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An Act concerning Free Persons of Color. 1839 151 (1839)

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I DAVID b . KAAUFMAN;
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,DAVIDI) G:,-BURNET,-'-
MIRA-BEAU R, tJAMR.
.-AN ACT
. Concechin./  Eeei gdoms 'bf- Oor.
.  cit 6nact~7*yth     atdo~ofRep-
scntartives of the Republic °gf  Tovas, in Oongress ass ble',
'%That froma-d -after-the pkssage of this -dcbtit shall not be lAwful
16rany:fr-e pcrsdii of color to ,migrate ;to'tbii Re, bli .
...S .' 2. B.'it f rthc, .enocted, Tl6atbffani a rerbo ns'f
,color shall 'emigrate tP this* . pnblic,.itisll be ,the<'uty of the
-sheriff; or any one of the consfables of th'e 'ehty to -ivhieh;such
-emiuration shall lhe made, to arr6st suchI free pe sonofcola';af-
ter., ivine' him, tenZa - s 'notice and, bring' him, before th6;Chief
u s~iice ,of't he~cott y i,:r'J iue of 'the dis[iet:; and it shall f  the
.duty.Of the Chief tusice, or Judge of.the'distrit, bbf&r'whoi
such Free peron of; color; may be broight;:to':recdive te.bo6nMd o
-sudh free persbn offcol'or in. thesul ofofie ihousaiidd6l li,,with
'the security.-of a cfizeni tobe aproted'byhim, onditiohed for
,the removal of such freeperson oficolor out-of :the limi(S -of- the
gReptublic.  : . , .   ,   '  .   i/ i  i:  - .?   ....
Sic. 3. -Be it further ehacte&d Thatifany free.persbn..of
,color should be brougiht before arty -Chif Justiee of any county,
'or .Distriet.Judge and shall not hoe-abloto..give the-bond  pre-
,scriibed in'the seeond  seeion of ttisaet;sthhif JiitiCd, 6r
:i SD itrict-Jt~ude;,sh1 comfim .iich 'fee .pthsoA -t4oi, to't lpub-..
olic Jail; with an order to-the sheriff t6 zexpose hir'lto- pUblic Salo
-to thle liiahiest- h
gt:i ig  -sbile/at' the 'ou{rt-house, doo. of his' cizmtg~; after
oftthe'same, iei theinetrest phbii-jotl-
uial and at least four publicplaces 'in his -eorty'; raiid thi aid
-irchas~f Shall all. may eixrdisemall iherightsdo.f oq-iiershipover
Ssaid free person ofe olor,,:for one year from- stch  al6.' :
8c .c.  :':Beitrth0r Sid'ad,- difanysu i fre-person
t f calol, shmll dring the year of such sla  y, -be .able to givelis

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