Greer v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Brazos. Tried below before tbe Hon. John Gregg. Appellant was indicted on tbe 4th of September, 1856, for permitting, on tbe 1st day of January, 1856, a slave, owned by bim and under bis control, to carry fire arms, at other places than on bis premises. Tbe facts are stated in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
Tbe 6tb section of tbe act of February 5tb, 1840, entitled “An Act concerning slaves,” prohibited,slaves from carrying fire arms in tbe Republic, without the written consent of tbe master, mistress, or overseer. This was tbe first statute on tbe subject in Texas. It did not make tbe carrying of fire arms by a slave, without tbe written consent of tbe master, mistress or overseer, an indictable offence. It only provided *589that the fire arms, or other weapons, might he taken away from the slave, and that the same might he forfeited, if they did not exceed ten dollars in value, &c. On the 3d…
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