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An Act to repeal so much of any acts at present of force in this State as subjects Slaves of the county of Chatham to work on the public Roads of Bryan, and to regulate the future road labor of such Slaves. 1822 110 (1822)

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SLAVES..
AN ACT
1o repeal so much of any acts at present'of force in this State a,-
subjects Slaves of the county of Chatham to work on the public
Roads of Uryan, and to regulate tire futur; road lab, r of such
Slaves.
W   irtuxms, by divers acts of the General Assembly of this state,
certain slaves belonging to inhabitants of the county of Chathain have
been and now are subject to perform road work on the Ogechee cause-
way and other public roads of Bryan county ; and it having becomue
u .necessary that such-slaves should still he so subject
Be it therefor enacted bylie Senate and House of Representataes rf th State
of Georgia in General .1sacmibty met, and it is kercby enacted by the ailuority Pf
te same, That all laws and parts of laws heietofore enacted, so far as
they require any slaves of the county of Chatharn to work on the
causeways and public roads of Bryan county, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. .And be it further enacted by the authority 'afresaid, That
from and after the passage of this act, all slaves of the coun;ty of
Chatham, hitherto liable to perform road work in the county of Bryan,
shall be and they are hereby declared to ce liable to such work in the
public roads of Chatham county, under the present existing laws.
ALLEN DANIEL,
,pieaker of the House of Representatives.
MATTHEW TALiiOT,
President of the Senate.
sstiWene to Decemhr 1,.1W2.
JOHN CLARK, Governor.
AN ACT
1o exempt rom roa6 duty, on certain conditions, all male Slaves o
the Island of Ossabaw.
WHiERErAS, all male slaves on the Island of Ossabaw are required
to perform road duty on the main:

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