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B1thlt;arti-i-i-ic‘S;hr-m:saitheofwltecIctarthlt;AN ACT ConcerningFree Persons of Color.Stc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas, in Congress av*mblcd, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be lawful for any free persons of color to emigrate to this Republic.See. 2. Be it furthei enacted, That if any free per- jj, son of color shall emigrate to this Republic,’it shall be fu. the duty of the sheriff, or any one of the constables of 1 the county in which such emigration shall be made, to arrest such free person of color, after giving him ten days notice, and bring him before the Chief Justice the comfty; or Judge of the district; and it shall be the duty o;*;h{ Chief Justice, or Judg f the district, before ■fchohi such free person of color may be brought, to reccit* the bond of such free person or color in the sum of one thousand dollars, with the security of a citizen, lobe approved by him, conditioned for the removal of such free person of color out of the limits of the Republic.See. 3. Be it further enacted, That if any free ptr-son of color should be brought before any Chief Justice of any county, or District Judge, and shall not be able, to give the bond as prescribed in the second section of this act, such Chief Justice, or District Judge, shall commit such free person of color to the public jail, with an order to the sheriff to expose him to public sale, to {the highest bidder, at the court house door of his couu-h - tv, after giving four weeks notice of the same, in the \t' nearest public journal, and at least four public places i* j in his county; and the said purchaser shall and may cx-d j ercjlt;e all the rights ot ownership over said free personof color; for one rear from such sale. fr ] Sec. 4. Be it farther enacted, And if any such free • i ren;.n of color shall, during the year of such slavery, j be able to rive his bond as con'cinnlatcd in the second ; section of this net. to take effect at the end of hiv slare-» c I V, he shall be remitted to do so; but if he shall fail to render the bond, until afterthe expiration of bis slavery, it shall be theVtuty of the purchaser to return himinto the hands of the sherifl*Sec. 5. 15c itfutiher enacted, It shall be the duty of the sheriff, upon the return ofar.y such free person of cJor, upon giving six weeks notice in some public , -journal, and at leas’. four public places in his county, to ! ! expose the free person of color so returned at public 1 vale, to the highest bidder; and such free person of co- , IB;1fawrc2atLIS'•1-c-tcv-r-icr lor ?c!d shall remain a slave for life; provided, thatre# ^ ^ * v I g i u | I llil \it any person ofcolor so sold should be the property ofany individual, he shall have his right to rccouvey by due course of law... ' ...Sue. G. Be it further enacted, All monies arising from the sale of such free person ofcolor, shall be pa id into the county treasury, subject to appropriation by the
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San Luis Advocate
San Luis, Texas, US
Tue, May 11, 1841
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