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An Act to prohibit the post mortem manumission of slaves. 1859 68 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0485 and id is 1 raw text is: 68 PUBLIC LAWS-SLAVES AND FREB PERSONS OF COLOR. Post Mortem Manumission of Slaves prohibited. fh1ut fixtwr terations on their books, ag to report in accordance with the fore- f.or-going section. And thatthe items of Darien Bank Bills, Wes- lk ternand Atlantic Railroad Script, and uncurrentfunds now reported un,,rmt as a ballance in the Treasury, he sealed up, and remain in the Treas- r'nd ouury, and be left out of all future annual Reports of the Treasurer ?'-i ,.d and Comptroller General, should the Finance Committee so ad- vise. SEc. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved December 37th, 1859. TITLE XXIII. SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. See. 1. Post morten manumisslon of slaves Sec. 4. Colored seamen exempt from this prohibited. Ilot. ** 2. Free negroes not to be brought or 5. Vagrancy in free ncgroes made in- come into this State. For viola- dictablo. Penaitytobesoldin. tion, such free negroes to be sold to slavery for a time, in discre- into slavery. Aludoof trial, con- tion of the Court. viction and sale. Proviso. . Manner of sale. Sheriff to make I 3. Jurisdiction in such cases in Su- title, &c. Affidavit to be made perior Courts. Burden of proof by purchaser. to rest on free negroes. (No. 91.) An Act to p-ohlldtt the post lortem man umssoon of slaves. Post Mortmr 1. SETIoN T. Be it enacted c ,c.. That from and after the passage or hay., pro- of this act, any and every clause in any deed, will, or other instru- ibiloi. mett made for the purpose of conferring freedom o slaves, direct- ly or indirectly, w ithin or without the State, to take efect after the death of the owner, shall be absolutely null and void. SEC. II. Repeals conflictingelags. Assented to, Dec. 14th, 1919. SUPrAn COURT Dcisio,-A ldirecting the Executor, after the payment of the debts of the tesbutr, whic were small, and the estate, independent of the negro oroperty, ample to dishaig them, to reove the testator' Slaves to some free State to e selected by the Executor, nd there to et thrn free, is not cetrary to the laws of tli State, nor within tue Atts of Stae And 1818,prohibiting maenumission in this State, except by the sanction of the Legislature, (Banning, J. dissenting,) xxv, Ga. Rep. log. (No. 92.) An Act torreventfec pwsons qf olor, commonly known asfree 1tegro , from being brought or conwkg into the State of Georgia. S2. SECTION 1. Doc it enacted, 4,v., That from and after the passage btouortoof this act, it sall not be lawful for any free person or persons of prothm. color, commonly known as free negroes, now residing, or who shall reside after the passage of this act in any State of tris Confedera- Thotocom hig Cy, or foreign country, to com, or be brought into this State; and r any and all free person or persons of color who shall come or be if btei bot.u ot brourcnht into this State, after the passage of this act, in violation Ssold rto f slavry, thereof, shall, on conviction of said violation, be sold as a slave or

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