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An Act supplementary to an act entitled a law respecting slaves. 1822 26 (1822)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0007 and id is 1 raw text is: 26. heat Tex. virtue orany cynention, order, or decree oif the circuit ington, or county court of snid county, it shall be lawful firsaid sherill, or other officer, to make said sales in the town of Lexington, at the anme time said sales would have been holden in the town of M\hunt Vernon had not this act been paesed. elerkstokeep SEC. 3. Ie i1 fitter rnaCte(l, That tile clerks of Faid tihr oices courts he permitted to keep their oilices within one b1.if mite of iAt;e mile of the place of holding courts; and that said cen ks of housing bhfall be exoinurated from any linr which iny be iflirct- courts. ed on them. or eitlhe'r of them, for not having esktlih- Allowed till ed or kept their oflices at the forner place of holding 14101 AIay to courts inl said crounoy of Lillard. nd that they he allow- Cublialn their ed till tie feith day of May next to establish their ollices ae above mivienuoned. Clerks of the Sc. 4. He itfurther enac(t*l, That it shall and may ciritit anmd b, lawld for irvine 0. 1 look:ntyu, clerkof the cincuit and ot, 1 tounty courts of Cahllaway eatnlty, nod Cornelius BM. nti Perry per. Slattery, clcrk of tho rircnit antd county cosrts of tle mine aiikeelpcouli Nt ol Perry. to keep their allices at their present their oticv% li thi.r p'aces C of residece nitti the. courls aforesaid hall he re- resijence mov' d feii the present places of holding courts to the pcrni ntii seat of jastice in Faid counties, respectively, any law to the contrary notwithstantding. This act shall be in force from and after the passage thereof. Approved, 3d Decenber, I 8l. CHAPTER XVII. AN ACT suppleineninry in a.l fict entlitd In Inw respecling lnve, 1922. pn ed by the governnor anil judglzrs of the Indinn territory, the first day of Oceobter, righlte.nI hn lred and four. Be it enacted by the General Assemubly of the stale of .is- SaUs ni' sout, 'ilThat no person whatsoever shall bny, soil. or re- ;ted. witoitt ceiv of, to, or from, a bl c any commodity whatsoever, conqent of without the leave or consent, in writing, of the master, master. owner. or overseer ofsuch slave first had aind obtained; and if any person shall presume to deal with any slavc without such Jeave or consent, he or she so) offe!nding shall forfeit and pay to the master or owner of such Penalty for slave, four times the value of the thing so hought, sold, dealing with or received, to be recovered with costs before a justice slaves with. of the peace. if within a magistrate's jnrisdiction, hy ie- out suchhleave tion upon the case; ifabove ninety dollars, in the ci rcitt court f t he conity where the offence may have been committed; and shall also forfeit and pay the sum of

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