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An Act to authorize appeals from judgments of conviction, against slaves, before Justices of the Peace. 1847-1848 84 (1847)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0142 and id is 1 raw text is: 84 ary, May, and September; for the county of Robertson, on the second Mondays in February, June, and October; for the county of Dickson, on the fourth Mondays in February, June, and October; for the county of Hum- phreys, on the first Mondays in March, July, and No- vember; for tLe county of Stewart, on th'e second Mon- days in March, July, and November, in each and every year. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That the first Circuit Courts to be held, in each of the aforesaid counties, after the pas- sage of this act, shall be held at the times heretofore provided for by law; and that all subsequent terms thereof shall be held at the times prescribed in the first section of this act. SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, That the Circuit Courts mcNahry for the county of McNairy shall be hereafter holden on County Court the second Monday in March, July, and November; Pro- -when hold. vided, that the first term of said court shall be held on the fourth Mlonday in April next as heretofore prescribed by law. F. BUCHANAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives, J. M. ANDERSON, Speaker of the Senate. Passed, January 11, 1848. CHAPTER L. An Act to authorize appeals from judgments of conviction, against favm, beforo Justices of the Peace. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the owner of any slave, con- victed before a Justice of the Peace, or befbre more than one Justice of the Peace, of any offence, now cogniza- ble and punishable by Justices exclusively, may appeal from such conviction to the next Circuit Court of the county, on giving bond for the appearance of such slave in said court, there to abide the judgment thereof. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That this act shall take effect fromu its passage. F. BUCHANAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. M. ANDERSON, Speaker of the Senate. Passed, January 17, 1848. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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