The Arkansas advocate., 1832-02-08
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Ordinance regulating Slaves.


 Section l. Be 4 ordaaaed by the .Uayor and 1oaon Council of.tte topn of Lit1e Rock Ihat no negro slaves shall be allowed to assemble for the purpose of dancing with in the bounds of the corporation, without the written perm ission of their owners or employers, and without such permission, every slave so found assembled, shall re. celVe len tdsAeS on the bare back, to be well laid on by the town consta bie
 Sec. 2. Be at further ordained, That any negro slaves found gambling at any game of cards, dice. or other device, shall re- ceive len ldshes on the bare back. to be we'll iald on by the town constable.
 Sec. }. Be further ordained, That any negro slaves guilty of riotous or disorder y conduct, at night, shall receive tcenty tashes on the bare back, to be well laid on by the town constable.
 zSec..4. Re it.fufshea ordained, Ina; if any free negro or mulatto be guilty of ei. ther of the offences recited in the second and third sections of this ordinance, ,.or if they shall permit slaves to assemble at their houses, or on their premises, for the purpose of gambling or drinking spiritu- ous or vinous liquors, he, she, or they, so offending, shall on conviction before the. Mayor, be fined in a sum not exec edinc fre dollars, and imprisoned not longer than tacenty days, and stand committed nn- til the said fine withthe attendant costs be fully paid, or otherwise discharged by remission of the fine by the Mayor.
 Sec ,. Be t iurther ordained, That if any white man shall be found playing cards, dice, or any other game, whereat money orproperty may be won or lost, :, with negro slave, or free negro, every such white man shall be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars, nor more than tacenty doltars, or be imprisoned in the jail of the county for len days.
 Sec. 6. Be H .farfher ordained, That if any white person shall trade with, or pur- chase from, any slave, any description of property whatsoevr, he. she, or they, so offending, shall forfeit and pay the sum of Jtre dottars, to be recovered before the Mayor, by action of debt founded on this ordinance, to be brought in the name of tiie town council, and shall stand commit- ted until said fine and the attendant costs are paid provided, that this fine shall not apply to persons trading with or plrchas- ing from any slave, who may have rit- ten permit or authority, from his or her owner or overseer, to sell such property.
 Sec. '. Be it further ordained, That if any white person, shall sell or give to any slave, any vinous or spiritnous liquor to drink, or suffer the same to be drunk in their houses or on their premises, without the consent of the owner of such slave, every person so offending, shall forfeit and pay the sum of foe dollars, to be recover ed before the Mayor, by action of debt, brought in the name of, and for the hene-. fit of the person suing for the same, and that said offender stand committed until said fine, and the attendant costs be fully paid.
 Sec. g. Be 4 further ordained, That this ordinance shall take effect, and be in force, from and after the lst day of March, 1892
 Approved Feb. 4, 1899.
 A M. CUNNINGHAM, .Nayor.