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An Act to compel all Guardians or Employers of Free Negroes, in the counties of Walker, Thomas, Henry, and Upson, to have the Free Negroes for whom they are Guardian or Employer, to reside on the premises of the Guardian or Employer, and to manage said Free Persons in such way as to cause them to make a support for themselves, if able to work. 1860 163 (1860)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0522 and id is 1 raw text is: LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.-CoUNTY REGULATIONS. 163 Walker. thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars nor more^ct on chnl than fifty dollars, or imprisoned in the common jail of said county edo not less than seven nor more than thirty days. 36. SEc. II. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act Not to pre- shall be construed to prevent the building of mill-dams or fish-true o f dams, so that the former are constructed with flood-gates admitting findns or ntwhere there of the free passage of fish up stream, and that the water do otre flood extend over more than two-thirds of the width of the stream,- Rtherwoa the owner of otherwise the owners of said dams shall be guilty of a misde-sad d so meanor, and presented by the Grand Jury, and on conviction . ie thereof shall b6 punished as prescribed in the first section of thisme' Act, all laws to the contrary notwithstanding. Assented to December 19th, 1860. 26. WALKER COUNTY. SEt:TroN 37. After March let, next, all Guar. SECTION 38. In case said Guardian fails to do dians or Employers of Free Ne- so, then the Inferior Court of said groes, in the counties of Walker county is to fine him-$100 annually Thomas, Henry, and Upson, shall for each Free Negro for which he is cause the same to reside on the Guardian, &C. premises of said Guardian, &c. (No. 169.) An Act to compel all Guardians or Employers of Free Negroes, in ,the counties of W1alker, Thomas, Henry, and Upson, to have the Free .Negroes for whom they are Guardian or Employer, to reside on the premises of the Guardian or Employer, and to manage said Free Persons in such way as to cause them to make a support for them- selves, if able to work. AfteMarch 37. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, fyc., That from and after the no oext, all Guardians or first day of March next, all Guardians or Employers of Free Employers of Negroes, in the counties of Walker, Thomas, Henry, and Upson, teCTo.ie Sof Walker, shall cause the said Free Negroes for whom he is Guardian or ThnmasHen- Employer, to reside on the premises, and also to manage said.a Xashalt * caus the Free Person, in such way as to cause -him, or them, to make asametoreside n the prem- ;support, if able to work. l.es of said Goardian,&e. 38. SEc. II. And be it further enacted, That if any Guardian or ncu said Employer, as aforesaid, shall permit or allow said Free Negro, for filto do so th.the lef. whom he is G uardian, in sail counties, to have a residence off the Court of said premises of said Guardian or Employer, orshall fail or neglect to man- fun to 4ge said Free person, in such manner that said Free person does not make a support, if able to work, shall be fined by the Inferior CGourt of said counties respectively, in the sum of one hundred $' annal- dollars annually, for each person for whom he is Guardian or Em- eNegro annua, or for whom he ployer, unless a satisfactory excuse is rendered to said Court, by !I Guardian said Guardian or Employer, and that said Court shall give said Guardian or Employer twenty (20) days' notice of his default, and requiring him to shew cause, at that time, why he should not be fined for his default, as such Guardian or Employer. SEc. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 21st, 1860.

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