The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-08
Sale! Sale !! Sale II!
N.0RDIy NICE,
Fuyt'ter TO Rcyniuie he Poiice oi'M
Town cf ,S"mhrriiic.

Fiuther to Rcynio|e tie Poiice ojMc
Towu cf !SumhYrHic.
ESyilEREAS, the Ordinance now OF
So force III Tie town OF Sumtcrviic for
the regulation OF The Police oi said Town,
have been inuEd by experience insufficient
Ia ciirc, ii: sup, r"*S.uu oi unlawful! trade
m: w,i!i SI"vrS. and other practice al lie
inJ"r"nS To ii: cil'Hrus uI the Town aud
the surrounding country For rene
thereof,
BE !, ordained. Br the in'cndani and
Warden, oi the Town O: S;ulnlcrvIi,c, in
Council assembled, and lay the nuihorhy ol
the same, That all slaves residing III 'hc
Town o! Srulciv lir shall be required 10
carry tickets, ccriiiirlle,, cards, ur other
written evidence: ul!,ir: The hands of tier
owners, or prrH"n- having The charge OF
them. nl ilirir Residence III the tOwn, III
order 10 rni!Ilc them 10 pass Oh Sund,vs
ANA alter n,gh, uniii the calling out of the
pa!ru! or guard, hy the ringIn" ui the bell,
or The beating ui The dru'i. or o;hrr mode
ol calling them oui, as The Council sl,al!
order. And thai, until otherwise ORDER
ed, The bell shall be- rung, instead ol Tic
drum, rs hc.ciniorc ordered
.An'! That all saves iound away from
the enclosures OF their owucrs, or he per
sous having charge of them, on Sundays,
or al night, before the ca.!Ing OIL oi the
guard, Shall be Liable 10 br punished as
by the laws OF the State provided, unless
having such written evidence of their
residence.
And be it ordained, by The authority
aforesaid, That SD much Of Ordinance or
Ordinances OF force IN the sad Town, as
ordanS and cnacts that free persons ol
co,Ur shal. be taken up and punohcd with
stripes. or Imprisonment only, Tor beng
found without ticket, or beng found in
possession Of corn, fodder, rice Or peas,
without n ticket, be, and The same is here
by repealed
And be 1t further ordained, 10y the au-
thirty aforesaid, That IL shall be unlawful
Tor slaves or Tor ir'c persons OF coior 10
carry on any irailc IN the SAID iuWn on
Sunday, either IN buying or selling; and
amy article OF produce offered for sale by
slave or free person oi color on that
day, and every article OF ncr :handise pur-
chased by Il slave or free person oi color,
on that day, except necessary medicine or
food, whether with or without ticket,
shall be Iorleilci, and Shall be liable to
seizure by the marshall, the guard on duty,
or any citizen TO whom the same Shall bC
known, ana shall be disposed OF Gs is dlrcc
ted IN the third Section OF the Ordinance en-
titled an Ordinance to prcvc.t trading with
negroes, passed the .ilh day OF February,
1892. And II shall be held sufficient cvi-
dcncc Ol such lra!!icing to authorize such
seizure and forfeiture, if Il slave or iIec
person OF color shall be seen coming out
"i shop, or ihc premises connected wnh
ii shop, kept for the sale OF lncrclandZc,
wlh any article OF merchandise Kept for
sale IN such shop.
Ratified in Council assembled, this 25ih
day oI January, a. d., 1851.
Given under the hand and seal Of the
Corporation Of Sumcrvillc.
\NM. IIANNSW ORTIZ,
InEn;itnt.
w. S. IlUDsov, Clerk.
Feb. \, 1891. Is #