1840, Unnamed, Mention

Title: 1840, Unnamed, Mention
Description: If an enslaved person was confined by the Town Marshals, the owner must pay $1.00 or the slave would be whipped.

Partial Transcript: "It was discretionary with the Town Marshal to whip or confine all negroes found on the streets after nine o'clock, and the owner of slaves confined must pay $1.00 to the Marshal or have the slave whipped."
Event Type: Mention
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1840
Date Certainty: Questionable
Location: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Cause: 1840, Unnamed, Violence (Punishment)
Source: Annals of Athens, Georgia; Page 128
Related Event: 1840, Unnamed, Violence (Punishment)
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Author: Augustus Longstreet Hull
Petitioner: Town Marshals