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An Act to amend the 13th Section of the 13th Division of the Penal Code of the State of Georgia, so as to increase the penalty for selling and furnishing intoxicating liquor to slaves, and free persons of color. 1859 60 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0483 and id is 1 raw text is: Amondments to Code. (No. 78.) An act to amend the 13th Section of the 13th Division of the Penal Code of the State of Gegrgia, soas to increase the penalty for selling and furnishing intoxicating liquor to slaves, and frecpersons oj'color. 4. SEC. I. The General Assembly do enact, That from and after the rnpassalge of this act, persons convicted of violating said section of ndliquorthe Penal Code, shall, for the first offense, pay a fine of not less .'- io-than fifty dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, and be subject to imprisonment in the common Jail of the county, for not less than 10, nor more than thirty days; and for the second ofibuse, shall be punished according to the existing provision specified in said section. * Assented to, Dec. 13th, 1859. See T. R. R. Cobb's New Dig., p. 823. Soc. XIII. (No. 79.) An act to change the eighteenth section of the fjuricenth Division * of the Penal Code of this State, and for other putposes. 5. Stc. I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact, y uv.r () That from and after the passage of this act, the 18th section of the ' 14th division of the Penal Code of this State, shall be as follows, to-wit: any person against whom a special presentment, or true PDnnd for bill of the indictment has been or may be found, for any offence not affecting his or her life, may demand a trial at the term when the presentment or indictment is found, or at any subsequent term thereafter; which demand, shall be placed upon the minutes of the Court; and if such person shall not be tried at the term when the demand is made, or at the next succeeding term thereafter, (provided that at both terms there were jurors empaneled and qualified to try such prisoner,) then he or she shall be absolutely discharged and acquitted of the offence charged in such presentment or indictment. Sic. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, and divisions, in conflict with this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Assented to, Dec. 15th, 1859. * For the 18 Section of 14 Division of the Penal Code, see T. R. R. Cobb's New Digest, p. 836- SUPREME counT DECISION.-The 18tl Section of the 14th Division of the Penal Code, authorizes a doeand for trial, to be at tho first, or at the second term, but not afterwards. XXV Ga. Rep. 133. PUBLIC LAWS-PsOvAL LAWS. 60o

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