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An Act for the Relief of certain Free persons of Color. 1840 85 (1840)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0035 and id is 1 raw text is: ot rights, until such citizen shall have been duly served w4 process notifying him that an application for suth decree or order Will be made, and heishall have had an opportunity of appearing in person, or by attorney, and of being heard in opposition to such decree or order. SEC. 1. Be itfurther enacted) That any judge of a distilot court against whom any aggrieved party may wish to institute a iquit, or for any other cause when the amount claimed is beyond the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace, maybe sued before any district court of this republic, other than the court of the district in which he presides as judge; and all original and mitie pro. cess sued otit in such case, shall be directed by the clerk of, the court issuing the same to the sheriff of the county In which such judge resides, and shall be executed by said sheriff, and returned to the office from whence it issued) with the service endorsed thereon, either by mail, or in such other way as the said sherift shall find most convenient. SEC. 12. Be it further enacted, That an appeal may be taken from a final decision made by any county court to the dis- trict court of the county in which such decision was made; and that an appeal may be taken from the final decision of any distriot court, to the supreme (ceurt of the republic, when the amount ift controversy shall be one hundred dollars or upwards. SEC. 13. 1e it further enacted, That causes may be ttkett up from any inferior to a superior court, by writ of error, as well as by appeal; but no writ of error shall) in any case, issue) ex- cept upon the order of the chief justice of the supreme court, or one of the district judges; and no writ of error shall operate as a supersedeas, unless the party suing out the same shall give bondand security as fully as would be required on appeal. DAVID S. KAUFMAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANSON JONES, President pro tem. of the Senate. Approved January 25th, 1841. DAVID G, I1URNE~T, AN ACT Por the Relie( of certain Free persons of Color. Be it enacted by the ,Senate and House of Representative* of the Republic of 7Iexas, in Congress assembled That Wil- liam Ashwortht Abner Ashworth, David Ashworth, Aaron Ash, Worth, Elisha Thomas, and all free persons of color,* together

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