Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-06-26

shall be prosecuted, recovered and en-
forced, against all and every person or
persons of color, whether free or slave,
before the justices of the inferior courts
of the respective counties, or a majority
of them, either at the regular sessions OF
such courts, or at special sessions to be
held for that purpose, which the said JUS
tees, or majority of them, are hereby
empowered to hold, and to do all need
full and necessary acts therein, for giving
full effect to the provisions OF this act;
and the said justices shall in like man
ner be authorised to hear and determine
all objections which shall be made to the
registry of any person of color claiming
to be free, reserving always to the
judges of the superior courts the consti-
tutional right of revising all such pro-
ceedngs; for which purpose the said
justices shall be required to make spe-
clal record Of their several actings and
doings in the premises, and of all evil
dence or testimony given therein, and to
transmit the same when required, to the
said Judges Provided Always, that in
all trials which may be had uhder L. $
act, except for the enforcement ofpenal-
ties against white persons, the court shall
be authorised to require the answers on
oath Ito such questions touching the
same as they may deem relevant) of all
and every white person or persons claim
ing title to such persons of colour, or
any real or personal property, which
shall be proceeded against, as forfeited
under this act, or in whose employment
such person of color may be, or who may
be guardian of such person of color, and
the same shall be read as evidence there
in.
10. Be ii further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of all courts and Judges
before whom any proceeding may be
had under this act, SO TO construe the
several provisions thereof as to carry
the same into full and complete opera
ton, according to the true spirit, intent
and meaning thereof, as declared in the
preamble Of the same; and all and every
such courts and judges are hereby in
vested with full power for such purpose,
and are authorized and required to make
all needful proceeding not herein spe-
| cially provided, according to the usual
| course Of justice, which may be at any
time required, for the purposes afore-
said.
IL. BE ii further enacted, That all
warrants issued by any magistrate under
this act, against any person of color
whether free or slave, shall be returned
by the officer executing the same, to the
justices Of the inferior courts of the
county in which the same may be issued
and the said justices, or a Majority of
them, shall proceed Immediately to hear
and determine thereon, making such
record oftheir proceedings as is herein
before provided.
BENJAMIN WILLIAMS,
Speaker Of tie Ho1tse IF Re- personalities
MATTHEW TALBOT,
President Of the Senate.
Assented to, 18th December, 1918.
WILLIAM RABUN, Governor.
sTThe foregoing act in relation to
persons of color is published in pursu-
ance of the Recommendation of the
Grand Jury BY the said act, section S,
every free person of color in Chatham
county on the first Monday in March
next, shall, on that day, and annually,
apply to the clerk Of the inferior court
and register their names, paying therefor
Fifty cents. The penalty for neglect
is very severe, and will be enforced
therefore this notice is given. AS these
persons cannot all read, their friends
should instruct them. will be at the
court house the whole day on the first OF
Ma@.h, being Monday, to make this
rcg,o2ry.--It may be made at any time
before.
JOB T. BOLLES, Clerk.