The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-12-29
OLE ftIitiana 4tlnotrat.
TRADING WITH SLAVES.

During the christmas holidays, there will
he large number of slaves in town, for the
purpose Of trading. As the law Is very severe
upon those who, ignorantly or knowingly have
illegal dealings with them, we publish for the
information Of all, the 2sd and oath sections,
of the act, in relation thereto, adopted at the
last section Of the Legislatures:
SEC. 90. Be il further enacted, SC. That
auy person who shall buy, SELL receive OF,
to, or from any slave, any corn, hay, fodder,
meal. spirituous liquors or other produce or
commodity whatsoever, without the consent
in writing, OF the owner, overseer, or en-
ployer, of such slave, shall be held guilty
of high misdemeanor, and shall on con-
viction thereof, be fined inca sum not less
than fifty, nor more than five hundred dol
lars and shall be imprisoned in the Parish
Jail, not less than one nor more than twelve
months, one half Of the fine to be paid to
the informer, and the other half to the
Parish.
In the Indictment or information for the
offence specified in this section, il shall not
be necessary TO charge the kind or quantity
Of produce OF commodity so bought, sold Oh
received, nor the name Of tile slave. nor the
name Of his owner, and on the trial of such
it shall not be necessary to prove the name
or ownership Of said slave. but it shall be
deemed and held sufficient to prove that the
buying, selling, or receiving, was Of. to Or
from slave, If be be person Of color.
SEC. "a. BE IL hrther Enacted Sc. Thatif
any slave shall be seen or found in any
store, warehouse, tippling shop, Or any 9th
cr place fitted up or kept for trading, nm
less sent by his owner, ovcrseer, or employ
er, after the hour Of nine o'clock at night,
or before daybreak in the morning, or on
the Sabbath day; or if any slave shall be
found at any time III any of the above men
toned places, unless sent as aforesaid, where
he shall have been permitted to remain for
the space of five minutes with the door Of
the place closed; or if any slave shall be
seen to carry into the aforementioned place
any article or commodity supposed for sale
and not bringing the same out, or if he shall
bring ont Of such place any such article or
commodity which shall have been received
therein; or il any slave being o teamstor,
or driver Of any cart, wagon, OF other We
liclc, shall bc seen To leave his team before
or rlcar tile door of any such store, house,
warehouse, tippling shop, or other place,
fitted mp or kept Tor trading, and enter such
place, and there remain for the space of five
minutes, at any hour oil the day or night,
without the consent Of his owner, oycrseer
or employer, and shall be seen to carry in
to the Aforesaid place any article or com
modify supposed for sale, and not bring the
same out; or If he shall bring ont Of such
place any article or commodity whioh may
have been purchased or received therein,
without the coasent aforesaid; or if the ow.
nerof the aforementioned place Of trading,
or slave, or any other person Of whatsoever
description, is seen TO go TO the aforesaid
teamstcr's vehicle, be it Of any description,
and take and receive thcrcfrom, or receive
from it, by tho teamster, or ANY one else,
any article or commodity Whatever suppo-
scd for sale and take the same iuto the
aforesaid place for trading and not bring
the same OUT or if they bring out Of the
place Of trading any article or commodity
supposed 10 have been purchased or rccciy-
cd therein, and put the same Into or upon
the vehicle, or deliver 10 the teamrter in
any manner whatever, the same shall be
taken as presumptiye evidence against the
person owning or keeping any storehousc,
warehouse, tippling shop or other place fit
ted up or kept up fer trading, of the offence
described in the two preceding sections; to
be rebutted however, like other presump-
tives.