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An Act to amend an act entitled an act to amend the laws in relation to slaves and free persons of color. 1844 294 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0355 and id is 1 raw text is: STATUTES AT LARGE A. D. 1844. which such free negroes or persons of color shall enter, shall be unable to enforce the provisions of the aforesaid act, by means of the posse comitatus Governor to and the civil authorities, usually at his comnand, the Governor of this State rdaer t J lay, and he is hereby authorized and required, on a requisition and call the Sherifi made upon him, and signed by the Sheriff, to order out a sufficient number of the militia of this State, to meet the exigency of the case, which said mili- tia shall be, by the Governor of this State, placed under the command of dis. crect oficers, and have orders to give to the Shoriff within whose District any such exigency may arise, the assistance that may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the aforesaid act, passed the nineteenth day of De- comber, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. In the Senate I-louse, the eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand etght hundred and forty-four, and in the sixty-ninth year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. ANGUS -PATTERSON, President of the Senate. W. F. COLCOCK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. No. 2927. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS IN RELATION TO SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS oF COLOR, PASSED ON THtt 17TI DAY or DEccEMBER, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met Disposal of the antd sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of- the satne, That fince. whenever any person or persons shall have been convicted, under the third or sixth section of the aforesaid act, tihe ties imposed, in pursuance of the said sections, shall be appropriated, one half for the use of the State, the other half to the informer. In the Senate House, the eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, and in the sixty-ninth year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. ANGUS PATTERSON, President of the Senate. W. F. COLCOCK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. No. 2928. AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION FOR THE SECURITY or PUBLIC MONEYS UNDER TIE CONTROL OF THE DIFFERENT BOARDS oF CoMMDISSION. EtS IN TlE STATE. I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met Each Board to and sitting in General Assembly, That each Board of Commissioners of appoint a Public Buildings,.of the Poor, and of Roads, Bridges and Ferries, shall ap. Treasurer, &Po, RodBdesatFr take Bond. point a Treasurer, who sh:ill hold his office during the pleasure of the Board, and shall receive, keep, and disburse, under the direction of the Board, all moneys under its control, and account in such manner and at such time as the Board may direct; such Treasurer, before entering upon his duties, shall, when such Boards deem it expedient, give bond, with sufficient sureties, to be 294

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