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THE PUBLIC
STATUTE LAWS
OF
THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
PASSED AT THE SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1833.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, UNDER
THE DIRECTION AND SUPERINTENDANCE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE
HARTFORD:
PRINTED BY JOHN RUSSELL,
1833.
CHAP. IX
An Act in addition to an Act entitled “An Act for the admission and settlement of
Inhabitants in Towns.”
(Preamble)
WHEREAS, attempts have been made to establish literary institutions in this State
for the instruction of colored persons belonging to other states and countries, which
would tend to the great increase of the colored population of the State, and thereby
to the injury of the people: Therefore,
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Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General
Assembly convened, That no person shall set up or establish in this State any
school, academy, or literary institution, for the instruction or education of colored
persons who are not inhabitants of this State, nor instruct or teach in any school,
academy, or other literary institution whatsoever in this State, or harbor or board,
for the purpose of attending or being taught or instructed in any such school, academy
or literary institution, any colored person who is not an inhabitant of any town
in this State, without the consent, in writing, first obtained of a majority of the
civil authority, and also of the select-men of the town in which such school, academy,
or literary institution is situated; and each and every person who shall knowingly
do any act forbidden as aforesaid, or shall be aiding or assisting therein, shall,
for the first offence, forfeit and pay a fine of two hundred dollars, and so double
for every offence of which he or she shall be convicted. And all informing officers
are required to make due presentment of all breaches of this act. Provided, That
nothing in this act shall extend to any district school established by any school
society under the laws of this State, or to any incorporated academy or incorporated
school for instruction in this State.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any colored person, not an inhabitant
of this State, who shall reside in any town therein for the purpose of being instructed
as aforesaid, may be removed in the manner prescribed in the sixth and seventh sections
of the act to which this is an addition.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That any person, not an inhabitant of this
State, who shall reside in any town therein, for the purpose of being instructed
as an aforesaid, shall be an admissible witness in all prosecutions under the first
section of this act, and may be compelled to give testimony therein, notwithstanding
any thing contained in this act , or the act last aforesaid.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That so much of the seventh section of the
act to which this is an addition, as may provide for the infliction of corporeal
punishment, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
SAMUEL INGHAM,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
EBENEZER STODDARD,
President of the Senate.
Approved, May 24th, 1833
HENRY W. EDWARDS
