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An Act to make penal the hiring of slaves their time without a written or verbal authority from the owner or persons having the right to control such slaves. 1837 247 (1837)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0286 and id is 1 raw text is: SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OV COLOR. AN ACT to repent n nt pfssed December the twentieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, '' to exempt the citizens of' 'Tathat county 1rom working; the Roads tending to Fer- ries on Flint River, tr tie distance of one hall. mile from the Lmidings of said Ferries. SEcnoN 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- presentitives of the State of Georgia n General Assembly enet, and it is hereby enacted by the aidhorily of the same, That the net psised on tie twentieth dy of' Doecetmbeir, viglIteen hiuniidr'd an(I thirty-twio, eintmied unll act to exemIpt the citizens of 'albot county froIi workingl the roads lemlidgu to fevrries on Flint river, ('1 the distancve of one half mile from tie llandings of said ferries, be, and (he same is, lureby repealed. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of' the House of Representatives, RODERT AT. ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 25th December, 1 837. GIEORG E R. GILMEIR, Governor. SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. AN ACT to mahe pna the hiring of slaves their time withoul a wriiteni or vet Ial authority fromII the owier or persons hav- ing the right to contiol such slaves. SecIoN 1. Bc it enacted by the Senate and ouse of Re- prcsentatircs 1fthe State of Georgia, in Geiieral Assembly met, and it is hercy enacited by /he authority oj' /ic same, That from and after the first uay of' March nem, if' any person shall hire (rom any slave or shies I;s time, %%ithout a verbl or mlitten auhOlity from the olvier Ior' personsi haviig the right it) control suich 4ive or IlIv'is, sunch personu so hu1ing shall he guibiy of a tm'isdeueanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a suim not ,xceeding live houndred dollais, any law or usage to the conary notiitanding. JOSIEPil DAY, Speaker of' the I House of Representatives, ROIRT AI. ECHOLS, Presideunt of the Senate. Assented to, 23d Deccmber, 1837. GEORGE I. GILMER, Governor. 247

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