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An Act to alter and amend an act assented to the 23d December, 1833, entitled An Act concerning free persons of colour, their guardians, and coloured preachers 1834 227 (1834)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0262 and id is 1 raw text is: FREE PERSONS OF COLOUR. hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of February next, any owner of slaves within the counties of Morgan, Putnam, and Greene, or executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, or agent, having charge of or control over any slave or slaves within the counties aforesaid, who shall hire to any slave or slaves under their respective charge or control his or their time, or shall permit such slave or slaves, for consideration or otherwise, to have, hold, and enjoy the privilege of labouring or otherwise transacting business for him or themselves, except upon the premises of such owner, executor, admin- istrator, guardian, trustce, or agent, shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction in this State shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred nor less than thirty dol- lars,-any law to the contrary notwithstanding. THOMAS GLASCOCK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JACOB WOOD, President of the Senate. Assented to, 22d Dec. 1834. WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor. AN ACT to alter and amend an act assented to the 23d December, 1833, entitled An Act concerning free per- sons of colour, their guardians, and coloured preachers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the S&ate of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby unacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, Henry Adams, a free person of colour, who is now residing without the limits of the State of Georgia, but who is a native of the same, and a regularly ordained preacher of the Gospel, of the 227

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