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An Act to amend the road laws of this state as far as respects the county of Camden, and appropriate monies for the Burnt Fort road in said county out of the county funds thereof. 1825 157 (1825.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0175 and id is 1 raw text is: Roads, Bridges and Fersth. thereof paying to the coinmmissioners of roads of said county the sum of three dollars per haid, per dinnmi. And whereas no money has ever been paid, and the slaves re- tained from road labor to the injury of' the road. Threfore be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the State of 'v-orgii in General ./hsembly met, That from and immediately after the passing of this act, that all the male slaves and other persons on the island of Ossabaw from the age of eighteen to forty-five years be compelled to perfbrmn road la- bor in said county agreeable to the road 1.nvs governiig said county and that the above recited act, be and the sane is hereby repealed. DUNCAN G. CAMPBELL, Speaker pro. tem. of tie H louse of Representatives, ALLEN B. POWELL, President of the Senate Assented to, Dec. 24, 1825. G. M. TROUP Goveryior. AN ACT To amenil the road laws of this state as far as respects the couintX of Camden, and appropriate monies for the Burnt Fort road in said county out of the county finds thercof. 11e it enacted jby the Senate and flouse of llepresentatives of thiL State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enact- rd by the aut/writy ol the same, That from and after the pas'in of' this act, it shall be lawfil for the owners of all slaves on the island of Cumberland in said county and all other piersons living on said island liable to do road duty, either to perlform road duty in conformity to the laws now in force, or commute for the perform. ance of the same by paying for each slave liable to work on the: roads three dollars per year, and all other persons living on said island liable to road duty by paying nnally a like sun earlI 157

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