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An Act to regulate slaves in the county of Burke, and Jefferson and Scriven, and to punish their owners or managers, in certain cases. 1831 226 (1831)

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SLAVES,

after the passage of this act, Sophia, a person of colour, now
the; property of Eli Fenn, shall be manumitted and set free
from slavery, and shall be entitled to all the rights, immuni-
ties, and privileges, as though sho had been born free.
See. 2. And be it Juriker enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That in future the said Sophia shall be called and known by
the name of Sophia Fenn.
ASBURY HULL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, Dec. 19, 1831.
WILSON LUMPKIN, Govetnor.
AN A CT to regilate slaves ih the county of Burke, and
i Jefferson and Scriven, and to punish their owners or
... managers, in.certain cases.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met,
and it is hereby enacted by the autlority of the same, That from
and after the first day of January next, it shall not be law-
ful for any owner or manager of any slave or slaves, in the
counties of Burke, Jefferson, and Scriven, to allow him or
them to hire his or their own time, to live on a separate town
lot from his oiyner or manager, or to hire themselves on any
farm or plantation, or hire any slave or slaves to any other
person, to the intent that said slaves may be allowed to live
separate and apart from their owner or manager, or to be
allowed to furnish victuals for sale or the accommodation of
any person or persons whatsoever; and that any owner or
manager offending against this act, shall be deemed and
considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to indict-
ment for the same, and on conviction, shall be fined in a sum
not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. 2, And be it further enacted, That any two or more
freeholders may, whenever they know of any slave or slaves
living separate and apart from their owner or manager, in

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