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An Act for the relief of the heirs of Thomas Guinea. 1859 266 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0357 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. CHAPTER CCXII. AN ACT to amend Art. 21, Sec. 4, Chap. 15, of the Revised Code, in relation to collection of fines of defaulting Road hands. .SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legi87ature of the State of Alississippi, That any justice of the peace in this State, to whom any overseer or overseers of any public roads shall make any re- port or return as is required of said overseer of roads, by the foregoing recited art. 21, sce. 4, chap. 15, setting forth the number of defaulting road workers, and the time that the said- defaulter or defaulters failed to appear and do road service as required by law, the said justice of the peace shall not issue a warrant said defaulter or default- ers until after the expiration of ten days from the time the said overseer makes such report, and any defaulter or deaulters who may have any excuse to make in his or their behalf, may appear before the said justice of the peace, and make such ex- cuse within the ten days alluded to, after which time the return of the overseer shall be final against such defaulter or defaulters, so far as re- lates to the costs. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act be in force and take effect from and after its pas- sage. Approved, Feb. 10, 1860. CHAPTER CCXIII. AN ACT for the relief of the heirs of Thomas Guinea. WHEREAs, it appears by the certificate of sundry citizens of Pike county, that Green, a negro slave belonging to the heirs of Thomas Guinea, deceased, was tried and convicted in the circuit court of said county of the murder of one Ralph, a negro slave belonging to John Summers of said county, and 26

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