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An Act concerning the transportation of slaves by Railroad Companies. 1854 169 (1854)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0119 and id is 1 raw text is: PERPETUATING, TESTIMONY-RAILROADS. 2. The governor shall have full power and authority to direct the manner in which such work shall. be done, as well as what kind of im- provements shall be made. § 8. The warden of the penitentiary shall be allowed eighty cents per day, for each hand that shall be actually employed as aforesaid, in the settlement of his accounts with the state, but no money, under any pre- text whatever, shall be drawn from the state treasury, for such work. § 4. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 5, 1855. PERPETUATING:TESTIMONY. AN ACT to amend an act ctoncerning perpetuating testimcoy. 1 1. Depositions may be taken, when. | a 2. General notice to be given; how and when. Be it enacted by the General A8sembly of the State of lisouri, as jollow8: § 1. T hat hereafter the depositions of witnesses to perpetuate testimony of the contents of any lost deed, or other instrument of writing, or the krinebrance of any fact, matter or thing, necessary to the recovery or security of any estate, real or personal, or any other right, may be taken, ,whether the party desiring the taking the same is a party, or expects to be a party, to a suit pending, or about to be commenced or not. § 2. 'Tlie party applying for a commission under the provisions of this act, shall give a general notice in the nearest newspaper to the place where said depositions are to be taken, for four successive weeks, of the time and place of taking the depositions, and the objects thereof; whereupon pid depositions shall be taken; the party taking the same, in all other respects, complying with the provisions of the act to which this is amendatory. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 1, 1855. RAILROADS. AN ACT concerning the transportation of slaves by Railroad Companies. ( 1. Penalty on railroad companies for transporting slaves. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of lfiesouri, asfollow: § 1. That the several railroad companies in this state, whose officers shall transport any slave from one point or place in this state, to any other point or place in the same, in any car or other conveyance of said com- panies, without the consent or permission of the person to whom such slave does of' right belong, or who has authority to grant such consent or per- mission, shall forfeit and pay double the value of such slave to his owner, 169

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