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An Act to prevent itinerant or unauthorised persons from locating themselves on or near the river Savannah, under the pretence of fishing, and to prevent obstructions to the passage of fish up the said river, and farther to prohibit trading with slaves, and to extend the powers of civil officers, and patrols. 1831 217 (1831)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0224 and id is 1 raw text is: Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authorit afrutaid, That all ,aws and parts of laws, militating agaiust this -act, be, and same aire horehy repealed. ASBU RY HULL, Spenier of.the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate. Assented to, Dec. 20, 1831. WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor. AN ACT to prevent itinerant or unanuthorised persons from locating themselves owor noar the river Savannah, under the pretence of fishing, and to prevent obstructions to the passage of fish aup the said river, and farther to :prohibit trading vith slaves, and to extend the powers of civil offi- cers, and patrols. Whereas, the Savannah rivcr in the neighborhood of the city of Savannah, is infested by a number of eril.disposed persons, inhabiting Ints, or camps, arks or flating houses, who under the pretence of being engaged in fishing, are in the habit of trading with negroes, to the great injury 6f their owners, and to the corruption of the morals of' the slaves; and whereas, the mode of thking fish adopted by these persons, is one calculated to impede thie passage of fish tip the river, and lessens the value of lands on and near the said river; for remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assermbl met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority ofthesamc, That from and after the passage of this.act, it shall not be 'lawfid for any one, 6th- cr than the proprietors of the shores and bars of the said ri- ver, (or such persons as shall by any such proprietor be duly authorised) to catch or .take fish or attempt to do so, with seines, nets, or other contrivances of the kind, on any part of said river, or the waters communicating therewith, 'within ROADS, RIVERMS, ike.

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