The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-23
[ NUMBER 43.

lbft' CHdtf IRIS t"o q ''1 Us ''"''
hire rAtte man Or roman
AUain: we refer you 10 the EaGraRt
- g., ,,es,d !, ,h. ,aar I1-I as fol.
~, ,c Co.,
'o"s' (Sco ~ o. -'il
A. Ifany person or persons, who have no ap.
parent means of Subsistence, or neglect applying
themselves 10 some honest calling for the suppoT-
of themselves and families shall be found saun.
tering about and eudua,0ring to maintain them
selves by gaming or other undue means. it shall
and NAV be lawful fer any Justice Of the Peace
of the County, wherein such person may Be fount,
on due proof made, to issue his warrant for such
offending person am e+l.9 o. ~ 70 be bfoASnI Dc
Iolo sau 'us.C J ~ e- r.. I'M
GOOD behaviour. and IN casa Of Tslssal or aecoc,,
to commit hun or thea to the ia.l of the County
for any term not exceeding ten days, al tue cAll-
fa.ion oi when 1'l.c ne sll.I - ~ IN; :. 80
as rg nayirg All cg,@os ,g from such Ina.
prisonmdnt; and if sac. person. BE- guilty of the
offence ion and after tar splice Of t"anty days,
ne or they SO Offending shall BE- asanlcd @gtln:'
una 1e s.a e' 70 one mo-, p 49,
or refsa. to nav he n,,,. b. -arti.,ned in prison
until the next Court of the County, which may
proceed to try the said o4aaaaf ana found gHlI'
~ Ve'1'e' o. : ~! y n, a,I 49, G.,
onr ,;n D' M" ,Iy c s5ca 81 siy months
to make satisfaction for an eosls but if such per.
son or persons be Of III fame, so ha' he or they
cannot DO hired for the costs nor s's sIncloA,
G.l,.y 'ot '',o sis ''t', '''5 49,, - ~ I,yf
f., s,id Conn to ranse tl,a offender j. offenders
to receive thirty-nIne lashes his or their bare
BACH after which he OF they shall be set at ibef-
anu Ulo 49, No..
I'd so0"n nc the rarson nav he gUiIty, allow.
ing twenty days between tie punishment and tho
offence,
By this law, man or woman can be
HIRED out for COSTS alone, aud if no oLe
should bid him or her off, he or sue is TO ba
WHIPPED! Under this law too, FREE NE.
GRO can hire WHITE MAN OR WOMAN
Nov pray who voted 10 restore this law even
after II was considered by many obsolete !
No LESS THAN TIE WHOLE VAN BUREN,
MEMBERS OF OUR LEGISLATURE At the
Session of 1886 I, all the acts printed in
the Revised Statutes were read three times
in each House and passed At the last
Session. bill passed both branches, ,pithout
a disgenttng voice, 10 give effac, to the Re.
ylsgd Statutes as nripted, (See 10. House
Com. 537, and Jo. Sen. 1l30 This law is
published at large in the printed copy thus
passed. If any Nan Buren, man was oppos.
ed to il. why did he not move to repeal il
H. 90, ne of,or win, for srcb law
10" 0a' M '''e' 1'''"T W. 10
STAND up ana accuse Hen' harrison mere,
then, is law Tar more objectionable than
: those which received the sanction Of Gen,
- H.-stanGjnp en- the nages Of our Statute
F.,ol- a,,'.,.a'l ~ ,tio =, t,,o ZOOS 80,
- n wv !1DI0' ~
iatio1 in Inc Ia.isJ,tnro-dsf.n1ad by ra.
nv or tho so,,a p. -,,,as iost and no1,,;c va,
Ion u,,r,s,0 - dcno,1,od because be S;d
no, axb,hn the ano syrn,thv e., cpIIrs
,xn cpr5rx11s that tbay are now exh,bit,
moi Istthn psonle cvo,,ira tho Journals
ana call ,hosa n an account who Inns hv
condanoina others have 80. 4.ciuallv con.
damned themselvesr
A. od1,,,o,,I ,-oor IF tho Infamous cb,r.
ac,o- Of the a,,,cl, m 60, uar,;oon
90 o.u ,,,or,;o, "a rho fapo,,;,,, ov,,oct
f.o,, tho Nee of ,bn van pnro9 Coyor'
nornf New ua9,sh,ro M poreN Rad
:, Fn,low Cn,zsns and asl, ,onrso,yos No.
,;ab, haro The ,.,o,,-Is 81 Wo,,,n V,n Ruron
tn condemn others. lie, the Mechanics
,oa3 ~
ns, ano,u.,;.u h.ou ~, ,.;,o. -, mann
ctys5 articles s tbe Market ns lbat few are dis
posed to contract for the labor of the couvicts.
PERHAPS THOSE CONVICTS WHO ARE
MECHANICS Can BE ADVANTAGE.
CnTE az bI-I ny -" ~ -" ,t Dn1M
suggest the proprietv Of continuing authority to
HIRE OUT a part or ALL the conyiets on
suitable terms"
Again: in the year 1901, Congress pas.
sed an Act, adopting for the Government of
the District Of Columbia, the Laws of Ma.
ryland and Virginia. See Story's Laws,
vol. Sd, Page 20s9,h.( In each of these
States there are laws similar to these ap.
proved by Gen. H.-uhlch the Van Buren,
Members Of Congress are no0 sanetioning
Nhy do they not move TO repeal them
WHY has not MIR. Van Buren, recommended