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An Act to secure to the owners of slaves executed by sentence of law, compensation for the same. 1846 193 (1846)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0221 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. said, or the bail returned be held insufficient at the time of entering.into the same, on.eiceptions taken and entered' of record during ihe term to which it is returned, the sheriff having reasonable notice of taking such exception, shall in either case be deemed and stand as special bail, and judgment may beren- dered ,gainst such sheriff, as in other cases'against special bail. .Approved February 20, 1846. CHAPTER 31. AN ACT to secure -to the owners of slaves executed by sentenlce of law, compensation for the same. SEC 1or 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of te State of Mississippi, That one half of the value of any slave or slaves hereafter condemned to die, by the senience of any court. of competent jurisdiction within.this State. and -Mho shall spffer death accor- dingly, shall be paid to the o'wner out of tho&State . Treasui'y. SEc. 2. Be it farther enacted, That before any Slerifir t, summons judge of this.State shall pass sentence of d.cath upon slanehol. any slave found gpilty of capital crime, by the ver- ders. dict of a jury,.such judge shallcause the sherif of the county in which such slave was fouid guilty, to summons live slave-holders to appearin.court at the. time specified in said hummons, which-said shive- holders, 6r any three of them, shall then and there find the. value of such slave, so condemned and to be sentenced, and shall certify the same under their hands and seals to said court. 13 *193

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