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An Act to increase the penalties which are now by Law inflicted on persons who deal or trade with negro slaves, without a license or ticket from their master or owner, or the person having charge of them. 1817 25 (1817.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0103 and id is 1 raw text is: ( 25 ) Andbe it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Comptroller for the time being, shall be and he is hereby authorized, whenever he may think pro- per, to have access to, for examination, all the books and accounts of the bank of the state, excepting the per- sonal ledger or book in whikh the deposites ot individu- :ls are eatered. A te Senar c isae the righteenth day of December, in the ylear 6f our Lord one t!oai.nd rigIt hundied and seventeen, anl in f cear of the Julp:-ijuence of the United Slate of . Oncrica:. JAMIS It. PRINGLE, Prednt ef thcSenate. TIIOMIAS BEANIITT, Spealcrojthe 11zz._oJ !i ACT to increase the penialics .'which are nov by Law i//icted on pe'rs a;zs w/i deal or trade with ne- gro slaoes, iwthout aicense or ticket fron their mas- ter or owne-, or th1 perocn having char-ge ofthen. 'HEREill A S it is found by experience, that the penaltics heretofore imposed on shop-keepers and other tradors who deal with negroes without the permission of their owners, are insfficient, and have not answered the ends intended: For remedy whereof, Be it enactled bi the h5onrable Senate and House ,fjRepresenratves, now met and itting in general as- sembly, and by the auth-rity of the s.ane, That from and immediately after the passing of this act, if any shop-keeper, trader or other person shail, at any time hereafter, 1 himself or any other person acting for him or her ams his or her clerk or otherwise, directly or indirectly, buy or purchase from any slave, in any part of this state, any corn, rice, peas or other grain, bacon, dour, tebacco, indigo, cotton, blades, hay, or any other article whatsoever, or shall otherwise deal, trade ortraf- lic with any slave, not having a permit so to deal, trade or traffic, or to sell any such article, firom or under the hand of his master or owner, or such other person as may have the care or management of such slave, such shop-keeper, tradcr or other person, shall, for every such offence, forfeit a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding a term of twelve months, nor less than one month. And be it flrther enacted by the authorii aforesaid, That where any person shall purchase of any slave any article whatsoever, he shall retain in his posses;imon the 1.

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