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An Act to prevent the Introduction of Slaves into Alabama, and for other Purposes. 1831 12 (1831)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0155 and id is 1 raw text is: 1832, 12 ' -color, shall be found guilty of any capital crime, there shall not be, less thiat fiv. nor more than ten days, between the day of passing sentence and the day of execution, except in cases of conspiracy, insurrection or rebellion, when the sentence of the court may be executed fbrthwith. ntrannies Sec. 8. And be itfurther rnacted. That all acts contrary to a. the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Alprovcd, January 7, 1832. AN ACT To prevent the Introduction (f Slaves into Alabama, and for other I'ur1poses. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives o 'the Stateof Alabama in Geneal Assembly convened, ',,' jger,1n. That 1rom nu alter the passage of this act, it shall not be law- touring.~Iva. ful for any slave or slaves to h, imported, introduced, or brought Into dtl State. * into this State, except by the following described persons, that is to say : emigrants to this State, who shall be permitted to bring. with them such slaves as are bona il their own property, and for their own use; guardians, who arm citizens of this State, and whose wards reside in this State, wvhio shall be permitted to bring and introduce into this State such slaves as are bona fide the pro- perty of their wards; executors and administrators, whose testa- tor or intestate was at the time of his death a resident citizen of this State, who shall be permitted to bring and introduce into this State such slaves as were the bona fide property of their tes- tator or intestate at the time of his death, and the possession of which they are entitled in their representative capacity; heirs, who are resident citizens of this State, to whom any slaves may have lawfully descended, or may hereafter lawfully descend;- legatees, who are resident citizens of this Statte, to whom any slave may have been, or may hereafter be bona*ide given or bequeathed by last will and test:unent, afler the death of the testator; legal dis- tributees of any estate of any deceased person, who are resident citizens of this State, and who may acquire as such any slaves either by purchase or division ; husbauds, who are resident citi- zens of this State, and who may bonafide acquire by marriage, any slaves, being the property of their wives at the time of' their marriage, or such as may be given to their wives in consequence of their marriage. rmigrant, how Sec. 2. Awl be it further enacted, That all persons emigrat- to) proeeed 111' ju I.. .1** ct n rn 1~wt bringiCig ss ing to this State, alier the passage of this act, and bringig 9With into thi state. them any slaves, shall, within ten days after their arrival in the county in which they intend to reside, and within thirty days after their arrival with said slaves within the limit,- of this State, make out and file in the oflice of the clerk of the county court of said county, an account or statement of all slaves so brought with them, designating the name and sex and as nearly as may be, the age, size, and color of each, and at the. same time take and subscribe before the clerk of said court, an oath of the truth of said account or statement; and that said- slaves, at-the. time of

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