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An Act to add an additional Section to the thirteenth Division of the Penal Code of the State of Georgia, and to provide for the punishment of free white persons, for aiding or assisting negroes or free persons of color, lawfully committed or detained in any jail, to escape therefrom. 1853-1854 86 (1853)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0397 and id is 1 raw text is: 86 PUBLIO LAWS.--PNAL LAws. Faro Dealing-Rescuing a Negro, &e. (No. 7o.) An Act to amend the tenth Section of the tenth Division qf the Pe- nal Law0s of this State. 12. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it Penal Code. is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and im- mc(liately after the passago of this Act, if any person shall, by him- Gaming. self or servant or any other agent, keep or employ any Faro table, E. 0. table, A. B. 0. table or other table of like character, and shall Dealing taro either by himself or agent preside or deal at any Faro table, or use or keeping any E. 0. or A. B. C. table, or other table of like character, for the table for purpose of playing and betting at the same, such person so offending plyig a.shall on conviction be punislied by imnprisonnment and labor in the Ito 3 yrs. Penitentiary for any time not less than one year nor longer than three years. 13. Sm. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act be and the saie are hereby repealed.* Approved, February 20th, 1 S54. * lE. NorE-By the old law it was fine up to 1500, or jail up to 6 months, or both. Cobb 815. (No. 77.) An Act to add an additional Section to the thirteenth Division of the Penal Code qtf the State of Georgia, and to provide for tiw punishment of fice white persons,for aiding or assisting negroes or free persons qf color, lawfully committed or detained in any jail, to escape therefrom. 14. SEcrtoN . If any person rescue a negro or free person of .olor in legal cuistoly on criminal process, such persons so offend- UneanIng a ing shall on conviction, he punished by confinement and labor in gro yr the Penitentiary for any time not less than one nor longer than five years.* Approved, February 10th, IS54. *ReF. NoTL-RuCUiIng a white, incurs the penalty of the offence charged to the res. cued. Cobb 806. (No. 78.) An Act to anend the second Section of an Act entitled an Act to repeal the 48th Section of the 14th Division qf the Penal Code, in so far as it relates to capital cases, and add a new &ction in lieu thereof ; assented to, December 27th, 1843. 15. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-

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