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An Act to amend an act entitled an act to regulate Slaves and free persons of color in the counties of Mclntosh and Liberty. 1840 173 (1840)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0307 and id is 1 raw text is: SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR, one'security (as the case may be) having been compelled under execution, to pay the debt or obligation of his princi- pal, is not allowed to control or collect by said execution, each security's proportionable part of said execution so paid, but must proceed by an action at law. SECTION 1. For remedy whereof, be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in Generat Assembly met, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, any security (who may be sued together with other securities) shall pay or discharge any execution or exe- cutions, issued against principal or co-securities, shall, after an entry is made on the said executions by the collecting officer, that the same.has been well and truly paid by said security, then and in such cases, the said security so paying or dis- charging said execution against each co-security who may have been made a party to said suit, for the proportionable part equitably due by each, and no more.-Provided never- theless, that all should be equally responsible; if not, then to be equally divided or paid by those who are. SEC. 2. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any execution so paid or satisfied by two or more securities, shall be held as the joint property of said securities against all the parties equally concerned for their proportionable part. SEC. 3. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That after payment and entry made, as herein prescribed, it shall be the duty of the officer making the entry to deliver said execution to the security who shall have made the pay- ment, to be used and. controled as herein mentioned. SEC. 4. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this law, be, and the same are hereby repealed. CHARLES J. JENKINS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 22d December, 1840. CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor. SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled, an act to regulate Slaves and free persons of color in the counties of McIntosh and Liberty, assented to, December 21st, 1839. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assem bly met, and it 173

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