The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-15
AN ORDINANCE.

FurMer TO Regniaio the Police ofMe
Torn Of 'Sumierviiie.
XKTHEREAS, tho Ordinance now of
20 !orce III tie town OF SumterviIle for
tte regulation OF The i,0licesof said Town,
haye been found by experience insufficient
10 effect The Suppression of unlawful trade
ing with slaves. aud other practice alike
injurious to the citizens Of the Town and
the surrounding country For remedy
thereof, a
BE it ordained, By the intenJant and
Whrdens Of the Town OF SumterviIie, I'M
Conpc,l assembled, and by The authority Of
me same, That all slaves residing il, tho
Town ot Suiniery.lle shall -bo required 10.
carry tickets. certificates, cards, or other
written evidence, under The hands Of their
owners, or persons having The charge Of
'hcm, of their residence in tho town, in
order to cntltlc thcm 10 pass oil SUNDAYS
and alter night, until the calling out Of tho :
patrol or guard, ly The ringing ofthe bell,
or me beating OF The drum, or other mode;
OF calling them out, as tho Council. shalt
order. And that, until otherwise or,lgr-'
cd, The bell shall be rung, instead oi tlie
drum, as heretofore ordered >a3h
And that all slaves found away from
The enclosures OF their owners, or | he per-
sons having charge ofthem, on Sundays,
or at night, before the Calling out of tho
guard, shall be- liable to be punished, as
by the laws of The State provided, unless
having such written evidence Of their
residence. 81 y 7s- Ia
And be it ordained; by the authority
aforesaid. That so. much of Ordinance or
Ordinances Of force in the said Town, as
ordains and enacts that free persons OF
co.or shall be taken up andspun;shcd with.
stripes. or Imprisonment only, forss being.
found without a ticker, or beng found ia
possession of. corn, Iodder, rice or tbeae,
without ticket, be, and the isame,is here.
by repealed. -.. isfzs
And be it further ordained, by the 'au-
thirty Aforesaid, That IL shall be unIawli,i'
ior slaves or ior. Tree persons oil culorio
carry on any irafic III the said Town on
Sunday, either in buying or selling; and
any article oI produce offered for sale hv
slave or Tree person of color OIL that
day, and every article ofmer :handise pur-.
chased by slave or free person OF COLOR,
on that day, except necessary medicine or
food, whether with or without a.iickei,
shall be forfeited, and shall be liable IL
s..zare by the marshall. the guard OF duiv,.
or any citizen TO whom the sane shall DC
known, and shall be dispt sed of as is .diree-
ted in the third Sectinn ol the Ordinance etl-
titled All Ordinance to prevent trading with
negroes, passed tlic 4th day oi February,
1852. And II shall be held sufficient cvi-
dence OF such tratficing TO authorize such
seizure and forfeiture, If a slave or free
person Of color shall be seen coming out
of shop, or The premises connected with
q shop, kept for the sale OF merchandise.
with any article OF merchandise kept iur
sale in such shop. -, ,.,,5
Ratified in CounciI assembled. this 25llr
day Of January, "A. d., 1854. ?" 'Fh q;
Given under the hand and seal esthei
Corporation nf Smn,t-rrille.
WM. HAiNSWORTH,
Lucmlant.
w. S. HUpsoE, Clerk.
Feb. \, 1854. Is If