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An Act to punish negroes, and mulattoes, for rape or an attempt to commit a rape. 1859 102 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0343 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. CHAPTER LXII. AN ACT to punish negroes, and mulattoes, for rape or an attempt to commit a rape. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That if any negro or mu- latto shall commit or attempt to commit a rape on any negro or mulatto female child under the age of twelve years, such negro or mulatto, on conviction thereof before any court having jurisdiction of such offences, shall receive any number of lashes on his bare back, not exceeding one hundred, on each day, for five successive days, or suffer death as the jury may determino; Provided, that the Cir- cuit Court alone shall have jurisdiction'in all such cases. 4 SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, Dec. 13, 1859. CHAPTER LXIII. AN ACT to confirm and amend the Charter of Incorpora- tion of the Town of Rodney, in the State of Mississippi. Of charter SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That the charter of incorporation of the town of Rodney in the State of Mississippi, approved by the Governor of the State of Mississippi, June 2nd, 1859, certified by the Attorney General and, recorded in the book of incorporations in the office of the Secretary of State, be, and the same is hereby confirmed in all things, and shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been enacted in the first instance by the Legislature and approved by the Governor of the State. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That the south- Of boun- ern boundary of said town be extended south dur- dary. ing its entire length, the distance of half a mile. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That so soon as 102

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