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the superior court may take judicial notice of such laws and
statutes, and decide upon them accordingly.
JONAS E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
L. I-. COE,
Passed December 23d, 1839.] Speaker of the Senate.
CHAPTER XLVI.
An Act tonuthorize the issunce of grants in certain cases.
Be it enacted bj the General Assembly of the Stu'te
t of egerans of Tennessee,.That it shall be the duty of the registei
of the Hiwassee district, and he is hereby directed to
issue a grant or grants, as the case may be, to any pur-
chaser or assignee of a purchaser, or to any enterer or as-
signee of an enterer of land in the Iiwassee district, for the
ladd so purchased or entered, upon a duplicate copy of the
entry, or upon the affidavit of such purchaser or assignee of
such purchaser 6r enteror or assignee 6f such enterer, that
the whole of the purchase money or entry money, as the
base may be, requir6d by law has been paid; and that the
bertificate of purchase or of entry has been lost or mislaid
and cannot be found, and that he'she, or they are justly enti-
tied to A grant for the land so purchased or entered.
JONAS E. THOMAS,
Speiaker of the House. of Representatives.
L. H. COE,
Passed December 23id, 1839.] Speaker of the Senate.
CHAPTER XLVII.
An ' to prohibit the practice of permitting slaves to act as if they were free per.
sons of color.
Be it enaucted by Ith General Assembly of the State of Ten-
slaves shall not nessee, Thatit shall not be lawfil for any person or persons
aoH treeolo. to hire to iny slave 'the time of such slave, or for any per7
son or persons owning the legal or equitable title of any
slave absolutely or f6 a term of time, their agents or attor-
nies, or other persons having the control of such slave, -wil-
fully to permit or suffer such slave to live to him or herself
as if a free person of eblor; or to own hogs, cows, horses,](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactstn0126&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)