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An Act to prevent the future Migration of Free Negroes or Mulattoes to this Territory. 1826 81 (1826)

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that. sh4l idany ci4ciuVe  or slaves ilrunning& away
Sdeariting        s bwn6ror employers, service, or
shall giv a/icket rd pais whereb Stich slave shall do-
paro thewervice'of his'or her said owner, manag-
o, einpJbjer;'shall be;' and he and they ar4 hereby
- la 0d guilyo felonyty, and being thereof convicted,
sl'iirufI'er deall, and be executedas felbns, and that
om~ch okf thelaws now in Torcq as militate With, or
cOntra'didt 'hisTaw,  shall lie, and the same are hereby
kepealed,  .    ,
Possed, January'10, 1827,
S II, D;, STONE,
President of the Legislative Council.
E. TINGLE, Clerk;
* •            4pproved, Januar! 17, 182 7.
WM. P. DUVAL,
.Governorof le Territory of Florida.

AN ACT
[o prevent'te 'future Migration of 'ree Negroes or Mulattoes
S     to this Territory.
•e it enacted b the Governor and, Legislatre Couicil
of, the Territory of lorida, That from and after the
first day of March next, it shall not be lawful for
any free negro or mulatto, to migrate or be brought
ito this Territory from any state or territory, withm
the'United States or elsewhere ; And if any free ne-
grg or mulatto shall migrate, or be transported, or
brought into this territory, and remai   n for the
term of thirty days, lie, or she shall be liable to be ar-
rested, and any citizenof this Territory, having know-
IClgthatanq such fro negro or m,uiatto is withia

Penailtyr ol'.
stealing, cart.
ing away, or gk.
ving a pasi to a
negro or othor
slave. ,

tnlawful rfo
free negroes &c
Mulattoes to
migrate or be
brought'into
the territd. I

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