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An Act to add an additional Section to the thirteenth Division of the Penal Code. 1853-1854 84 (1853)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0395 and id is 1 raw text is: 84 PUBLIC LAWS.-PENAL LAws, &o. Trading, ke., with Closed Doors-Free Negroes Retailing (No. 7 4.) An Act to add an additional Section to the thirteenth Division qf the Penal Code. 3. SEcIoN I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- Penal code. sentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assoeubly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authonty of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not he lawful for any MAerchant, AV esee. to Tradesinan or Shopkeeper, by himself, his Clerk | ClerksI or 18s oni Agent to have closed the front door or doors of his store or shop whilst engaged in selling to, buying frm, or in any wise trading with a slave or slaves, free persons of color; and an y person guilty tradingwila ofl a violation of the provisions of this Section, shall be guilt of a negros ;1i mIsdoioanor, and on indictment and conviction thereof tne to 00a line of not less than one hundred, nor more than two hundred dollars, one half of said line to be paid to the informer, and on iail- ure of the person committed (convicted ?) to pay said line, he shall a, r t'.be imprisoied in the conmnon jail of the county at the discretion of the Con rt. 4. SEc. IH. And be itfurther encted by the atlority aforesaid, That if any slave or slaves or free person of' color shall be found in any store or shop, or going into o' comning (ut fromt the same, with the front door or doors thereof closed, (except for ingress or egress) coda 4cit shall be taken and received as presumptive evidence against the evidence. ios80 or persons keeping the said store or shop, of a violation of the lirst Section of this Act, which presumption may be rebutted by any other circumstance in fivor of the accused. .5 Six. III. And he it further enacted, That all haws and parts of' laws militating against this Act he and the same are hereby re- pealed. M Approved, February 20th, 1S54. ' REt. NOTe-The 13th Division relates to offences by whites with slaves. Cobb 82o. Slaves being found in a shop anl not ott, &C., after 15 at night or before day, pre- sumptive violation. Cobb 828, see. 13, 14. See note to next Act. (No. -5.) An Act more e#ectually to prevent trading 7oith slaves and furnish- ingc them with intoviating liquors, and to proibit Indians in Talbot countyUfrom sellin or furnishing liquor to slaves. WHEREAS: License for the retail of spirituous liquors has been nletaiun. granted in some of the counties in this State to free persons of Free per'ns. color or to white persons, acting as their guardian, agent or assis- tant, thereby evading the Laws upon the subject, and encouraging an improper trading with slaves, for remedy whereof- 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- Not to retai sentatives of' the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and spirits, & it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after

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