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A Supplement to the act entitled An Act providing for the punishment of certain crimes and misdemeanors 1837 184 (1837)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0153 and id is 1 raw text is: IS ('IIAPTER CXXXV. AN ACT 1l oph-olviatel the monies in the treasutry ofthis Stt. SECTION 1. Be it enucted by the Senate and House of Representa- lives of the State of Delawrare, in General Assembly met, That the Iion 1r. Monies 110W il o' hereafter to be paid into, the treasury of this State, shall be applied in the following manner, that is to sa : so much thereof as may he necessary shall be applied to the payment Salaries. of salaries due and to becone due, to the governor, chancellor, judges of the Superiir court, attorney genral, secretary of State, auditor of accounts and State's treasurer, up to the first Tuesday of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine and so much there- Allowance to of as may be necessary shall be applied to the payment of I the members ordaily allowance to the members of the legislature, their clerks and trislatur: ioth<r expenses, and for printing the laws, and the journals of the r pin Senate and House of Representatives and tile residue thereof to Clims Of the payment of any suns of money due to the citizens of the State. tiens. for which provision shall be made by law, and for the payment for Harrington's one hundred copies of Iarrington's reports, and for the repair- reporti. ing the toomb of Col. John Hazlett, and the procuring of the por- Cor. Irazi t traits of the signers of the declaration of' independance, on the part totb. of this State. Portrait Passed (it )over, Pebrumay '-I, 183 CtHAPTER CXXX VI. A SUPPLEMENT to the act entit/el A,,n Act pnrovidine for J7t pit it ishmuent of certain crimes and misdemeanors. SEcioN 1. He it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- tatirts of' the State of De/amuare in General Asseibly met, That it any person or persons shall, knowingly cutice, persuade, encourage. aid or abet any n1e!gro o' iuflatto slave or indented servant, to leave the service of' his or her muster or mistress, or shall, knowingly. aid or assist any neTro or mulatto slaves or indented servants, in escaping fromn the service of' his or her said master or mistress. every person so offendiig, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and UPoN convition th1er'eof shall iorfeit and pay to the State, a line of not less than one hundre(d dollars, nor more than five hun- dred dollars, and shall be imprisoned for a tern of not less that three months, nor more than six mtonths, and at the expiration of stid imprisonnlenl shall he disposed of, if a negro or mulatto, as a servant to the miihest and best bidder, for the period of seveo P1*ssd at Dorer, February VI. 1S31 Digitized from Best Copy Available LAWS UF THIE STATE

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