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An Act supplemental to an act to secure to owners of slaves executed by sentence of law compensation for the same. 1850 97 (1850.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0248 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. CHAPTER 26. AN ACT supplemental to an act to secure to owners of slaves exe- cuted by sentence of law compensation for the same, passed Feb- ruary 18th, 1846, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That hereafter any owner or owners of a slave guilty of any crime punishable by the laws of this State, with death, who shall direct- ly or indirectly, carry off, conceal or otherwise dis- pose of such slave with the view to prevent the trial and conviction of such slave for the same, shall not be entitled to the benefit of the act of which this is a supplement. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That if the jury trying such slave for such capital offence, shall find him or her guilty of the same, and they believe from the testimony that the owner or owners of such slave have attempted to screen the same from trial in the manner contemplated by the first section of this sup- plementary act, it shall be, and is hereby made their duty to find that fact also, which finding shall be entered on the record, and certified to the Auditor, which shall be his authority for drawing his war- rant. SEC. 3. Be itfurthr enacted, That it shall not be necessary to alledge in the indictment the name of the owner of such slave or slaves,. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect and bein force from and after its passage. Approved March 9, 1850. CHAPTER 27. Ai ACT to amend the law in relation to writs of error and super- cedeas in criminal cases. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature oJ the State of Mississippi, That hereafter the Judges of the Circuit Courts may grant writs of error and supercedeas in cases of felony; and in all such cases where the party applying for the same, shall be in; custody,such writs shall be granted without bond and security for costs; Provided, the accused shall accompany his application with an affidavit of his or her inability to give such bond. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That thisfact' shall be in force from and, after its passage. -*Approved March 9, 1850. 97:

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