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An Act to repeal an act entitled an act, to repeal so much of the forty-eighth section of an act now in force in this State, as provides for the trial of Slaves for Capital offences, and directing the mode of trial in future. 1853-1854 157 (1853)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0175 and id is 1 raw text is: 157 CHIAPTER LXXXVIII. AN ACT to repeal an act entitled an act, to repeal so much of the forty- eighth section of an act now in force in this State, as provides for the trial of Slaves for Capital offenceq, and directing the mode of trial in future, passed 9th November, 1815. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That an act passed November 9th, 1815, prescribing the manner of trying and punish- ing all manner of crimes that shall or may be committed by any slave or slaves, be, and 'the same is hereby re- pealed. Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That hereafter all indictments against any slave or slaves, in the circuit courts of this State for the crime of murder, shall be held to include drime of mu- a charge of' manslaughter, as in other indictments for murder, and the circuit courts shall have as amplejuris. diction in the trial of a slave or slaves charged with manslaughter. as it now has with the trial of offences committed by slaves punishable with death. Six. 3. Be it enacted, That any slave or slaves, who shall be found guilty on a charge of manslaughter, shall upon conviction thereof, be punished with corporeal pun- Manslaugbter. ishment, at the discretion of the jury trying the case, not extending, however, to life or limb. Provided, that in all such cases, an indictment or presentment shall first be found by the grand jury, and the same laws and rules, shall obtain as govern the trial of slaves for higher offences. SEc. 4. Be it enacted, That in all cases arising under this act, costs shall be paid as provided in other off-nces Costs. by slaves within the jurisdiction of the circuit court. SEc. 5. Be it enacted, That in all cases where slaves shall be convicted of an offence, which by the laws of this State is punishable by death, such punishment shall be inflicted in the county where such offence shall have been committed. WNI. H. WISENER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. EDWIN POLK, Speaker of the Senate. Passed, November 18, 1853.

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