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An Act prohibiting owners or employers of slaves from placing them in charge of farms or stock ranches, detached or removed from the home or place of residence of the owner or employer. 1861 40 (1861.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0102 and id is 1 raw text is: CHAPTER LIIL AN , CT prohlb!itg owners or'mplojtcrs of selaye from placing them in charge of farms or stoc ranches, dtache4 ort removed from the home orplace of resi. d e100 of the owner or emloyer. S TIoOON . rBe it enactfdby fho Legislature of the State of Texas, That front anii.after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful tr ay owueror employ. or, to place tiny slaveo in charge of any farm or stock ranche, detached or re- moved, from the rosidenep or home of such owner or employer. SS~o. 2. That every farmer or stock raiser is heieby required to keep a free white person upon and In chargp of any farml or stock rauche, wherohe may have slaves not immediately under his own control, and connected Iwith bl or her one or residence., SEc. 3. That any person violating the provisions of this act, shall be subject to at fine not less than fifty nor more than, one hundred dollars, for each and e i-,ry violation. SEc. 4. That the District Judges aro required to give this at in charge to the GrandJur'li.s ; and it shall tale eflect and he in force forty days after its passage. Approved January 11th, 1802. CIAPTER LIV. AN ACT to authorize and regulate funding in loan bonds. SueTION i. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That any audited indebtedness of the State shall be receivable in payment for its loan bonds. I Sa:. 2. Any indeltedness of the State for any special fund, which has been or may be uased by the State, under any law, shall be substituted, as far as practicable, by loan bonds of the State, which shiall enure to the benefit of the interest entitled to such fnd, until it, shall be reimbursed, aid the bonds b6 thereby re-purchased, when they shall be subjoet to re.sale, as if they had not been so used ; and such adjustments shall be made by the Goernor, Comptrol. ler, and Treasur'er, acting )by a majority. Sc.. 3. This act shall be in force from its passage. Approved January 13th, 1862. CHAPTER LV. AN AOT to suspend tl e Statute of Linmitations on bills, bonds, promissory notes, aild all c6ntracts for the payment qf inondy, until the 1st dagJ of January, 1804, or until six mont/is'afler the close of the present war. SCTIoN .1. Be it, enacted by the Legislabire of the State of Texas, Tha(tthp' Statute of Lhiilutations be and the sre' are hreby suspended, unti Ithe 1st day of Jpuary, 18i, or' until six months after the close of the present, war, Mo far' as they rietr to.debits and claims duo on bills, bonds, promissory notes, and. all cont'acts fei'the payment of' money. Src, 2. That hjis ack take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Aliproyebl Jamnttary 13th; 1802. CHAPTER LVI. A.NAC,1 to prp'vide arnis and anmuition and for't e ,hantfachtre of.ar*as and ordnanc.fbr the ,niltarq defence of thp e State. SE tofn 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the'Stae of Teai, Thbt'. flwv hurdred ' housand dollars oe the bonds authorized to bN Issued by, Ai ACt' authorizing a loan and' imposing a speclflo tax, to meet the principal and Interest. thereuf, under the provisions of the 33d section of the 7th article of the Constlf;- tlon of the State, approved April 8th 1801, is hereby appropriated for the pur-

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