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An Act revising and amending the laws prohibiting the introduction of slaves into this State, as articles of merchandize. 1826 31 (1826)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0062 and id is 1 raw text is: against said entry taker and his securities, for the amount he or they may have withheld, with six per cent. interest from the time said money was due and ought to have been paid over. Soc. 2.-Be it enacted, That the commissioner Compensaticn appointed agreeable to the provision of the first to commis section of this act, shall receive the sum of two SIoner. dollars for each and every day he or they may be necessarily engaged in performing the duties of their said office, to be paid out of any monies in the ,hands of said entry taker, or the monies paid by said entry taker into the hands of the agent of the new bank. SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the said commis- sioner shall examine the file of locations and see Location files to be ciamin- that they are regularly recorded, and in case of ed e (lefault in that case, shall be guilty of the penalties heretofore prescribed. WM. BRADY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. R. C. FO STER, Speaker of the Senate. December 6, 1826. CHARTER XXII. AN ACT, revising and amending the laws pro- hibiting the intioduction nf slaves 2nto this State, as articles of merchandize. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General As- semblyj of the State of Tennessee, That. it shall tSlavesno not bei lawful for any person or persons to import brought into into this State, any slave or slaves, either for life the state ex. oir any shorter period, for the purpose of selling or cept .cor use, disposiiig of them or any of them, as articles ofor procured merchandize within this State ; Provided, nothing b descent, herein contained shall he so construed as to prevent riag6. any person or persons frtnm removing to.this State together with all their slaves, whether slaves for life or any shorter, period, or from bringing into this State any such slave or slaves Wihich may have been acquired by them by descent, devise, marri- age or purchase for their own particular use, in the same manner as heretofore. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That it shall tot be law-. ful for any person or. persons to bring into this State qowiets aod Digitized from Best Copy Available

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