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CHAPTER LXXIX.
AN ACT, recspectilnr, runaluay slaves.
SEC. 1. BeCt enacted by the General Assemblq
of Me State of Tenne s.vec, Taan in all cases
'To be old wlhre any slave who shall have been committed
after twelve to any ofthe jail, of this State as a runaa , and
months impri. shIall have lien duly advertisedf hy such ji ilerias
sonment. required by the laws of this s ato, and shall not be
clainied and proven away by the owier of such
slave or runavy, and shall have been imprisoned
forthe trm of tw ve nl(?lnlhs, it Imay, di sholl be
lawfil, for the sheriff of any conity in this State,
and li: is hiueby einpowered, havili g pre vi. .iily
advertised the same thirty days, to expose suich ne,-
gro slaves to lilil: sale, to the hiighe(.st biier k, at
the court house door of the cotlity of, which he is
sheriif, and the proceeds of s;aid dale 6ll.,r t he
applied to pay all costs and jailers fees, and the
surplus, if iny, he paid over to uie couvl o I :e
of the cotunty to 1.e used ibr county purpoises, arind
said sheriff, upon making such sale, shal! and is
hereby dfirected and enipowered, to mako ;I ill of
sale of any slave to the purIthaser so sold, which
shall vest a good title to. 4aid slave.
SEC. 2. Be it- enacted That if the owner or
Owaer may owiie's f illy slave, sol.uider the provisions of
receive aur. this act,shall make application to any county trus.
Plu and re tee at any time within two yea's aftmr the datil of
said . sale, and make proof before iny two justices
of the peace for the ouity, by the testimony of one
or, mbre.ieditable [credible] witnesses, that such
.slate is the. pro-perty of such vlaimnant, it shall and
may be lawful for said trustee to pay over to said-
owner, the amount of the proceeds of the sale of
the slave, except the cost and fees af'oresaid allow-
ed to be deducted, or should such claimant prcfer
it, he may redeem said slave from the purclhaser
thereof, by payw to him the money by him paid
for said slave or slaves.
SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That all free persons
Foe persons of color e. migating to this State, shallr e aon
of color to re lw , h Ia da,, l
eard ridence lowed, the liberty of having their papers of freedom
of faeedoa. registered in any co0ut of record in this State ;
Provided, thitt nothing in this act shall be cort
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