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An Act to punish burning by slaves. 1857-1858 18 (1857)

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Tippling and Tippling-houses, and to increase the Reve-
nue, be and the same is hereby revived and declared to
be in full force and effect, in all of its provisions.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
DANIEL S. DONELSON,
Speaker i, the House of Representatives.
JOHN C. BURCH,
Speaker of the Senate.
Passed December 21, 1857.
CHAPTER 17.
AN ACT on PublicPrinting.
Bc it enccted by the General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, That hereafter the general local and private
laws shall be pulblished in one and the same book, after the
following manner, viz: The Public and general laws in the
first part of said book, the private and local laws in the
latter part of the same.
DANIEL S. DONELSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JOHN    C. BURCH,
Speaker of thse Senlate.
Passed January 6, 1858.
CHAPTER 18.
AN ACT to punish burning by slaves.
Be it enact d by the General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, That no slave shall willfully or maliciously set
fire to, burn, or attempt to burn, any barn, stable, crib, out-
house, gin-house, manufacturing establishment, bridge,
steamboat or lighter, whereby the life or limb of any per-
son shall be endangered or destroyed, or with intent to en-
danger or destroy human life or limb. The punishment of
Death penalty. this offence shall be death by hanging, or such milder pun-
ishment, as the jury in their discretion may affix. No
slave shall maliciously or willfully set fire to, burn, or at-
tempt to burn, any such property as described in the fore-

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