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MS-1850.1 Bibliography of State Slavery Statutes
MS-1850.1
Contains:
1• An Act amendatory of the Revenue Laws
of this State, [pp. 43-50]
5• An Act to amend an act entitled an act to
change the mode of collecting the revenue
of Hawkers and Pedlars, approved February
28, 1846. [pp. 64-65]
20• An Act making certain appropriations
therein named, [pp. 84-94]
26• An Act supplemental to an act to secure
to owners of slaves executed by sentence of
law compensation for the same, passed
February 18th, 1846. [p. 97]
31• An Act to suppress trade and barter with
slaves, and for other purposes, [pp. 100-102]
35• An Act concerning costs of prosecutions
of slaves for minor offences, [pp. 104-105]
40• An Act to provide for the purchase of
books, stationery, fuel and water, for the
Legislature and State officers, and for the
hire of servants about the Capitol, [pp.
108-109]
52• An Act to amend an act entitled an act
concerning divorce and alimony, passed
June 15, 1822. [p. 118]
55• An Act to amend an act entitled an act
to establish an Inferior Court of Chancery in
the Northern portion of this State, approved
February 26, 1842. [pp. 120-121]
104• An Act to provide for the erection,
repair and preservation of levees on the
Mississippi river, in the county of Issaquena.
[pp. 180-188]
124• An Act to regulate the working of public
roads, and the building and repair of bridges
in the county of Adams, and for other
purposes, [pp. 211-214]
125• An Act to provide for the levying of the
Mississippi River in the county of Bolivar,
[pp. 214-220]
128• An Act to compel persons who may
take up Runaway Slaves in this State, to
deliver such slave or slaves, to the proper
owner, agent or overseer, authorized to
receive said slave or slaves, provided when
said slave or slaves so captured, or taken up,
(be nearer the residence of the owner, agent
236 State Slavery Statutes
or overseer, properly authorized to receive
said slave or slaves,) than to the county jail
of said county, in which said slave may be
taken up. [p. 229]
131• An Act to amend an act entitled an act
to extend the Railroad beyond Jackson, [pp.
234-235]
138• An Act to change the venue of the trial
of certain slaves, from the county of
Sunflower to that of Carroll, [p. 239]
148• An Act to authorize the Board of Police
for the county of Issaquena to assign hands
to work on Deer Creek, [pp. 246-247]
193• An Act to authorise Abner Reeves,
administrator of the estate of Albert G. Hill,
deceased, to deliver the same to Robert L.
Render, and for other purposes, [pp.
276-277]
231• An Act to repeal an act entitled an act
to incorporate the Deer Creek Navigation
Company, approved March 4, 1848, and for
other purposes, [pp. 331-334]
232• An Act to incorporate the town of
Biloxi, in the county of Harrison, [pp.
335-339]
252• An Act to incorporate the town of
Carthage, in Leake county, [pp. 415, 417]
283• An Act to revive and continue an act
entitled an act to incorporate the Southern
Rail Road Company, approved 23d Febru-
ary, 1846. [pp. 468-469]
289• An Act for the relief of the heirs of
Richard Ross, deceased, [pp. 478-479]
345• A Resolution relative to the Nashville
Convention, [p. 516]
352• Report of the Joint Select Committee
on Federal and State Relation, [pp. 521-526]
353• Report of the Committee on State and
Federal Relations, on the Special Message
of the Governor, [pp. 526-528]
Descriptors: Abolition of slavery; Abduction of
slaves and free negroes; Adams County, MS;
Appropriations; Attala County, MS; Biloxi, MS;
Bolivar County, MS; California Territory;
Capital crimes; Carroll County, MS; Carthage,
MS; Courts; Divorce; Federal-State relations;
Free Negroes; Free persons of color; Free white
males; Georgia; Harrison County, MS; Highways
and roads; Importation of slaves; Imprisonment;
Incorporation of cities and towns; Incorporation