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term, after the expiration of his time, as they may think reasonable,

&c— 1804, ch. 90,* .........

497

Directions as to certificates of freedom to be given to free negroes, and

penalty on giving them to negroes not entitled — 1805, ch. 66, p.

608; 1807, ch. 164, .........

560

As to sales of corn, &c. without license — 1805, ch. 80,

510

Not lawful for negrpes, &c. to keep any dog or gun — 1806, ch. 81, .

542

Constables to repair once a month, or oftener, on information of tumul-

tuous meetings, to all suspected places — 1806, ch. 81, sec. 3,

542

Authorized and required to whip slaves not belonging to the place, or

having permission in writing from their owners or overseers —

1806, ch. 81, sec. 3, .........

543

Allowance for taking up runaways, altered, &c. — 1806, ch. 81, sec,

4,5,*. ...........

543

Every person convicted of feloniously taking and carrying away any

negro or oiher slave, or of being accessary thereto, &.c. to restore

the slave stolen, or pay the value, and to be confined in the peni-

tentiary not more than twelve years — 1809, ch. 138, sec. 6, .

576

Every commander of a vessel convicted of wilfully importing into this

state from any foreign country any slave, and every person con-

victed of bringing into this state by land or water, any negro or

mulatto from any foreign country, with intent to dispose of sucl

negro, &c. within this state, as a slave, to be sentenced to confine-

ment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years

—1809, ch. 138, sec. 7, .......

579

Any negro or mulatto slave convicted of any crime herein mentioned

(not punishable by hanging,) may be sentenced to corporal punish

ment, as therein limited, and also to banishment by transportation

and sale, for the benefit of the state or county, with as full powe

as the governor may exercise under the act of 1785, ch. 82 — 1809

ch. 138, sec. 9,+. ........

582

If perpetrated after the passage of this act, to be punished by whipping

or transportation, and the value paid — 1818, ch. 197, .

702

Not to deprive justices of the peace of any power which they may

now exercise by law relative to free negroes and mulattoes, or

negro and mulatto slaves — 1809, ch. 138, sec. 9, .

582

Where a slave is convicted and sentenced to death, or the penitentiary

the court shall value such slave — 1809, ch. 138, sec. 21,

586

Such value-to be collected with the county assessment and paid to the

owner— 1809, ch. 138, sec. 21, ......

586

If any slave, &c. sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary, shall

survive the time of confinement, such slave to be sold at auction

by order of the court, or any two judges thereof, and the money

applied to the use of the county— 1809, ch. 138, sec. 21,

586

But a servant not to be sold for a longer time than shall remain unex-

pired of his servitude— 1809, ch. 138, sec. 21,

586

Concerning deeds of manumission — 1810, ch. 15, sec. 1,2,

597

See Manumission.

* Sec notes to this section. + See notes thereto.