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An Act to amend An Act to do Justice and render persons of African and Indian descent competent witnesses in the Courts of this State. 1865-1866 80 (1865.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0247 and id is 1 raw text is: 80 0 CHAPTER LVI. AN ACT to amend An Act to do Justice and render persons of African and Indian descent competent witnesses in the Courts of this State, passed January 25, 1806; and also to amend an Act to repeal Sec- tions 2728 and 2729, Article 5, Chapter 7 of the Code of Tennessee, passed January 26, 1866. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That an act to do justice and to render persons of African and Indian descont competent witnesses in the Courts of this State, passed January 25, 1866, and To take effect. also an act to repeal Sections 2728 and 2729, 'Article 5, Chapter 7, of the Code of Tennesssee, passed January 25, 1866, be, and they are hereby so amended, as to take effect from and after the passage of this act. WILLIAM HEISKELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOSHUA B. FRIERSON, Passed May 25, 1866. 0 Speaker of the Senate. CHAPTER LVII. AN ACT to Change the time of holding the Chancery Courts of Lawrence County. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That hereafter the Chancery Courts of: Lawrence County shall be holden on the third Mon- days in April and October, and all process shall be re- turnable at that time. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioner Vom'sioner of of Registration, to be appointed by the Governor for the Registration. county of Shelby, for the registration of voters, under the act passed May 3, 1866, be, and is hereby authorized to open and keep his office in the city of Memphis, in said county, for said purpose of registration. And this act to take effect from and after its passage. WILLIAM HEISKELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOSHUA B. FRIERSON, Passed May 25, 1866. SPeaker of the Senate.

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