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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0286 and id is 1 raw text is: 1858-'59.---Oin. 30-31-32.
section seventy-five and seventy-six of chapter one hundred
and seven of Revised Code, entitled Slaves and Free Ne-
groes, shall be applied in payment of the costs incurred in
the prosecution, and shall be a discharge pro tanto there-
from. [Rati fied the 16th day of February, 1850.]
AN ACT TO PREVENT THE SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS TO FREE 014al. 31.
PERSONS OF COLOR.
SECTION 1. ?e it enacted by the GenerO Assembly, of lie No free negm
State of North-Carolina, and it i8 hereby enacted 7y the au- toirbuousi
thority qf the same, That no person shall sell, or deliver to, liuor.
or buy for, or be instrumental, either directly or indirectly,
in procuring for any free person of color, for cash, or in ex-
chango for articles delivered, or upon any consideration
whatever, or as a gift, any spirituous liquors, or liquor of
which alcohol is an ingredient, except upon the written cor-
tificate of s6me practicing physician or magistrate stating
that the same is necessary for medicinal purposes.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any perton who shall 7pslly f-
offend against the provision of the foregoing section shall be off tie.
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof in any court of record, shall be fined, hot less than
ten, nor more than fifty dollars.
SEC. 3. Be it furtder enaoted, That in the trial of' all in- State not to
dictinents under this act, the State shall not be required to '0e a nega-
prove the negative averment, that said purchase was made
without the certificate of a physiciain that tie saen was
necessary for medicinal purposes. [Ratified the 16th day
of February, 1859.]
MISCELLANEOUS.
AN ACT FOR TIE RELIEF OF SUCH PERSONS AS MAY BUFFER FROM fG/&p. n2.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RECORDS OF PITT COUNTY OCCASIONED
BY THE BURNING OF TlE COURT HOUSE.
W1EREAs by the burning of the court house of Pitt
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