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An Act to prevent the transportation of Slaves upon Rail Roads, Steam Boats or Stage Coaches, without written permission from their owners. 1840-1941 99 (1840)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0189 and id is 1 raw text is: SLAVES. SLAV I F. CHAPTER LVIII. An Act to provent the transportation of Slaves upl... Steam Boats or Stage Coaches, without written permission froin their owners. Be it enacted by the General .I1ssembly of le State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enaied by the authority of the same, pennily That it shall not be !awful for any Slave or Slaves to ho for Sutrering transported on any Rail Road, Steam Boat, or other Vessel la ot ilay. navigating the waters of this State, or any Stage Coach, with- Rnnds, &c. out a permission in writing from the owner or. owners.of pur re such Slave or Slaves, under the penalty of five hundred dol- mission. lars for every violation of this Act; to be recovered in the name of the State, from the President, Directors and Com- pany of said Rail Road, or the owners or Captains of said Steam Boat or Vessel, or the owners of said Stage Coach, as the case may be, by action of debt in any of the Courts of Law in this State, one half whereof shall be for the use of the former, and the other half for the use of the State. II. 11e it further enacted, That if any Slave or Slaves IfSlaves es. shall escape from his or their owner or owners, by being capo in this transported on said Rail Road, Steam Boat or other Vessel, os mhoown. or by means of Stage Coach, the master or mistress or other cover thcir owner or owners thereof, shall and may recover the value of vat ran t'o such Slave or Slaves from the President, Directors and Com- such convey. pany of said Rail Road, or the owners and Captains of said ances. Steam Boat or other Vessel, or the owner of said Stage Coach, as the case may be, by an action on the case, in any of the Courts of Law in this State. III. ./Ind be it */hrther enacted, That the provisions of Exceptions. this Act shall not be construed to extend to any Slave travel- 1840-41.

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