A bill to compensate the owners of slaves who may be executed.
1852 North Carolina House bill which would compensate an owner of a slave who was executed for a capital offense. As part of a jury's duty after a guilty verdict, it was to also assess the value of the slave; the owner would receive two-thirds of that amount following execution.
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OCLC: | 1200094331 |
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Idioma: | English |
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[Raleigh, N.C.] :
[Seaton Gales, printer to the Legislature],
[1852]
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Col·lecció: | House doc. (North Carolina. General Assembly. House of Commons) ;
1852, no. 38. |
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Accés en línia: | LLMC Digital |
Format: | Document de govern Monograph Accés en línia |
Sumari: | 1852 North Carolina House bill which would compensate an owner of a slave who was executed for a capital offense. As part of a jury's duty after a guilty verdict, it was to also assess the value of the slave; the owner would receive two-thirds of that amount following execution. |
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Descripció de l’ítem: | "Introduced by J. Turner Jr. Passed the first reading, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed"--At head of title. |
Descripció física: | 1 online resource (pages 259-260) |