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An Act to amend an act entitled an act to establish a tribunal for the trial of Slaves within this State. 1837 250 (1837)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0288 and id is 1 raw text is: SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF CbLOR. SEC. 5. And be itfurther enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should it appear upon the final trial of the cnse that the said person or persons of color were free, and entitled to their freedom, it shall be the duty of the said Court to order such person or persons of color to be set at liberty, and a guardian or guardians to be appointed as is now regulated by law. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority ajoresaid, That all laws militating against this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives, ROBERT M. ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 25th December, 1837. GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor. AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to establish a tri- bunial for the trial of Slaves within this State, passed 16th December, 1811; and also to amend an act entitled an act for the trial and punishment of Slaves and free persons of color, passed 19th December, 1816; and also, to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act passed on the 16i of December, 1811; and also, an act passed on the 19ihi of December, 1816, in relation to Slaves and free persons of color-the first act passed on 22d of December, 1829. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- presentatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the alhority of the same, That if any Court held hereafter, within this State, for the trial of a slave or slaves, or free person or persons of color, the jury empannelled and sworn for such trial, shall, from any cause, fail to render a verdict, it shall and may be lawful for said Court to adjourn to a succeeding day, not exceeding thirty days from the (lay of adjournment, and at the time of its ad- journment; and before it shall adjourn, said Court shall draw, agreeable to the provisions of the before recited act, not less than twenty-six, and not more than thirty-six jurors, who shall be summoned to attend said adjournment in the mode prescribed in the acts aforesaid ; and the proceedings of said adjournment shall be in all respects the same as those pointed out in the before recited acts. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authorilgaforesaid, That whenever a certiorari shall be granted agrecabie to the provisions of the before mentioned 'act, passed on the 22d December, 1829, if sentence shall have been passed and a 250

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