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An Act abolishing certain punishments and amending the Law for the trial of slaves and free persons of color. 1833 40 (1833)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0257 and id is 1 raw text is: 40 V1Ec. 1S S. devolve'on the ar sonal kcper in nhadton, un te al - rangemlnt hercin, uidont!'mpnlated, the sUM of seV5enoflndred dollars be Appropriated for his salary, and that said areona[ keeper shall give bond and secrity, in thopedal sum of ten thousand dollars, for the faithful.performance of his duy. .I Sie. 6. A nd be it 16erther ena'cted, That the suui of two a01 w thousand'dollars b ,aind the saiwis hmry appropriated, to c rily of enable, theG overnor to Mke suck arrangeie for the sucu- he orcis. rity and pr tect ion of the arsenal and magazine in Columbia, as he may deon necessary. SEc. 7. And be it fur er enacted, That in order to tho. vide lur A distribution of arms, to such portions of the militia Pr;vision no as may be authorized to receive them, under tbe proviions of th (ltstiu this act, the sum of two thousand live hundred dollars, in ad- tion, of'ars. dition to the arms whie-h may be received from the United States, he and the same is hereby annually appropriated and set apart, the foi iner to be expended by the Governor, in the purchase of arms and military equipments, ol such descriptions and in such.proportions ashe may think proper, and both to be disposed of from tine to time, is follows, to wit: as soon as a sufficient stock of sabres, pistols and hoklers, shall be procured, each company of cavalry shall be furnished with the same, on such terms and conditions, and in such quantity, as the Gover- nor may pieseribe. In like manner, each uniform company of riflomen and light infantry shall be furuished with appropriate arms. Provided, the proportion of cavalry, riflomen, and light infantry, shall not be greater than may be allowed by law. la tih Senate liouse,te nine.cinth dap of 1)e em;ber, in, e year of our) Lwrd one Ihousand vi 1, f hu/ded and ti t-llee, and in th.1/ ih1le ff q ar ' i the *S'u'ee,~'igih aniddIune Mte Ui nited States q/' nerica. 11. HP, -S, Preddent ,f ,te Setu &t PATE'CK NOBLE, St caer ofthe ou Ive CuI A p. 8.-An Act abosls hiisngt c iIIt punishmt ic sIi :i d amnding t',le Law ft the ti:1 of, slaves II ftie pers nsi of colfr. SEC. 1. Be it ceH'led byj te1( 'ena0 ,'of d UKhouse (f Repred raning sentatives, Thuat from and after the passing of this Act, the pun- hlihd ishmentby branding shall be abolhed in all cases, and in lilt thereof; in the cases of' free lhite peirsois, pu nikhihent by fine and imprisonment shall he substituted. SEC. %. That on the convidion of a slave for any c nC, not callital, the pumShment shall be by whi pinim, confnenwnll for pea in stocks, or treadmill, and not othiliwise--ul n the ric - a~m~ces tion of a free permon of color, fon a Ihe ofnuce, the pMini wie shall he by i'. hipp!in:C, coninemt in 'k' tren r!.

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