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An Act to provide for the emancipation of George Barnett. 1812 37 (1812)

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JQHN COQKE, Sprakr .of 4be
Houle oj Beprefentalives.
IHOMAS HENDERSON, Spes
ker of the Senate.
sC      ill     itu s  to  prosecut
Se, 1. .Be it en4ctedob;& thel General .Asembly.of the
etate of/Tennejsse, That in insure !he folicitor's GenerAl Tn proseeuitl
throughout thil flate Rre, surti',Nfedand requirkd in -all 0iD for ho.
Fafes where an. I'queft 14th ibeen or, hall be returued prosecutore
by the I proper , thcrr iIto: any .f the ciroult; courts need be mar
Whereby it does Or s ay;ippear-that any-perfon-hath ked on the
ben or is guilty of: wilful:homicid or mul der, to fQ; vard biul.
t the Grand Jury, albilof, inoictment, 4ithough there.
O4 no petfon to inark on faid hill as profecutor, any. law,
q thq cr trary notwithlikwdinir
JOHN      COCKE, Speaker of the
Lousie of Represcntatives.
THO M i.S HENDERSON, Spea
.ker of the -Senate.
~ober 24th i812.
CHAPTER    LXII.
AD   act    to  proviae for the emanci.
pation of George Barnett.
8ec. I Le it enacted by the General Aion6inb of the
stalte of Tennesvsce,That it fliall and may be lawful for the
Court of' Pleas and quarter feffions' for the cou ty of George 'BaV'
Iavidfon, to ccept ol ar d receive for George Barnett nett emanc
fecurity for the purp fe of maintaining his freedom,
wbich bond, thus giv1 and appiroved by the fbd Court,
Ihall ,nable them to proceed in the faie manner in
mancipaiting fAid George Barnett as if the bund had
;e   riy  by.say   ~nwnrw  o,% n-rs of s'av-.
JOHN     COCKE, Speaker of         the
House oj Representatives.
THOM AS HEN DEMikON, Spea.
W1ober ith3 18 1i          kr of 'e Senai

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