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An Act concerning slaves. 1844-1845 1012 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0069 and id is 1 raw text is: 1012 SLAVES. CHAP. 167. CHAPTER 167. SLAVES. AN ACT concerning slaves. ARTIC.E I. Of the introduction of slaves, and police regula- tions concerning them. II. Of the emancipation of slaves. III. Of runaway slaves. ARTICLE I. Of the introduclion of slaves, and police regulations concerning them. SEC. 1. Introduction of certain slaves SEc. 19. Slaves leaving home without a into the state prohibited. ss ., punished. 2. Penalty for violating preceding 20. Coming on plantation of anotti section. er without leave, may be pun- 3. Penalty for bringing into this ished. state slaves of non-residents. 21. Gin or other weapon found in 4. Last section, how construed. possession o, how disposed 5. Further construction of four last of. sections. 22. How punished for riots, &c., 6. Penalty for hiring or harboring, seditious speeches. contrary to the foregoing pro- 23. Penalty on master or owner visions. permitting slave of another to 7. Penalty on owner for hiring one remain on the place without slave to another; permitting leave. to go at large, or hiring out of 24. Penalty for permitting more his county. than five slaves to be on the 8. Duties of sheriff, coroner, or place at one time, with or constable, in reference to the without leave. third and seventh sections. 25. Penalty on white person, free 9. Justice to issue his warrant to negro or mulatto, if found at apprehend slave at large or an unlawful assembly of, or hring his own time; when. harboring slaves. 10. On hearing of the case, may 26. Duty of justices of the peace in commit him to county jail. such cases. 11. Owner not appearing and com- 27. Duty of sheriff, coroner, orcon- plying with terms of this act, stable in such ease. sheriff to advertise; how. 28. Penalty for neglect 12. U pon what condition may be 29. fow punishedler disturbing re- delivered to owners; recogni- ligious congregations. zance to be given. 31. Penalty erymen, &c., who 13. Recognizance, how taken; con- shall cross a slave without a dition of. permit, over the Mississippi 14. Owner not appearing, slave river. may be sold; how. 31. Penalty on owner or master of 15. Proceeds of sale, how appro- boats, &c., for carrying slaves priated. out of the state, or from one 16. Construction of last section. place to another, without per. 17. Penalty on master permitting mit. slave to sell spirituous liquors 32. Boat or vessel made liable, h.ow to another slave. proceeded against. 18. Slave harboring or concealing 33. Penalty for trading with slaves, other slaves, how punished. without permit.

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