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.es, or IN such other serrs g0rk az they shall be
ected 10 perform
HAS. 5.7 Sec. q All persons who have been or
shall be imported IN this Colony by sea- or land, and
we're not Christians 10 their native country, except
Turks and Moors in amity With his Majesty aud such
who can prove their being Lee, an England, or any
other Christian country before they were shipped iu
transportation hither, shall be accounted and be
slaves and such be bought ane sold, notw lislahd
ing a conversion 10 Christianity.
$50 See. 8. No negro, on mulatto, although
Christian, or any Jew, Moor, Mahometan, or other
in6del TO purchase any Christian servant, nor any
other except OF theis own complexion, or such as
by this act declared slaves such purchase declared
| fee.
See ~ In all of penal laws, uhtTe FEE PEI.
sons are punishable by fine, servants by whipping
554. Runaways committed TO jail, nd hired out
th an iron collar, &c.
I7ls. Sec. G. y. lOi. Chap. 80. For The better
ordering OF slaves, free negroes, muatioes, and IN
dians-
Sec. T. Not tried by Jury. P. 1907 Not sworn a,
witnesses, but charged by certain form
Sec. 8. No negro, muatto, or Indian shall be al
any whatsoever, except upon The trial Of a slave
for capital ofence-except between other heglots
mulatioes, or Indians, slave or free.
p. 100 Sec Is. No negro, muato, Indian
whatsoever, shall keep carry any gun, powder ho,
club, other weapon, whatsoever, offensive or deiua
sive these may be seized by any person for h.. own
use and every such offender, by order OF Justice Of
Peace, not exceeding SO lashes on his or her bare
back, well laid on, for every such offence
P. Ill Sec "a. Incorrigible slaves may be pun
ished by Remembering. A..
| p. lI2. Sec &c. Slaves freed without license IA,
be sold by churchwarden.
! 1854. p 42l Patrollers TO patrol and visit .. We
gro quarters and other places Suspected Of unlawful
assemblies OF slaves servants, other dsorerly per
sons and such patrollers shall have power 10 take
Inn auXs tIah 81 MS I.glS
or any other strolIing without pass from master,
mistress or overseer-to receive lashes no, exceed.
ing 20 on his Or her bare back, vel laid on.
I" To show the light in which the British court.
viewed the slave trade, the following is quoted from
referred to the Judges for their opinion
Assiento contract.
"The Judges say: In pursuance of bis Majes,ys
| order in council, hereunto annexed, do humby
lily our opinions to be, THAT NEGROES ARE MFR.
CHANDLER
"The certificate is signed by
Lord C. J. HOLT
90 Justice Polsxten,
and eight other Judges" (n)
Henning's Statutes at large, Toi vi.
1852. Vol VI 2. 1916 No negro, or other slave,
slaves, to carry dog about any person may kill
them, and such negro to receive - lashes.
1888 Vol. VI. I. $50 Who shalt be slaves same
as declared on page s. in lT4S, vol. v p SAT, sec .
iotidem rerbis. This act almost the same, ioidem
Ibs
| Vol VII p. 95. All such free mulatioes, negroes
or Indians enlisted, shall appear wlrHou!
ARMS, and employed as drummers, trumpeteIs, OF pa
oneers, in such servile labor they shall be dl
rected TO perform
| l772 Vol VIII. p. 500 Sentence of death not 10
be passed upon slave, unless four Of the court beng
majority, shall concur; any law, Ist m usage,
10 the contrary notw ithstanding.
In my next sha endeavor TO afix the true and
constitutional meaning 10 the words People aud
" Inhabitants" used in celebrated State paper
a Declaration Of Independence--on the 9th June,
ZIG.
Your fellow citizen, MACON
JANUARY, 1914.
NOTES.
Treaties Jays: British make compensation for
Negroes as property.
Treaty Of Client; The same.
(o) Dumont. Corps Dipomatique, vol. viii Urea
ty Of Client.
(n) Vol. Xiv. Niless Register, May II, 1889