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less than six months, at the discretion of the jury try-
ing the offense.
Approved, Nov. 17, 1862.
No. 24.] AN ACT
Supplementary to An act' to provide for the Public
Safety.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assenibly ocer or t
convened, That the officer or agent who shall take, im- to give recept.
press, or receive any slaves or other property under the
provisions of said act, shall give the owner or person in
possession of such property, a receipt therefor, describ-
Ing the property so taken, impressed or received, and
specifying the time when and the place where the same
was-so taken, impressed or received.
. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted,' That all property taken ropert to be
or impressed under the provisions of said act, and not re .
consumfed, destroyed or rendered valueless in its use,
shall be returned to the owner or person from whose
possession it was taken, at the expense of the State, as
soon as practicable after the necessity for its use for the
public defense shall cease.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the governor shall oovernor to give
cause public notice to be given of the names of all of-noticofagents.
ficors and agents authorized by him to take or impress
property under the provisions of said act.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That in impressing arms What arms and
and ammunition under the provisions of said act, at aniinion are
least one efficient rifle or shot gun, one pound of pow-
der, and five pounds of shot, bullets or lead, if owned
by the person whose arms and ammunition shall be
sought to be impressed, shall be left for his or her de-
fense, and shall not be impressed or taken without the
consent of such person; nor shall any am'rdnition col-
lected by corporations or associations of citizens for lo-
cal defense be taken or impressed.
SEC. 5. lie it further enacted, That any agent or offi- Penanty or ex.
cer of the State authorized by the governor to impress ceding authori.
or take property under the provisions of said act, who
1862.
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