Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-01-09
The following bill has been. passed by the Leg
ielaiuro oil Georgia.

The foliosing bill bas been. passed by the Leg
iRiaiuro oil Georgia.
To be entitled an &C, to protect the slave prep,
eFty Of the people OF the State of Georgia, BY
compelling vessels owned or commanded by citi-
zens OF, or coming from the ports of The State o
Maine; aud the officers; sessnen, and passeneet
thereof, 10 perform quarantine, and 10 provide fu
search thereof on tneif del or ur,'
WHEREAs. certain persons have been charged
With having feloniousIy taken and carried away
iSe Sfrsonal property Of some of the good citizens
of this Stale, anu have fed TO the State Of Maiue:
and aheress, the Government of Maine has re-
fused, after a constitutional aud legal demand hv
he Executive of this State, 10 deliver up such fu.
gitives from justice: which refusal is an assump.
ton Of authority not oaIy in violation of The con.
stitutional compact, bat wholly destructive TO The
RICH Is Of private property For remedy where
| Of:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentstives of the State Of Georgia, in General
Assembly met. That from and after the first day
of March next. every vessel by whatsoever retc,ip
ton or nsr.e known, owned or commanded By
any citizens u. OF coming directly or Indirectly
from any part Of the State of Maine, and the off
GERS, crew and passengers thereof, shall perform
quarantine for and during the space of one hun
dred days arrival within tae limits of this State:
AMI whilst such vessel may be under quarantine it
shall not be lawful for the officers. scsu,pn and
passengers thereof, or any of them, 30 60 on shore
OF On board any ship, vessel, or boat whatsoever.
mad 10 case such officers, seamen or passeneets,
whilst under quarantine, shai! go ca shore or on
board any ship, vessel, or boat, whatsoever, he,
she or they, shall be guilty Of nisdemeauor, and
on conviction, shall be imprisoned at bard labor in
the Penitentiary for a period not less than five
FOR longer than tea years.
Add be il further enacted, That during the
continuance of this act, no vessel from the State
Of Maine, as befnre described. nor SLY officer seas
N an or passenger thereof. shall approach within
.hres miles OF any seaport, city, town. or hamlet
'f this Stale, without being considered as having
'tolaisd the limits Of quarantine as intended to be
by this ACT and for such approac Oh to
aid city, town. or hamlet, be she, or they, shall
'e indicted for a misdemeanor. and on conviction
'e Imprisoned in the Peniien ii airy at harA labor
loi less than five nor longer than ten years.
AMI be i~tfuft1ar enacted, TIA I it shall MT he
awful for any Off els, seamea, or pa ssongers OF
~ vessel, as herein efafe described, wh it Under 6
"a Fan'ine, to have or hold aay intercourse or com !
nunief TOR, either directly or Indirectly, with
ny siafe OF slaves. OF fte person or persons Of d
oior, " tn Ut w.iuen authority of The owner or Il
iiafdisn theieof, which shall be the oaly luspifcl- o
.oa Tor such officer. seanien or passengers and II
!, whilst such vessel is under Quarantine. "
ny such %ofisef, seamen, or passengers shall Il
ave or hold ANY intercourse or communicate n
- any sl9ses, Of peTso1 n psrsans Of CON, ~nh "
Z tie authority aforesaid, he, she. OF they, shall CT
insietef for i ~'nisdeneanor, AMI on ca viction ei
lslt Ds impii-oaed a. herein proyiaed by the first ~
stion-