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An Act to authorise Justices of the Peace, to punish slaves and free persons of colour, for certain offences. 1820 45 (1820)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0047 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPi. number of twelve and no more, in case of death, remo- 1820 val from the county, resignation or refusal to act. The Number board may at any of their regular meetings appoint a o tr- successor.- SEc. 6. .nd be it further enacted, That the lands ExeInp- and personal property belonging to, or which may here- tion from after belong to said academy, shall be free and ex- empt from public tax. SEc. 7. And be itfurther enacted, That the trustees May raise be, and they are hereby authorised to raise, by way of funds by lottery, for the benefit of said Academy, the sum of two thousand dollars, on such scheme or plan as they may deem most adviseable. E. TURNER. Speaker of the House of Representatives JAMES PATTON, Lieutenant-Governor, and PIesident of the Sengr u'nvanI' , FIUARIY 10, 1820. GEO. POINDEXTER. CHAP. XXXIL An Act to authorise Justices of the Peace, to punish slave' and free persons of colour, for certain offences. SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House qf Representatives, of the State of Mississippi, in general slavcs & assembl convened,-That from and after the passage of personsof this act, if any slave or free person of colour shall as- color not to be in. sault, wound or beat any white person, or use any inso- solent. lent or abusive language, without provocation, to any 4c. white man or woman, it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace on complaint to him made on oath of any Mode of white person, to issue his warrant to take such slave, trial, or free coloured person, and bring him before such jus- tice, who shall call to his assistance two respectable freeholders, who shall be owners of slaves, and upon its appearing to the satisfaction of said justice and free- holders, that such slave or free person of colour, has 01

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