The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-06-29
TO NEGROES .AND NruLLAToEs.

10 NEGROES :AND MULLATOEs.
IN toes xhn hereby given to all Negroes and Muula
or before the nrst Gay Of November A. one thou
in Ills State Sn and nfy and entitled to reside
inc Stas The once % hs Clest OF
ms,,.1. registering whsn all
JACOB I1s ss1sSid Assh s oPss G
An Act 'oenfOrcs the 18th Article of the Con.
stt.ution.
APPROVED JUNE Is, 1921
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted by the General A 6.
sennbly Of the State of Indiana, That il shall,
not be lawful for any negro or mula,to To
! come into, settle in, or become an inhabita M
of the State.
2. The clerks of the several circuit
courts in the State shall (give) notice, by
publication in the newspaper published in
their respective counties having the great.
est circulation, and if no newspaper be pub.
lished therein, then by printed handbills post
ed up in three of the most public places in
each township of said county, requiring all
negroes and mulattoes, who were inhabt.
ants of the State prior to the 6rst day of No.
vember, A. d. 1851; and entitled to reside
therein, to appear before him for register.
I 8. IL shall be the duty Of er Oh clerk OF
the said circuit courts to provide suitable
book, to be called the register of negroes and
mulattoes, in which he shall record the name,
age, description, place of birth and 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 such
negro or mulatto to reside within the State OF
Indiana, shall have been proven.
4. The clerk of said circuit court, when
any negro or mulatto shall come before him
for the purpose of being registered, shall have
power to cause to con before him such wit
neeses as may be necessary to prove the
right of inhabtation of such negro or mulat
to, by process Of subpoena, and shall pro-
coed to hear and determine the right of sucl
negro or mulatto.
8. When the right of any such Negro
or mulatto shall have been proven to the ga
| tsiaction of such clerk, be snail register thu
said negro or mulatto in his register of ne
groes and mulattoes, and shall also issue Il
such negro or mulatto certificate, under the
seal of the said court and attested by such
clerk setting forth the facts contained in
such register; which certificate shall be con
elusive eyiden e OF the facts stated in all prose
cutons against the employers Of negroes OF
mulattoes, unless it is shown that the sale
employer had notice that the same was OBJ
tanned by fraud or other undue means, ,r wa:
not genuine, and the same shall be PRIMA
FAcIA evidence only in all other cases ano
shall be issued to such negro or mulatto with.
out charge.
3 g. All contracts made with negroes OF
mulattoes, vino shall have come into the
State of Indiana subsequent to the first day
| of November, A. d. 1851, are hereby declar.
ed to be null and void.
u. Any person who shall employ ne.
gro or mulatto who shall come into the State
OF Indiana subsequent TO the 3lst day Of DC.
tober, in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and fltY,aRe. or shall encourage such
tracts made with negroes nd .auI.,,o.---
..,,, m tht, massage OF this ~ cub