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An Act to punish negroes and others for selling spirituous liquors to negroes. 1829 102 (1829)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0069 and id is 1 raw text is: this act to prefer an indictment against the c~erui or persons so offending, upon which indictment no pro- secutor shall be required. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, By the authority a- Tax fee oF forosaid, that upon each. and overy conviction, the Attorney Gon- orne Gattorney for the state shall be entitled to a tax fee often dollars, which shall be taxed in the bill oC costs. EPHRAIM II. FOSTER, Speaker of the Ilouse of Represculativesc JOEL WALKER, Speaker o the Senatr,' J IMaay 4,, ,830. CHAPTER LXXIV.. ,i' S.'Tto punish ncgrocs and othersft: selling spirit- uous liquors to negroes. SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the General Issenbly of the f Siquortsate of Tennessee, That any negro slave who shall without per- be guilty of selling any spirituous liquors, without m[sick permission of his master or mistress to any person, shall be liable to receive lashes not less than five nor more than ten, for every offence. Nor to k Se SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That any slave or slaves ;tny in posses- who shall be found or detected with having and pos- Tonawayfrorn sessing any spiritous liquors in any bottle or other ne. vessel, at any other place than their own house, which liquor is claimed and owned by such slave or some other slave, shall. be liable to be punished with not less than three nor more than ten lashes. . SEc. 3. Be it enacted, That offences under the. der uas nt- provisions of this act, shall be cognizable before any. where cognizajustice of the peace, who shall have power to inforce 1le. the same. SEC. 4. BC it enacted, That any merchant, tavern- fiquor .notkeeper,distillei or other person, who shall sell to to be sold to any negro slave, any spirituous liquors without a;per- slaves withoit mit in writing from the master or mistress of such divneri UOrMis negro slave, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be indictable in the county or circuit court, Digitized from Best Copy Available

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