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An Act to prevent certain trespasses. 1844-1845 1068 (1844)

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.-TRESPASS.

CHnP. 179.
CHAPTER 179.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
AN ACT to amend the law regulating the treasury department.
SF.c. 1. Securities on bond of treasurer, SEC. 2. All acts conflicting with this
to take an oath. ) act repealed.
Be it enacted by the General Issembly of the State of Mis-
souri, as follows:
Securities of-  SEcTInN 1. Each security, offered on the bond of the tren-
e     to n o  surer of the state, shall make oath, either before the governor,
take an oath, verbally, or before some judge or justice of the peace, in
writing, to be laid before the governor, that he verily believes
himself to be worth the amount set opposite his name, after
the payment of all debts for which he is in any wise bound or
liable.
Repealing     SEC. 2. All acts or parts of acts, conflicting with the above
clause,    'law, are hereby repedled.
This act to take effect from and after its passage.
Approved March 24, 1845.
CHAPTER 180.
TRESPASS.
AN ACT to prevent certain trespasses.
SEC. 1. Treble damages recoverable for SEC. 4. When single damages only re-
certain trespasses.              coverable.
2. Throwing down orleaving open  5. Slave committing certain tres-
doors, bars, gates or fences,    passes, owner liable for single
forfeiture of five dollars, and  damages.
double damages.               6. Employer or hirer of a slave
3. Penalties and danages, bow re-   responsible, when.
covered; when to be paid to  7. Defendants may plead the gen-
the county.                      eral issue, &c.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Mis-
sour-', as follows:
Treble dama-  SECTION 1. If any person shall cut down, injure or destroy,
es recovered
or certain  or carry away, any tree, placed or growing for use, shade or
tres asses.
18a.        ornament, or any timber, rails, or wood, standing, being or
growing on the land of any other person, or shall dig up,
quarry, or carry away, any stones, ore, or mineral, gravel,

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