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An Act to prevent Slaves from hiring their own time, or their owners from hiring them to other Slaves, free Negroes or Mulattoes. 1846 195 (1846)

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act, shall when collected, be paid into the county
treasury for county purposes, and that this act
liall take eflhct froin and after its passage.
Approved, 9th May, A. D. 1S46.
JOINT IIESOILJTION
\V :tEtAS, hV the Coil itlition of the State of
Texas, the (Covernor of i le State is declared
coummander-in-chief of' Ohe army and navy of
lie Siate in time  ofl1ieace: And whereas, the.
Iegislature Lave power to graitt him leave, ned
ive him authority to take coimonld in titne of'
wir, o' all the troops raised  in this State : Ail
where-as. hy ircent Hilorlt ini, siich vcirgen-
cy does e'xi  t ' herefire,
C'riON 1. Be it rcsolredy lthe Legshiture oflthe
2' 1ate  of* TV.1 , That .1. 1'. li  nderson the (over-
omr o1t lie State, have leave and authority unlder
this resolution to take comina!nd in person, ol all
lioop[ riaised and mustered into.50,rvive by older
ot tho Vieral government aciclrding to the con-
.1i-ttnl id law. t oe United States.
Al proved, 9th May, A. 1). 18461.
AN ACT
T4, prevent Slaves from hiring thlir own time,
cr their owners from hiring thei to other
Slaves, free Negroes or Mulattoes.
SI.'rCToN 1. Bc it cnactcd by the Legidature ofowner El
rj Stte o' rexis, That any owner or master Uf BIIve Sm .
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