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An Act to declare certain words, slanderous and actionable, per se, and for other purposes. 1859 54 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0482 and id is 1 raw text is: 54 PUBLIC LAWS-JUDICIARY. Notice by Securities, &e.-Slander titions, then it shall be the duty of such Judge, so petitioned, to pass an order, or decree, releasing such security or securities from all further liabilities upon the bond of such substituted Trustee; and such Judge, so petitioned, is hereby further empowered to pass such further orders, or decrees, as he may deem necessary under the circumstances, for the protection of the trust funds and es- tates. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to, Dec. 2d, 1859. (No. 66.) An Act to require Securities and Endorers, whe they girve notice, to do so ill Writing. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted, <je., That from and after the first day None, of ,.of July next, whenever securities or endorsers desire to avail them- .~ ; d,'toselves of the provisions of the act heretofore passed, allowing them no,',,, to give notice to holders of promissory notes, or other evidences of Hun ,H'Iin,! deht, to fne their principal, and which if they do not do within the wil, ime of three months, said securities or endorsers are relieved; that 'A . , securitme ofeuve ;ia , m any and all such notices, before they are or can be made available, shall be shown to have been given in writing. Sic. II. Repeals all conflicting laws. Assented to, Dec. 16th, 1S59. *Ref, Note.-For the nct above referred to, see T. R. R. Cobb's now Dig. 5906, Title Sec. 441. Supreme Court Decision:-A notice by an Endorser to sne, given to an agent who has no authority but to collect, and which is known to the Endorser, is not such a no- tico to the holder, under the statue. as will discharge the Endorser. 22 Ga. Rep. 24. ART. VI. SLANDER. Words imputing to a free white woman sexual interceouse with a slave, negro, or free person of color, made actionable, per so. (No. 67.) An Act to declare certain words, slanderous and actionable, per se, and for other purposes. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That hereafter, any Cerimaswords filsely and maliciously uttered, which impute to any free utinable white woman ot this State, carnal knowldge and connection with a slave, negro, or free person of color, shall he held, deemed and ad- judged actionable, per se, and without allegation or proof of any spe- cial damage. Sic. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to, Dec. 17th, 1859. Supreme Court Decision:-In the case of Castleberry et ux vs. Kelly et ux. XXVI Ga. Report 006, it was decided that, to say to a white man, negroes have been with your wife, meaning that negro men had had carnal comminication with her, and I can prove it, without the allegation of special damage, is not actionable; and hence the above enactment, declaring such words actionable, per so.

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