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An Act to prescribe the mode of making gifts of Slaves. 1838 107 (1838)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0292 and id is 1 raw text is: GIFTS OF WLAVES.

GAMBLING WITH SLAVES.
AN ACT,
To amend an act entitled an act to punish white persons for
Gambling with Negroes, passed on the 25th December,
1837.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met,
and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passage of this act, if any white pcrson or
persons are found playing and betting, or playing or betting
with negroes, or free persons of color, at any game, with cards,
dice, or five corns, for the purpose of' betting upon, or winning
or loosing money, or any other thing or things, article or arti-
cles of value or otherwise, or any property, or any other article
or articles, thing or things of value, may be indicted, and on
conviction thereof, shall he imprisoned at hard labor in the
Penitentiary, for any time not less than one, nor longer than
four years.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That
all laws or parts of laws militating against this act, are hereby
repealed.
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES DOUGHERTY,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, 27th December, 1838.
GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor.
GIFTS OF SLAVES.
AN ACT,
To prescribe the mode of making gifts of Slaves.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Rep-
resentativcs of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met,
and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That no
gift of any Slave or Slaves hereafter to be made, shall be good
or available in law or in equity against the creditors of the
donor, or subsequent purchasers from him, without actual notice,

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