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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0397 and id is 1 raw text is: 49 1849-'5(l.
[No. 13.] AN ACT '
In relation to indictments against slaves for capital offences.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Ownership of
resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly a need not
convened, That hereafter, upon any indictment against a be alledged in
. indictment.
slave for a capital offence, it shall not be necessary to aver
in the indictment any ownership of the slave or slaves so
indicted, or in any manner to specify the name of the per-
son or persons to whom said slave or slaves belong.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in the event of the Duty ofJury in
conviction of any slave of a capital offence, under the laws estimating r4.
of-this State, the jury, when they retire to assess the value lue.
of the slave so convicted, as now required by law, shall also
ascertain by their verdict the owner of such slave or slaves.
APPROVED, 12 February, 1850.
[No. 14.1 AN ACT
The more effectually to suppress the evil practice of trading
with slaves.
SEC. 1. Be it enated by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly
convened, That from and after the passage of this act
it shall not be lawful for any licensed retailer of spirituous, Penaltyforen-
.ploprig slave to
or other liquors, in this State, to use or employ any slavesel liquor.
or other person of color to aid or assist him in drawing off
for sale, or in vending any spirituous, or other liquors what-
ever; and every person so offending shall be liable to be
indicted for each and every such offence, and upon convic-
tion shall be liable to be fined by the jury trying the same
in any sum not less than twenty-five, nor exceeding one
hundred dollars.
SEc. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be
lawful hereafter for any licensed retailer, or other person in Penalty for sel-
this State, to sell to any slave any spirituous or other ling to a ilave
-liquors whatever, except such spirituous liquors be for the o in w s-
use of such owner, overseer, or agent, and be so expressed,
to be in a written permission specifying the quantity, pre-
viously given to such slave; and every person so offending
shall be liable to be indicted, and, on conviction, punished
in the same manner and to the same extent that persons are
or may be who sell spirituous or other liquors to slaves
without the permission of the owner or overseer of a slave,
as now required by law.
APPROVED, 12 February, 1850.
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