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An Act to repeal an act, entitled an act to levy a tax on all goods peddled in this state 1860 54 (1860)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0509 and id is 1 raw text is: 54 PUBLIC LAWS.-PEDDLERS.- -PENAL CODE. Itinerant Drummers -Fourth Division Penal Code. TITLE XVIII. PEDDLERS. Sa. 1. Act of 15th Dec. 1859, repealed so far as relates to citizens of slave States. (No. 60.) An Act to repeal an Act, entitled an Act to levy a tax on all goods- peddled in this State, or sales by samples or otherwise, by itinerant drummers or other persons; and Jbr other purposes, assented to Decem- ber 15th, 1859.* SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Geogia, That from and after the passage of this Act, an Act en- Dec. repealed, titled an Act to levy a tax on all goods peddled in this State, or of tlveolsales by samples, or otherwise, by itinerant drummers or other per- ins States, sons, and for other purposes, assented to December the 15th, 1859 be, and the same is hereby repealed, so far as relates to the citizens of the slaveholding States of the United States. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to 19th Dec., 1860. For act of 1859, as to Peddlers, see Acts of that year. p. 58. TITLE XIX. PENAL CODE. SEc. 1. Druggists and others selling posionous drugs, to keep a register of such sales in cerain cases. Penalty for viola- tion. 2. Selling poisonous drugs to slaves or free persons of color, piohibited; penalty for violation. 3. When such poisonous drug is furnish- ed to slave or free person of color knowing it is to be administered with malicious intent, person so furnishing it, to be imprisioned in Penitentiary not more than 20 nor less than 10 years. SEC. 4. Penalty in such cases where the poison is actually administered. 5. Buying or receiving stolen goods of ne- gro or free person of color. Peniten- tiary offence; penalty,imprisonment from one to four years. 6. The 12th section of the 14th division amended. 7. Selling or furnishing weapons to slaves or free negroes, except by owner, prohibited; penalty; provise. 8. This act to be given in charge, special- ly, by Judges Superior Courts, to Grand Juries. (No. 61.) An Act to amend and add to the Foruth Division of the Penal Code ; and for other putyoses therein mentioned.* SECTION 1. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia enact, That from and after the passage of this act, any druggist, store- * See T. R. R. Cobb's New Digest, from p. 783 to 789, inclusive, for the 4th division Penal Code.

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