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An Act amendatory of an act, entitled An act concerning Slaves 1840 147 (1840)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0038 and id is 1 raw text is: SLAVES-SURVEYS. titled An act to provide for the collection of demands against boats and ves- sels, be liable, also, for the forfeiture given by the preceding section of this act, and the damages, that (may) be recovered in an action at common law by the owner of any servant or slave who shall be transported or carried from one place to another in this State, in violation of this act, by the master, comman- der or owner of any such vessel or boat, and the liabilities, hereby created, may be enforced, at the option of such oivner, in the same manner as the liabi- lities created by the first section of the act, entitled An act to provide for the collection of* demands against boats and vessels, herein before referred to, ap. proved March 19th,1835. This act to take electlrom the first day of April, 1841. APPRnovrn Fb. 13, 1841. SLAVES. AN ACT amendatory of an act, entitled An act concerning Slaves, approved 19th March, 1835. SecTm SecrioN Mustern of hiavs, hired to other slaves, or hir. Mode of collecting said fine prescribed. I ing Ltheir on time, liable to a fine of not ics thnti twinty nor more than onti hundred dol. Mrs..- - ---. I Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri: I 1. That every master or owner of a slave, found hired to another slave, or going at largo upon hiring of his own time, or acting or dealing as a free person, or hiring himself vithin this State, though without the consent of such master or owner, shall incur the penalty prescribed in the seventh section of the first article of the act, entitled An act concerning slaves, approved 19th March, 1835, for the olTences therein mentioned; and the same proceedings and rem- edy shall be had in cases arising under this law, as are provided for cases arising under said seventh section. This act to take eflect from and after its passage. APrrovEn, Feb. 15, 1841. SURVEYS. AN ACT ennrcrninC? ficld notes of public surveys. iEfON SROTION 'The county courts authorised to obtain from No additional charge made for surveyinlg, on ac. the surveyor gcnrats oflice eopes of publie cmint of aid copies. . .-. 2 sutrveyN olinns in thi-ir county. - . i Copies of uch survey, certiied by the county County surveyors to li allowed a renaonnble surveyor, declared evidenco. * . . 3 nmpenstion, wien they have furniti bed tIP:m,'hV with Haid Copies. - . 2 Be it enacted by the General ssembly of the State of Missouri: 4 1. The several county courts in this State are hereby authorised, in all 147

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