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An Act to repeal all laws respecting the importation of slaves into this State, and to give certain powers to municipal corporations in relation to slaves. 1849-1850 374 (1849)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0366 and id is 1 raw text is: from custody; and that on failure or refusal so to do, such person or persons so offending shall be guilty of a high mis- demeanor, and upon indictment, trial and conviction therefor, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding filty dollars or im- prisoned in the conimon jail of' the county for any time not exceeding three months, or both, at the d iscrction of the Court; and the person so arresting and delivering to the Jailor of any county any runaway slave or slaves shall be entitled to five dollars for each slave so delivered ip, the same to be paid over to the Jailor by the owner atlsaid slive or slaves, his or her agent, whenf said slave or slaves are de- livered up, the same to he paid over to the person so arrest- ing and delivering up as afbresaid. SECTiON 2. And be it firither enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 22, 1 50. AN ACT to amend an ne. pased December 29th, IS38, to define and aiIlix the punishimeat of a crime or nisdenican- or connitted by a slave by the counsel, perstoision or procurement or other means of free white persons. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and louse qf Rep- rcstntatices of the State of Guorgua in Gencral Asseni/y met, and it is hereby enicted b!y the anikority ajoresaid, That if any fre white pwrson or per11isshall attempt to procure a slave or slaves to coainit a ci-ime or misdereani ior by counsel. persuasion, bribery, or th tree, or other maaits, such free white person or persons shall be prsecuteId fur suich at- tempt, and if found guilty shall incur the same punishrient as if such free white person or persons had ultteipted to commit the said crane or misdemeanor which ie, she or they attempted to procure the said slave or slaves to commit. SECTION L. Ain he it frithcr evacteui, That all laws or parts of laws milittting against this act, be rind the same are hereby repeale(1. Approred, February 2, I e5f. AN ACT to repeal ill laws respecting the importation of slaves inton this State, antd to give certain pow ers to mU- nicipal corptorntions ill relation to slaves. SEcroN 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse fli- resentatives of the Stat 0/' Gvoria in G'e'neral Assenbly met, aid it is hecy enacted by the authority of the same, That 874 SLAVES-

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