Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-16
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Sec. S. Be it further enacted, That t
enable any free negro Or mulatto 70 obtair
a licence of residence aforesaid, such negro
or mulatto shall produce and lay before ths
Common Council authentic evidence OF HI:
or her right TO freedom, also the affidavit O
two credible white citizens of the town 81
Alexandria, orlof two credible white citi-
zens of any one of the United States whose
characters are known to any member OF the
| Common Councillor to the mayor to be re-
spectacle, that they have known the appli-
| cant for at least twelve months previous to
| the date of such affidavit, and that during
| that period the said applicant hathsbehayed
! him or herself in an orderly and honest
manner, and that he hathanot known or
heard, or hath reasonable eausesto believe,
that such applicant has been at any time
| guilty of any riotous, disorderly or disho-
nest conduct, or that the said applicant hath
been obliged to leave his or her last place Of
residence in consequence of any disorderly.
riotous or dishonest conduct.
Sec. E. BE it further enacted, That il
shall be the duty of the mayor to require
the constables to return to him the names OF
such slaves as are permitted by their mas
tiers, mistresses or owners to SO at large
and trade as freemen within the limits OF the
corporation; and also to return to the mayor
list of such slave as shall be permitted by
his master, owner, or employers, to 60 at
large and hire him or herself out within the
limits of the corporation, and the mayor,
upon receiving such returns, shall without
delay cause the laws passed by the general
assembly of Virginia prohibiting slaves go
ing a, large and trading as free men or hir.
ing themselves out to be duly executed
and every master, mistress, or owner, who
shall permit his or her slaves to go at large
and trade as freeman within the limits OF
the corporation, or who shall permit his or
her slave to go at large and hire him or her
self out within the limits Of the corporation
shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dol
lars TO the use OF the corraraiion for each
slave SO trading or hiring him or herself out,
to berecovered by warrant before the mayor,
and if after such conviction such SLAVE shall
be found again going at large and trading,
or again going at large and hiring him or
herself out, the master or owner shall be
again liable to the like penalty, to. Be reco-
vered as aforesaid land SO often after convic-
ton as such slave shall be found So going at
large and trading or hiring him or herself
out.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That every
free negro, mulatto, or slave, who shall be
within the limits of the corporation engaged
in playing at any game Of cards OR dice,
whether for money or for any article or not,
or other unlawful game, or who shall bet
money or other article upon such game, or
who shall be present as one of the company
engaged in playing or betting, Or in any
way aiding CT assisting at the same, such
free negro, mulatto, or slave, upon convic.
ton thereof before the mayor, shall forfeit
and gay to the corporation, for each offence,
if free negro OF mulatto, the sum of ten
dollars, and if lie is not able to pay the
same, then he shall receive ten Iashes on
his or her bare back at the public whipping
post, to be well laid On, or if a slave, he Or
she shall receive the like number of lashes,
in like manner, unless his or her master,
mistress, or employer will pay the aforesaid
penalty of ten dollars.
Sec. Be at further enacted, If any per-
son shall be guilty of appearing publicly in
the streets drunk, or OF utterirg IN loud
and audible voice indecent and obscene ex-
pressions or words in the public streets, or
be guilty Of indecent and obscene gestures
or actions, or OF writing at any time upon
the door or side Of any house,or upon any
wall or fence or railing or .pailing any indie
cent or obscene word or words, or OF draw
ing upon any door or side of any house, or
upon any wall or fence or railing or pailng
any indecent or obscene pictures,or OF sing