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An Act to increase the fee for apprehending runaway slaves, in the county of Tunica, Coahoma, Bolivar, Washington, and Issaquena. 1859 363 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0362 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. SEC. 2. Be it, further enacted, That othis act shall take effect and be .brce from and aft its passage. Approved, Feb. 10. 1860. CHAPTER CCCVI. AN ACT to increase the fee for apprehending runaway slaves, in the cotuity of TunicA' Coahona, Bolivar;, Wash- ington, and-Isaquena.' SECTION 1. . Be it enacted by tle Legislature of the State of k(ississippi, That any. person who shall apprehed any runaway slave in the county of Ta- nica, Coahoma, Bolivar, Washington ahd Issaqure- na- and shall deliver said slave to the owner, or his gent, at his usuial 'place of residence of said owner or agent, 'eithet in the county, in which said. shall' haVe been .arregted, or in any county adjacent to the' same, shall be paid by said owner or agent, 'the sum df fifteen dollars, or if thede- livery be first made to the jailor of. the county in which the arrest was made as is now provided by law, he shall theni receive' the sum of ten dollars for every slave belonging in or an inhabitant of this State, and the sum of twdnty dollars for every slave belonging out of this State; and if any owner or agent shall refuse to niake payment as herein provided for, any slave arrested and taken to his place of residence as aforesaid, then it shall be lawful for the person so arresting and offering to deliver said slave to his owner or agent, to corn- mit the same to the jail of the county in which said owner or agent shall have his usual place of residence, and on filing with the jailor his affidavit stating such reluisal of payment, shall be entitled to receive for every such slave, the sum of twenty dollars. with two cents per mile for every mile ne- cessarily traveled, after refusal of payment as aforesaid : and the said fees on slaves committed to -jail shall be collected, with the costs and charges, as now provided by law.

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