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An Act to prevent certain children of color from inheriting the estate of their mother's husband. 1825 12 (1825)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0052 and id is 1 raw text is: Co practice in any court in this state. uifti he shall
have paid the amount of such judgment and costs.
akas ef- SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That this act shall be
Odct.     in force from and after the first day of January
next.
WM. BRADY,
Speaker of the House, .f R-presentatives.
R. C. FOSTER,
Speaker of the Senate.
Passed October 24-, 1825.
CHAPTER XIV.
AN   ACT to limit presentments which nay
he're'fier be -made by Grand Jurors in the
Coun 1ty courts.  ,
Be it enacted by the General Assemblyq of the.
State of Tennessee, That hereadwer it shoall unt be
law lill for Grand Juries in the County courts of
this state, to wake presentmeits against any per-
son or persons, for an.y assault and battery, or for
anyaffray, unless the same he committed in ihcir
presenee during the term of the court; Provided,
however, that nothing in this act contained shall be
so construed, as to prohibit presentments for said
offlencs,ifa prosecutor will come forward and have
his name endorsed on the bill of indictment.
WM. BRADY,
Speaker of the H1 ouse IR presentatives.
R. C. FOSTER,
Speaker of the Senate;
'Passed October 2.5, 1825. .
CHAPTER XV.
AN ACT to prevent certain children of coloiz
from  iniheriting the estate of their npthers
husband.
WHEREAS, hythe laws and customs of this state, t
child o; color horn at a time whon its mother is
a married wNomit iwhether it 1 heegiawn before
or after the marriage of the mother, ill interit
the (sate of its nmot!e'ls husant , 'hibrioe,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the

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