs which may accrue in the defence thereof. 0 ALLEN DANIEL, Speaker of the House of Representativep. MATTHEW TALBOT, President of the Senate. Assented to December 23, 1822. JOHN CLARK, Governor.

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