The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-06-17
An Act to enforce the lsa Article Of the Con-
stttutt0n.
lArpRovED JUNE Is, 1881

An AI 10 enforce the l3h Arttcse OF The Con-
stttutton.
APPROVED JUNE Is, 1881
Section !. Be 1t enacted by the General As
senitty of the State of Indiana, That il shall
not be lawful Tor any negro or mulatto to
come into, settle in, or become an inhsbi;ant
OF the State.
2. The clerks Of the several circuit
courts In the State shall (give) notice, by
poohcation ir the newspaper published in
'heir respective counties having the great
est circulation, and if no newspaper be pub
hshed there'n, then by printed ham bills post
Gu up 10 three Of the most public places in
eacn township OF said county, requiring all
negroes and mulattoes, who were iu5abt-
anus OF the State prior to the first day of No
vember, A. d. 1851; and entitled 10 resid.
therein, to appear before him for register.
8. IL shall be the duty Of e; CHI clerk Of
the said circuit court to provide a suitable
book, to be called the registe, OF negroes and
mulattoes, in which he shall record the name.
age, description, place of birth aud residence
OF every negro or mula to who may present
himself or herself before him for the pur-
pose OF being registered, and also the names
OF the witnesses by whom the right of su,
negro or mulatto to reside within the State of
Indiana, shall hav~ been prove1
4. The clerk OF said circuit court, when
any negro or muiatto shall come before him
for the purpose OF being registered, shall have
power to cause to co., before him such wit.
nesses as may be necessary to prove the
right of inhabitation of such negro Or n ulat.
to, by process of subpoena, and shall pro-
coed to hear and. determine the right of such
negro or mulatto.
D. When the right Of any such negro
or mulatto shall have been proven to the sa-
tisactlon OF such clerk, he snail register thu
said negro or mulattO In his register of ne
groes and mulattoes, and shall also issue IN
such negro or mulatto a certificate, under the
seal Ut the said court and attested by such
clerk setting forth the facts contained in
such register; which certificate shall be con.
elusive eviden OF the facts stated in ali prose.
cutons against the employers OF negro, 8 or
mulattoes, unless 1t is shown that the said
employer had notice that the same was OBJ
tanned by fraud or other undue means, was
not genuine, and the same shall be PRIMA
FAcIA ev dence only in all other cases aid
shall be issued to such negro OF mulattu with
out charge.
T.. All contracts made with negroes or
muiattoes. VINO shall have come into the
State OF Indiana subsequent to the first gay
of November, A. ID. 1891, are hereby declar-
ed to be null and void.
! q. Any nerson who shall employ a me-
gro or mulatlo who shall come into tn: State
OF Indiana subsequent TO the 3Ist day Ut Oc-
tober, in the year one Thousand eight hum
dred and fty-one Pc u sshaIl encourage such
oe pn ,ha ~ any any sum not less than ,a. s nor
more than hve hundred dollar. te' "o
o. mad, aes w ni' 0 ss ssgply only to con.
,eouent to the passage Of This aei'lattoes sIh.
9. Any Negro or muiatto who 49,,
come into or settle in this State contrary
thereto, and in violation OF the provi ions of
he constitution, and of the first section Of
mis- act, shall BE- fined in any sum not less
than ten NOR mure than five hundred dollars.
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