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An Act to amend an act, entitled an act more effectually to prevent the owners of steam boats and stages from carrying off slaves without the knowledge or consent of their owners. 1833 75 (1833)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0106 and id is 1 raw text is: 75 divided among the several counties of this State, in the pro- portion to their free white opulation. F. W. IIULING, Speaker of the House of Representatives. D. BURFORD, Speaker of the Senate. Passed November 15, 1833. CHAPTER LXII. An Act to amend an act, entitled an act more effectually to prevent the owners of steam boats and stages from carrying oft slaves without the knowledge or consent of their owners. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ten- nessee, That where any slave or slaves shall have concealed him, her or themselves in any steam boat or other water craft, or stage, without the knowledge or consent of the owner, captain, contractor or driver, and the same shall not have been discovered before the departure of the steam boat or other water craft, or stage, if the owner, captain, contractor or driver shall imprison said slave or slaves so discovered to be in his possession, in the first and nearest county jail to which he may be, in the direction they are going at the time of such discovery, and make publicity to the same, in some convenient newspaper, he shall not be subject to any of the pains or penalties as pointed out in the second section of the act which this is intended to amend. . F. W. IIULING, Speaker of the House of Representatives. D. BURFORD, Speaker of the Senate. Passed November 21, 1833. CHAPTER LXIII. An Act to compel companies of Cavalry to attend Regimental Musters of Infantry. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the To attend regi. State of Tennessee, That it shall be the duty of each comn mental musters pany of cavalry in this State, to attend the regimental muster of the regiment of infantry to which they are at- tached, and when at said muster, shall be subject to the order of the commanding officer present of said regiment; and on failing so to do, without a reasonable excuse, shall be fined, if a commissioned officer,in a sum not exceeding Digitized from Best Copy Available

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