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An Act to add an additional section to the tenth division of the Penal Code of this State. 1851-1852 262 (1851)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0376 and id is 1 raw text is: 0262 PENAL LAWS-conE, TENTIr 1VTSIO.-1S51-'2. Living in ndultery with Negroma. Sie. IT. Andu be it further enacted by the authority nepealing aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militatingi lai.. a gainst this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. ( No. 10I.} An iAt to add on rlditional section to the tenth division of the Pe. nu( Code o * this State. Approvell, .anuary 12, 182, 2. 1tno . He I't enaded it / te Senate and lntse of 0?pra' nltr * of /A, ra' or (icol i'a in neAl ;kiAsnly md, t/ I, and /t n 11rby < nictd d the aut oi.ty or' t/he sewe, That from, andl after the passage of' thbis act, the following Sectionl shall he added to tlie tenth division of he PIal Code now ot force, and shall Le part thereof. Living in Any white man, and woman f(it color, of' nly shade of' lo'ez complexion Whatever, i-ce or- slave, who Shall livo together it ill a state of adulterY or.n ibicatio nll, or1 of idliltery and fur'nicatioll, such wlhite man:11 shall be guilty of' adultery or runs6l,1onelnt. folnicatioll as the case iiav he, !m1n be indicted f'or the Sam1e, alld 011 coliviStionl slah be fined or illlisoned . ill the cornnmon jail of, the cotY, or hoth, at the discretion of the Cour't; ,Proi'de (d, Such line shall not Cxeced Two Hun1lidred Dollars, aid such imprisollmelt longer than three 1110110 IS. . Suc. II. lnd b it furthe' en,'ltd, nat the saime wint nonlduct betweenl parties ,pecified inl the first section of' this Rlmulnist o in I min-ry or Act, which would amolult to adultery and fbrniention, or forniientioni ,. , i111cadullery or fornicalon, if' com itted hv tice white persolls. shall be held and deemnici tile same oilcice when comliit- ted by such pero(ns aI are nIamed ill the first section of this Act.

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