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An Act to amend an act. 1825 14 (1825)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0083 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA. ing,. or so taking, receiving, or concealing, or eausing or permit- ting the same to be dune, with the intent as alore'ail, shall be ta- ken and deemed to be guilty of felony, and shall suffer death as a felon, without benefit ofrclergy. I. .Ind be it further enacted, That if any nc.ro or mulatto Penalty for slave or slaves, shall be found concealed on board of any ship or slaneang vessel trading in this State, without the consent or knowledge of board of ves. the 'iaster or mistress, his, her or their Guardian or Guardians, sels. of such slave or slaves, after the vessel shall have weighed an- chor, or hoisted sail for leaving the port, the master of such ship or vessel shall forfeit and pay to the owner or owners of said sla e or slaves, the sum of five hundred dollas, io be recovered by ac- tion of debt in any of the Courts of this State, having jurisdiction of the same. CITAPTER XXii. An act concerningthe navigation of Nense River. *Be it enacted by the General q.ssembly of tih S'ate of North-Ca- hea Pnorolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority ofthe same, That to be conin. tie power and authoiitY of the corpioration of the Neuse River ed betweni Navigation Company shall extend only to that part of the Neuse Cobbs' mill river, which lies between Cobbs' mill, in Wake county, and the U Smithfield. town of Smithlield. in the county of Johnston. Charter ex. I. .qnd be it further enacdef, That the charter of said Com- tended eight any shall be extended eight years in addition to the time now years. Imited by law. Ill. .And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said corporation to commence their operations on the saidlriver at Cobbs' mill, and to render the same navigable by working down- wards. Repealing IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That clause. all laws coming within the purviewv of this act are hereby repealed. CHAPTER XXIV. An act to amend an act, passed in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, entitled an act to amend the laws in florce respecting the trial of Slaves in capital cases, and to extend the provisions there- of to the trial of Slaves in certain other cases. Be it enactedb 'y the General .7ssembly of the State of North-Ca- tupr aot s rolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority if the same I'hat ginal excli. the Superior Courts of Law wihin the several counties of this sive jurisdic. State, shall hereafter have origiial exclusive jurisdiction of all tion of telon. felonies within clergy, when committed, or alleged to have been ies within committed by any slave or slaves, and the trial of such slave or clergy, when slaves shall be conducted and prosecuted under the same rules, by slaves. & regulations and restrictions as the trial ofa free man, when charg- such slavesto ed with a like offence: Provided, That when any slave shall be be tried in convicted of any clergiable felony, and shall pray for and obtain the same the benefits of the fourth section of the before mentioned act, manner as the Court shall have power to direct and adjudge such corporal credlwith punishment short of death or dismemberment as to the Court shall fkeofences. seem right, under all the circumstances of the case; and the e- 14

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