The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-23
LAW or Mrss1ssrppt
an ACTb nPprss trade and barter NTH slag
and for other DurDO5es.

and for Otser purposes.
Sec. /. Be il enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of MississiPpiy That any person OF
persons, who shall buy, II or receive of. to,
or from any slave or slaves, any corn, fodder,
hay, meal, spirituOus liquors, or Otherproduce,
or commodity whatever, without the consent
in writing, of the master, owner, oversesr, or
employer Of such slave or slaves, shall be
held guilty Of o high misdemeanOr. and shall
on conviction thereof, be fined in sum Of
not less than fifty dollars, nor more than five.
hundred dollars and be imprisoned in the
county jail, not less than one month nor more
than twelve menths, and shall be liable to all
costs Of prosecution.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted, That in the
indictment for tho offence specified, in the first
section OF this act, it shall not be necessary
to charge the kind or quantity of the produce
or commodity, so bought, sold, or received,
nor the name OF the slave, nor the name Of
his, her, or their owner. And on the trial Of
such indictment il shall not be necessary to
prove the name or ownership of such slave or
slaves, but it shall be deemed and held suficien,
to prove that such buying, selling, or receiv-
ing, was OF, to, or from a negro or mulatto.
Sec. ;. Be it further enacted. That if
any slave negro, or mulatto, shall be seen or
found in any stOrehouse, warehouse, %tippling
shops or other place fitted up or kept for ira.
ding, unless sent by his, her, or their master,
owner, Overseery or employer, after the hour
OF nine O'Clock at night, or before day break
IN the morning. or on the Sabbath day; or, II
any slave or slaves, shall be found at any
in any of the aforementioned places.
unless sent as aforesaid, when he, she, or they,
have been per. nitled to vemain for the
space OF fifteen minutes with the door Of the
aforesaid Place closed OF If any slave, negro,
OF muIatloy shall be seen 20 carry into the
aforementioned place or places any article or
commodity supposed for sale, and not bring
he same Out; or ifhe, she, OF they, shall brrRe
'uto such place or place. any article or COM
which may have been purchased or
'ecelved therein, or if any slave, negro, or
n~ulatto, being a eamlste or driver of any
cam, cart, wagon, on other vehicle, shall be
cen TO leave his team BEFORE or near, the door
{ any such stOrehOuse, warehouse, t%ppplinp
or other place fitted up or kept for ira
lngy and enter such, place, and there remain
Or the space Of ten minutes at any hour of
he day OF BightywithOut the consent ofhis, her.
T theft master, owner, Overseer or employers;
shall be seen TO carry into the arormention.
oned place or places, any article, or commod.
y supposed for sale, and not bring the same :.
nti OF if he she or tn ~, shall bring out Of
lch place any article or commodity which
ay have been purchased or received therein :.
lthout the consent aforesaid or if the owner
any Of the aforementioned places of ira.
ngr or slave, negro, mnIatto or any persons .
whatsoever description, is seen to 90 to the :
Orementloned teamsters' vehicle, be it Of any /
'scrlPilon, and take from it or receive fromit :
said teamster, or any one else, any article .
commodity whatsoever, supposed for sale. !;
ID take the same into the aforementioned plact /,
Pl~cestor trading land moi bring the same out "
~ they bring out of said place or places of :
ld'hg' any article or commodity supposed to 7:
We been pnrcha'ed, or received therein. and -
i the same into or upon said vehicle, or de- ~
'er to said ieamster ia any manner whatever. :
9 same shall be taken as presu mptive evil. -
nee against the person or persOns, owning or
eplng such stOrehouse, warehouse, tipping 4,
oP' or other place or places fitted up, or kept "
'tradlrg, OF the offence described in the FIRST \
'hon OF the act, to be rebutted however, lik e
Ter Prescriptions, by other circums tances in y
1Or Of the accused. ~
SSc "a. BE 1t further enacted That in all
Ills had under the provisions of]this act. the -
used shall be permitted to prove the COM
i OF the master, owner, Overseer, or employ
the slaves negro, or muIatto, only BY the :"
'duction Of the original writing and parOl, or SCI
Ter evidence Of its authenticity. GO
Sec a. .And be 1t further enacted. That one S'
OF oil fines, collected under the provisions .
his oct shall be paid TO the prosecutor, and al
one half to be appropriated TO the common sat
DOL fund Of the county. on
Approved February %, 1850.
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