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An Act to alter and amend the several acts now in force in this State regulating the punishment of white persons for gambling with negroes and free persons of color, and also to regulate the evidence on the trial for said offence, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1847 105 (1847)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0349 and id is 1 raw text is: GAMBLING WITH NEGROES. 105 SEc. 7. Aid be ii fiurther enacted, That the Surveyor General be and he is hereby required to fUrnish the Sheriff of the said county of Ware with a list of the ungranted lots oftland in the above nmed districts, and that the Sheriff be allowed to continue his sales from day to day, until all of said lots arc sold or offered for sale. Sic. S. And be itfuirther enacted, That the collection of any moneys coming into the hands of the Sheriff by virtue of this act, shall and may be enforced by rule and attachment as in other cases. Snc. 9. And be it furither enacted, That all la-ws repug- nant to this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. CHARLES J. JENKINS, Speaktr of the House of Reyresentative3s ANDREW J. MILLER, President of the Senate. Approved, Decunber 30, 1847. GEORGE 1W. TOWNS, Governor. AN ACT to alter and amend the several acts now in force in this State regulating the punishment of white persons for gambling with negroes and free persons of color, and also to regulate the evidence on the trial for said offence, and fbr other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION 1. Be it Ciacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the Stote of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and i /is hcreby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, if any white person or persons are found playing and betting, or playing or betting, with a negro or negroes, or free person of color, or free persons of color, at any game with cards, dice, or any other game or games of chance or hazard, for the purpose of betting upon, or winning or losing money, or any other thing or things, article or articles of value, or otherwise, or any property, or any other ai ticle or articles, thing or things of value, may be indicted, and on conviction thereof, for the first offence, shall be fined in a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the common jail of the county where the offence may be committed, not to exceed six months, or fine and imprisonment both, at the discretion of the Court; and upon the second conviction, to be subject to imprisonment at hard labor in the Penitentiary not less than one year, nor more than four years. SEC. 2. And be at further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the trial of all indictments for said offence, the pro-

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