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An Act for the benefit of Free Persons of Color, subject to Taxation. 1853-1854 104 (1853)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0401 and id is 1 raw text is: 104 PUBLIO LAWS.-SLAVIuS, PATROLS, FhasR PERSONS, &O. Slaves and Free Persons of Color. 3Motterand woman slave shall not be separately sold or exposed to sale by chilaunder any executor, idinin istrator, guardian or other trustee, nor shall separiale tney be separated in any divisi i made by any executor, adminis- ilor i. trator, guardian oi other trustee, but shall be placed together in divicionea- one of the parts into which the estato to which they belong is to not oilierweI:I te .n11e. be divided, itiless such division cannot in any wise le offected without such separation. slave; In dir Si S ION II. Andbe itfurther enactedby the authority afore- Cernour-said, That, by consent of the Ordinary, slaves being in a different treaoi a cd unty from a deceased owner, muy be sold in the county in which besold, 4e. said slaves may be, upon application being made for such purpose. 3. Sicriox fil. And be it fuirther enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are here- by rep)ealed.? Approved, February 1Sth, 1SM. *REF. NOTc.-- Iti, It is already it crime for the owner to over ivhil or cruelly treat It -lave. Cobb, 827. And ainy unprovoked whi pping by anuther than the owner is penal. lb. A to iijtreating a bound out free negro. ubb, 985. And Ipr ihibiting the owner or overeer to inistrent, to cut, and tour by dogi, &c. Acts 18531-2, p. 268. 2d, As to Guardian investing surplus estate in slaves, to ainte No. 25 and note. Heretofore they could onlY be hired out or walke', &c. Cobb, 328. (No. m.) An .Atfor the benefit <f! 1ree Person8 of Color, subject to Texation. to. Si.ccnoN 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- prestoutatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, Vreepersnoand it is hiereby enacted by theauthority of the same, That from of rotor. ad ith asieofti' and imnimdiately after the passage of this Act, that it shall be the To register duty of all free persons of color in this State who are subject to in the ot'y taxation to register their names as such annually in the county guardan where their guardian resides ; and in case of their absence it shall lives. bo the duty of their guardians to register for them. I. Suno 11. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the Clerk to give duty of the Clerk to furnish each free person of color, after having chilt ,rosterd himself as such, a written certificate of the same, offi- pass Wn in cially signed, and the production of such certificate shall be sufficient .onty. evidence to relieve such free person of color from any charge that And no new may be preferred against hii for neglect or refusal to register him- registry re- selt in any other county than the one in which his guardian may qutred. reside. 12. SECTIoNi III. .Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws repugnant to this Act be and the same are hereby re- pcalcd.* Approved, February 18th, 1854. 'REr. NOTE-By the old Law they were to register in the county where they re- sided. Cobb, (02. The old certificate was silent as to the offect here given it. 1b. 907. Supnt. Ct. Dec.-Free persons, &c., are not citizens. 4 Geo. 68. When a free person is party to a suit, (as he may be through his guardian,) and dies, the action abates, and parties are to be made. 6 Geo. 92.

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