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An Act to amend the law in relation to the punishment of slaves. 1857-1858 94 (1857)

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itentiary of the State of Tennessee, for a period of not
less than one, nor more than ten years.
DANIEL S. DONELSON,
Speaker of the House of lepresentative8.
JOHN    C. BURCH,
Speaker of the Senate.
Passed March 20, 1858.
CHAPTER 85.
AN ACT to protect stock from milk sick.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, That where persons in this State, have built
fences to protect stock from milk sick, any person or per-
sons who may wilfully leave the bars or fences down or the
gates open, for each'and every such offence, shall be fined
in the sum of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered before
any justice of the peace, and the informer shall have one-
half of the fine so collected, and the remainder shall go
into the county treasury.
DANIEL S. DONELSON,
Speaker of the House ofRIepresentatives.
JOHN C. BUR11CHT,
Speaker of the Senate.
Passed March 20, 1858.
CHAPTER 86.
AN ACT to amend the law in relation to the punishment of slaves.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Tennessee, That when any slave or free negro
shall be convicted of being engaged in, or aidiug, abetting,
or advising, any insurrection of slaves, or of feloniously
killing his, her or their master or mistress, he, she or
they shall be punished with death; and it shall be the duty

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