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An Act amendatory of the several acts in relation to Runaway Slaves. 1860 90 (1860.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0232 and id is 1 raw text is: SCHOOLS-SLAVES. AN ACT to amend the School Law of Missouri. Be it enacted by the General assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: § 1. In all the public schools in this State that are supported in whole or in part by public school moneys, whether derived from State, County, or Township funds, the teachers shall be required to understand the English language; and where other languages are taught, the English language shall be the medium of communicating instruction in those, as in all other branches of study. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved March 28, 1861. SLAVES. AN ACT amendatory of the several acts in relation to Runaway Slaves. 1. Amount to be paid for apprehending I 3. When Sheriff may sell runaway; dis- and delivering runaway slave to position to be made of proceeds of owner or officer authorized toreceive sale. said runaway. 4. Acts inconsistent with this repealed.. 2. Provisions in reference to advertising runaway by Sheriff. Be it enacted by the General .ssembly of the State of Missouri, as follows : § 1. That in every case where a runaway slave shall be apprehended out of this State, and delivered to the owner or other person claiming such slave within this State, or to any Jailer or Sheriff in this State, the person so apprehending and delivering such slave shall be entitled to receive the sum of one hundred dollars, if such runaway is over the age of twenty years, or fifty dollars if under that age, and also any other amount that way have been offered as a reward by the owner or other person having authority thereto, to be paid by the Sheriff to the person entitled to the same out of the proceeds of the sale of such slave, when sold as a runaway : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to exempt any inhab- itant of this State from paying the compensation and reward to the taker up of such slave out of this State, as is provided by the first clause of the first section of an act entitled 1, an act supplementary to an act entitled an act concerning runaway slaves,' approved March nineteen, one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty-five, approved March twenty-seven, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. 6 2. That whenever any runaway.slave shall be delivered into the custody of any Jailer or Sheriff of this State, and it becomes necessary to publish an advertisement concerning him in the public prints, he shall not be required to publish such advertisement for a longer period than three months : Pro- vided, That he shall publish such advertisement in three newspapers pub- 90

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