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An Act to increase the penalty for giving a ticket or permit to any slave, under certain circumstances. 1836 83 (1836)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0285 and id is 1 raw text is: III the Senate Hfouse, the twenty-first day of December, in the DEC. isSjt. year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and in the sixty-first year of the Sovereignty and Indepen- dence of the United States of America. PATRICK NOBLE, President of the Senate. D. L. WARDLAW, Speaker of the House oj Representatives. CHAPTER XXXIV. AN AcT TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR GIVING A TICKET OR PERMIT TO ANY SLAVE, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUM- STANCES. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That if any person shall give a ticket or written permit to any Slave, the property, or being under the charge of another, without the consent or against the will of the owner or other per- son having the charge of such Slave; authorizing such Slave to be absent, or to deal, trade or traffic, such person shall be liable to be indicted, and on conviction, be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be impri- soned not exceeding twelve months; the entire fine, thus imposed to be given to the informer. In the Senate House, the twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and in the sixty-first year of the Sovereignty and Indepen- dence of the United States of America. PATRICK NOBLE, President of the Senate. D. L. WARDLAW, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHAPTER XXXV. AN ACT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THE CO.M.MISSION- ERS OF FREE SCHOOLS FOR LEXINGTON DISTRICT. SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in Ge- neral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the number of Commissioners of Free Schools for Lexing- ton District, be increased to twelve, instead of five, the number now allowed by law. In the Senate llus, the twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and in the sixty-first year of the Sovereignty and Indepen. dence of the United States of America. PATRICK NOBLE, President of the Senate. D. L. WARDLAW, Speaker of the House oj Representatives.

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