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An Act to emancipate certain slaves therein named. 1830 74 (1830.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0119 and id is 1 raw text is: '74, LAWS OW TUE STA'E OF MISSISS1PPI. CHAP. LX. AN ACT, to emancipate certain slaves therein named. WH EREAS: the owners of 'certain slaves herein* after r amed, have petitioned the Legislature to emancipate said slaves, and given satisfactory evidence of their good character-Therefore, Sec. 1. Be itenacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, in Ge- neral.Assembly convened,, That negro Edward or Ned, the property of Elizabeth Bolls, Jim or James,, rances or Franky, the property' of the Heirs of Jasper St. Clair, deceased, late of the county of Jefferson, Jane and her child Emily, the property of the heirs of Robert Boardman, deceas- ed, late of Warren county, Sucky or Susan, and her child Orville, the property of Limerick Hig- don, of Adams county, Reuben the property of the minor heirs of Thomas JeffersonFerguson, dedeas- ed, late of Warren county, all in the state of Mis- sissippi, are of right and the same negroes are hereby declared free, and in possession of all the rights, privileges and immunities of free negroes in this state; provided: Sec. 2. That it befurther enacted, By the au thority aforesaid, that the said late slaves by them- selves or free white citizens of said state, shall en- ter into bond satisfactory to the Probate Court of their respective counties,, that they never shall be- come charges on the people of said state, and tlat they shall while they remain inhabitants, demean themselves peaceably and orderly, provided: that said negroesie confined to the counties in which they now.live or leave this state. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act shall be so. construed as to impair the right of creditors. Sec. 4. And be itfurther enacted, That Thom- as C. Holmes shall be permitted to emancipate his mulatto boy named. Benjamin Workman$ upot

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