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An Act to emancipate Sam, a negro slave. 1834 229 (1834)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0264 and id is 1 raw text is: FREE PERSONS OF COUOUR. SEC. 2. And be itfurther enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no free person of colour shall have and maintain or occupy any house in the town of Greenesborough, or in the town of Madison, for the purpose of keeping and maintain- ing a public cating-establishment; nor shall any free person of colour be permitted to trade or traflic in any article or articles, thing or things, which slaves are not permitted to trade in in this State. Sc. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- said, That if any free person of colour shall in any instance violate the provisions of this act, and information shall be given to the board of commissioners of said towns respect- ively, it shall be the duty of said board to inquire into said violation of this act in such manner as they in their discre- tion may deem most just and correct; and if said board shall be of the opinion that the said free person of colour has violated the provisions of this act, the said board may inflict such punishment as the circumstances of the case may justify; in no case exceeding a fine of ten dollars, nor in any case more than twenty-five lashes; said fine to be collected by the marshals of said towns respectively, and any other punishment directed shall be inflicted by said marshals: and that all laws militating against this act be repealed. THOMAS GLASCOCK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JACOB WOOD, President of the Senate. Assented to, 20th December, 1834. WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor. AN ACT to emancipate Sam, a negro slave. Whereas, by a concurred resolution of both branches of the General Assembly of this State, passed at the. last session of the Legislature, the Governor of this State, in considera- tion of the important services rendered by Sam, a negro 220

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