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An Act to amend the ninth section of an act, entitled an act concerning free persons of color. . 1856 48 (1856)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0074 and id is 1 raw text is: river, bayou., or lake, 'hich is not ,Mrvig.ble for at least OR' miles, shall-bo ontitled to. the beneflti of, this! act or the ata which this is supplementary and amendatory. SEc. 5. That if the State Engineer and Superintendent shall, after surveying, exploring and laying off any river, bayou, lake or bay, find that the'appropriation as designated in said everal private subscriptions, for such navigable waters will not cff'ct a permanent, con.tinuou9 and valuable itnprovem'eit upon such navigable water, said Engineer and Superintendent m.hall have the power to apply said subscriptions and State appropriation to such portions of said navigable waters as ho Mhall be satislied will effect the m)st prm-nment and valuableo. improvement thereon, and he shill notify the Governor and said Collectors and freasurers upn what portion of said waters said appropriations will be made. SEc. 6. Said Engineer and Superintendent shall' continue in office two years, or until the election, and qualification of his successor in offize. And whenever any vacancy occurs in said offlme, by death, resignattion or otherwise, or in the offico of any C llector and Treasurr, it siall bi the duty of the Governor to fill said vacanoy by appointmont, which appoint- meat shill continni in ofllke until tw nty dtys after the next v'ogular session of the Lgislatura. An~l that this act take. affect from and after its passage ; Approved 23d A-ugust, 185G. CHAPTER CXIX. An Act to ameal the ninth scetion of an act, entitled an at concerning free persons of coloi, approved cbruary 5th, 1840. SNOTIoN 1. Be it enacted by- the Legislature of the State of TJxas, That the ninth section of the above recited act is hereby amendedi so that the same shall hereafter read as fol. lows, to wit: That it shall not be lawful for any master of a vessel, or owner thereof, nor for any other person whatoevor, to bring, import, induce or aid or assist in the bringing, in- porting or inducing any free person of colour, within the limits of the State of Texas, directly or indirectly. And any person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on aonviction thereof in the Distrit Court, shall be fined in I

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