1833, Dec. 23.  Georgia:  Slave-Trade Acts Amended.

“An Act to reform, amend, and consolidate the penal laws of the State of Georgia.”

13th Division.  “Offences relative to Slaves":—­

Sec. 1.  “If any person or persons shall bring, import, or introduce into this State, or aid or assist, or knowingly become concerned or interested, in bringing, importing, or introducing into this State, either by land or by water, or in any manner whatever, any slave or slaves, each and every such person or persons so offending, shall be deemed principals in law, and guilty of a high misdemeanor, and ... on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars each, for each and every slave, ... and imprisonment and labor in the penitentiary for any time not less than one year, nor longer than four years.”  Residents, however, may bring slaves for their own use, but must register and swear they are not for sale, hire, mortgage, etc.

Sec. 6.  Penalty for knowingly receiving such slaves, $500.  Slightly amended Dec. 23, 1836, e.g., emigrants were allowed to hire slaves out, etc.; amended Dec. 19, 1849, so as to allow importation of slaves from “any other slave holding State of this Union.”  Prince, Digest, pp. 619, 653, 812; Cobb, Digest, II. 1018.

1834, Jan. 24.  United States Statute:  Appropriation.

“An Act making appropriations for the naval service,” etc.

“For carrying into effect the acts for the suppression of the slave trade,” etc., $5,000. Statutes at Large, IV. 670, 671.

1836, March 17.  Texas:  African Slave-Trade Prohibited.

Constitution of the Republic of Texas:  General Provisions:—­

Sec. 9.  All persons of color who were slaves for life before coming to Texas shall remain so.  “Congress shall pass no laws to prohibit emigrants from bringing their slaves into the republic with them, and holding them by the same tenure by which such slaves were held in the United States; ... the importation or admission of Africans or negroes into this republic, excepting from the United States of America, is forever prohibited, and declared to be piracy.” Laws of the Republic of Texas (Houston, 1838), I. 19.

1836, Dec. 21.  Texas:  Slave-Trade made Piracy.

“An Act supplementary to an act, for the punishment of Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

Sec. 1. “Be it enacted ..., That if any person or persons shall introduce any African negro or negroes, contrary to the true intent and meaning of the ninth section of the general provisions of the constitution, ... except such as are from the United States of America, and had been held as slaves therein, be considered guilty of piracy; and upon conviction thereof, before any court having cognizance of the same, shall suffer death, without the benefit of clergy.”