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An Act to emancipate Leethy, a negro woman and her son Ben, the slaves of John Etter. 1825 175 (1825)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0058 and id is 1 raw text is: 17 5 simbly of the State of Tennessee, That it shall and may be lawil for the sheriis ot tie coanijes of Humphreys,.Perry arid Hirdin, and raigers and other public ofieers, to advertise the sa'( of land under execution, and for taxes, &v.. strays, &c.(how by-law required to be advert.Fed in some njev pa- per published elsewhere,) in soiup public news-pa. per published in the town of Jackson. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That all laws, ani parts of laws, coningiwithin the purview and umeaning of this act be, and the samie are, hereby repealed. . WM. BRADY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. R. C FOSTER, Speakerof the Senate. Passed Novenber 1, 1825. CHAPTER CXXXVII. 4N ACT, to emancipate*Lcethy, a negro we- man: and her son Ben, the slaves of John Et- 'ter. SECTION 1. Le it enacted bythe General As- sembly of the State of Tennessee, That Lectiy, Leetby.alid a ritgro woman, and Ben, her son, the property br. cnancr-- and slaves of John Etei, of the county of Ruther- pated. ford 'be, and they are, hereby emancipated, and entitled to all the privileges that other free persons of color are entitled to. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That this act shall not take effect and be in force, until the said John Et. ter, the owner of the slaves aforesaid, shall enter into bond widi approved security, payable to the te torn Er chairman of the county court for ihe county of ner gives thoi Rutherford, in tie sum of five hundred dollars, con- usual bond. ditioned, that said slaves, shall not become a coun- ty charge in any county in this State.; and it is hereby made the duty of the clerk of the court of pleas and qiarter sessions f6 the county of Ruth- erford, to take such bond froti .the said Etter, when he shall apply to 'execute the same, and file said bond in his ofice. SEQ. 3, Be it enacted, That in all cases wihere slave or eiter of theim, shall become a county broughton co- charge, in any county in this State, it shlll be law- py of Uoboud fal for such county, to requiro of the clerk of the Digitized from Best Copy Available

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