Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-09-01

 1 Edw McDermoit John Paglps c C Hazard Thomas Stinger A Carr N C Quigev $ T Douglass Charles Christopher D D Kane
 In pursuance of the above agreement meeting of the citizens Mobile was held Thursday, the 26th inst. in the U. s. District Court Room for the pur- pose of taking such steps deemed necessary to enforce the laws in relation Slaves hiring, and being permitted to hire their own time, &c DAVID FILES, Esq. was called to the Chair and 7homas Striags, appointed Secretary. The chairman having stated the objects of the meet ing. adopt such measures shall be deemed most expedient to carry into effect agreement entered into by the citizens, who had signed document for that purpose, the following resolutions unan. mousy adopted.
 Resolred, That twenty days notice be given in the papers published in this city, to the owners ofSayes in the practice of permitting them to hire their own time, and also 10 all persons in the habit of employ ing snch that at the expiration of that time, this as sociaton will commence their duties, according to annexed agreement.
 Rssolned, That David Files, Esq. be reque sed and he is hereby authorised to act President of this Association, and to whom the Chairman of all Com mittees are to report as often convenient. ReSolped, That the city and suburbs be divided by the President into convenient districts, and that he appoint efficient committee for each to carry out the objects of this association.
 Resoirsd, That the 9th and 14th sections of the act of the Legislature in relation to "Slaves and Free Persons of Color" be appended to these pro- ceedings for the information of all concerned. The President then proceeded, with the assistance of the members present to carry the third resolution into effect as follows, viz:
 DISTRICT No. l. Including all north of St. Louis and east of Broad Street. to the limits of the city,
 COMMITTEE.
 Hend'rson Kinney, Chairman. Daniel Qugley, David Mccullough Richard H. Redwood, James W Lang, N. o. J. Tisdae, James T. Franklin,
 James Miller.
 DISTRICT No g. All south of St Louis, north of St. Francis, and east of Broad Streets. COMMITTEE.
 John c. Cle1land, Chairman. Thomas A. Carr, Phil. Waters, Dyman Clark, Ramun Soto, James Burnes, Robert L. Crawford,
 Thomas Reid,
 DISTRICT No. 3. All south of St. Francis, north of Government, and east of Broad streets.
 CoMRITIEE.
 Henan ". Crooke, Chauman. Charles Culum, James F. Mcbride, Joseph w. Moore, Charles White, William Taylor, John Shelton, Edward McDermott.
 DISTRICT No. 4. All south of Government, north of Munroe, and East of Broad streets
 COMMITTEE.
 II. 1T. Raymond, Chairman. A. W. Barnes, Samuel P. Bullsrd, E. Tardy, Thomas Stringer Samuel c, Fisher. Peter F. Brown, DISTRICT No. 6. All south of Munroe, and east of Broad streets.
 COMMITTEE.
 Thomas Hoilond, Chairman. Gaorge N. Stewart, Sidney T. Douglass, John King, Frederick Sheffield, James Curry, B. 8. Skates, William Brooks, William c. Easton, Ebenezer Clark.
 DISTRICT No. 6. All west of Broad street, north of the Spring Hill Road to the Eight Mile Greek.
 COMMITTEE.
 Michael McDonald, Chauman. Augustus Brooks, Charles Bancroft John Tarleton, Nathaniel Quigley, John F. Eagles, Crawford Easam, Thomas Sturdevant
 DISTRICT No. 2. All west of Broad street, south of the Spring Hill Road to Spring Hill
 COMMITTEE.
 Joln 1T. Woodcock Chairman. John c. Hodges, William O'Brien, Joseph Seawel, Franklin G. Kimba, c. C. Hazard, Horatio N. Goud Dennis D. Kane, Samuel w. Allen, Charles s. Shreeve, Joseph Cunan, Samuel M. Ogden.
 It was also further Resolved, That the President shall have authority to call meetings of the above named Committees whenever he may deem it neces- sary; prescribe their particular duties, and have the general superntend ndance of the Association. Resolved lastly, That the proceedings of this meet ing together with the original agreement of the mem Pers, and sections of the act recited be published in the city papers,
 The meeting then adjourned.
 DAVID FILES, Chairman. THOMAS SPRINGER, Secretary. The following are the sctions of the Act of the Legislature, above alluded to:
 SEC. l3. If any master owner of slave shall license such slave to go at large and trade free man, the master owner shalt forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars, moiety the of any per suing for the same, and the other moiety to the use of the territory; and if after conviction, such slave shall be found going at large and trading, the master overseer shall again be liable to the like penalty, be recovered aforesaid, and so often after conviction such slave shall be found so going al large and trading.
 SEC. IA. If any person shall permit his or her slave to go at large, hire him or herself out, person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay te the use of the territory the sum ot fifty dollars; ; and it shall be lawful for any person to apprehend and carry such slave before justice of the peace, in the county corporation where apprehended, and | it shall appear to the justice that such slave comes within the purview of this act. he shall order him her 10 the jail of tn county corporation, there to be sately kept until the next court when, if t sha be made to appear to the court that the slave so dered to jail hath been permitted suffered to hire him or herself out contrary to the meaning of this act. the court shall immediately proceed to enter up judgment, and award execution against such offender for the amount of said forfeiture with costs Prouided That if the owner holder of such slave slaves shall enter into into bond before said justice, payable to the governor and his in office, with sui cient security, in double the amount of said forfeit ure conditioned to appear next county court of ' proper county, to do and receive what shall be en loined him by the court, then such slave may he sui fered to remain with his or her owner. nD FEE