Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-16

ike offence receive ten 1ashes at the public
whipping post, to be well laid on his or her
barr back, unless his or her master or mis- :
tress will pay down the said penalty Of five
dollars.
Sec. 9. Be 1T further ENACTED, That no
free negro or nsulatto or slave shall BIZ allow
ed to attend any dance or other assembly
forthe purpose of amusement within the
hmi9s of the corporation under pain ct for
feiting twenty dollars for every cfenee, to
be recovered by warrant before the mayor
for the use Of the corporation, and il such
free negro or mulatto shall be unable to pay
the said penalty, then, in lieu thereof, to
aecsive on his or her bare back twenty lasEies
at the public whipping pest, and # slave
the like NUMBER Ct lashes, unless LIS ortler
master or owner will pay the sum ct ten
dollars for each offence And nc person Or
persons shall have any such assemblies with
in the limits Of the corporation unless the
person OF persons intending to have such
shall first obtain from the mayo, written
permission, in whicfpermission the mayor
shall express the Eeur when the said assem-
bly, shall break up, a copy OF which per
mission the mayor shall himself deliver TO
each constable and to the captain OF the
watch, who shall attend at the hour appoint
ed by the said permit for The breaking up OF
such assembly and see that the same is dis.
persed and no slave shall be permitted to
attend any such assembly who shall not first
receive written permit from his or her
master, owner or empower, and il any slave
shall be found at any such assembly without
such permit he Or she shall receive ten lash
es on his or her bare back a, the public
whipping post, well laid on, unless his or her
Master, owner or employer will pay the sum
Of FIVE dolars-And if any white person
or persons shall be a, any such assembly as
member or members of any such company
and a parsssker or partakers OF the anuse-
ment OF such assembly, be Or she shall each
forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars to
the use Of the corporation, to be recovered
by warrant before the mayor. And if any
person shall hire, rent, Or cause or procure
to be hired or rented, his, her or their room
or rooms, for the use OF such assembly, or
who shall be aiding and assisting in the same
without such licsnce from The mayor as is
herein before mentioned being first produc.
ed TO him or her or them, such person or
persons who shall hire, rent, or cause or pro-
cure 10 be hired or rented any room or
rooms, CT who shall aid or assist any such
assembly, shall forfeit ard pay the sum Of
twenty collars, TO be recovered by warrant
before the mayor for the use of the corpo-
ration.
Sec. 10 WHEREAS the peace and quiet
Ct the inhabitants Of the town is frequently
disturbed by collections Of boys of all de-
scriptions in the public streets for the pur-
pose Of playing the game called shinney o,
handy, and other games alike dangerous, for
the remedy whereof, BE it enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the constables to sup
press all such collections Of boys, and if up |
on being requested to disperse and discon-
tinue their noise and games they Tail to do |
so, the said conssables shall apprehend them,
and take them before the mayor, who If he |
from the evidence produeed be satisfied Of
The guilt Of any Of them shall fine such gull
~ person or persons each in sum not ex-
ceeding two dollars, and if the person so |
fined is unable TO pay the same, his parent,
master or mistress shall pay the same, to be |
levied by distress Of his or her goods and |
chattles.
Sec. II. Whereas, it is declared by. the !
SD section of an act passed by the general |
assembly of Virginia, on the 10Th day OF |
December, in the year one thousand seven
hundred and ninety two, who shallb be deem |
ed vaerants; and whereas, it is by the said |
law declared that the same shall be executed |
by the overseers Of the poor and justices oil |
the peace for the county in which such va,