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An Act to amend the road laws, so far as respects the county of Chatham. 1827 171 (1827)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0191 and id is 1 raw text is: Roads, Bridges and Ferries.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts
of laws militating against this act, be and the same are
hereby repealed.            IBY HUDSON,
Speaket of the House of, Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Assented to Dec. 19, 1827.
JOHN FORSYTH, Gernor.
AN ACT to amend the roid lisws, so far as respects the
county of Chatham.
Whereas by the road laws now of force in the county of
Chathain, ten dai s previous notice is required Io be giveu
before the-slaves liable to roa(ldduty can be called out:
Be it enacted by the 'Senale ayzd House of Representa-
tives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, pnd
2t is hereby enacted by the *authority of the same, 'I hat
whenever the public roads in tjie saidl county of Chatham
shall have been obstructed from storms or otlhr accidents
or casualties, it shall and may be lawful for the Counis-
sioners of any of the roads in said county, or a hiajority of
them, to call out any number of handk liable wo worij
thereon, not exceeding one'third of the whole ni nhe-r liable
to labour in ordinary cases, to clear out such roads and re-
move the o)StructionS, Upon giving to..the owlier, manager
or agent of stach slaves two days previous 11oice of such
call Provided, that the slaves so called out, shall not he
liable to work in such cases more thani two day5 at any
one tune.
IRBY HUDSONW,
Speaker of the House of liquesentatives.
THOMAS VTOCK ,
iresident of le Senate.
Assented to Dec. 19, 18?7.
JOHN FORSYTH, Governor.

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