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An Act to provide for the compensation of those persons whose slaves have been executed in Charleston, during the summer of eighteen hundred and twenty two, for an attempt to raise an insurrection in this state, and of certain other persons whose slaves have suffered death by the judgment of the law. 1822 38 (1822)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0127 and id is 1 raw text is: Dec. 1822. election shall he decliired taid by the maungers, orw iniv two or iotre prrsonid shall ha e, an vqu;a nuodinhrrof votes, it shall be ibe duty qf tl governor ftorhwith to is: sue writs if lIecutiot) to tht inanagers appijand to hold el-ections for such Jistrict, reqairing thein -t hold an elec- ti )n to fill ,uct vacaIcY; whichcleCtions shall be holden, coitiutcted, maiaged, and dclared iii' the same manner ae i5 prvscribe d oIv the ;It hfcrin Ifore recited. Sec. 3. And be itftirther enacted by th authority afore- said, Chai whenever any Nacancy shall occurin the olfice of sheriffin any of the circuit ourt districts in this state, it.shall he the lduty of the clvrk of the ( ourt of cor moIn pleas and sessions for such district, forthwith to notifY the 'vyernor of such vacancy ; and it shall be th (lity of the clhrk to take ipssession of the gival of the said district, and to take charge of the prisoners confined.therein. and aiso of all papers which imy be in the sheriff's office, until a sheriff shail be elected and commissioned for such district. Sec. 4,. lad be it/frther enacted by the authority (ore- said, Thit every sherif elected pursuant to the provisions of.this act, shall continue in ofice for four years from the day 0o which he shall enter on the duties of his office, and shall notify the clerk of the said district of the day on which4he shill so enter upon the duties of his office. In the Seate tloyide, the twentyfirat day of December, in the year of otr Lord, one thoteiud eight hundred and twenty-tvo, aId in the forty-seventh year qf the Indepon'enec of the United Statesqf ./hnerica. .1ACOB BOND I'ON, President of the Senate. PATRICK NOIBLE, Speaker of the house of Representatives. CH AP. 18.-An ACT to provide for the compensation of those persons whose slaves have been executedin Charles- toi, daring the sunnier of eighteen hundred and twenty two, for an attempt to raise an insurrection in this state, and of certain other persons whose slaves have suf'ered death b! the Judgment of the law. Sec. 1., g) E it enacted by the 17onorable the Senate and 19 Flouse of Representatives, fow met and sit- ling in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the owners of the negroes that Were exactited in ChI rleston, during the summer of the year eighteen hun- died and twenty-two, for an attenpt to raise an insurrec- tion in this state, be and they are hereby declared entitled to receive the sut of one hundred and twenty-two dollars fort'-four cents, to 'e pnid to them severally and respect- ively, for every negro that has been xecuted by the course of law.

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