The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-07-19

prohibited.
Per Jus convicted to give security to keep
the peace.
Penalty upon negroes found gaming.
No ball or dance to be held without permit
of Mayor.
Such permit to state time, place, &C., of such
ball or dance.
Penalties for holding dance, &c, without
permit.
Penalty if such dance, &C., be disorderly.
No negro to go at large after ten O'Clock,
p. NJ, unless with pass fron a justice of the
peace or respectable citizen.
Or be engaged in driving cart wagon, or
carriage.
Penalty for so doing.
Penalty if found drunk in streets or tipping
houses.
Or if guilty of obscene or profane language
or conduct.
If fines be not paid or secured, free negroes
to be SER to work-house.
These regulations to govern slaves so far as
applicable.
Offending slaves to be whipped.
Stripes not to exceed thirty-nine.
Slaves may avoid whipping by payment of
fine.
Free negroes coming, to exhibit evidence Of
freedom within thirty DAYS after arrival.
And give bond for good behaviour for twelve
months.
Said bond to be renewed every three years.
On failure to give bond, to be ordered to leave
the city.
Failing to depart, to be sent to work house for
twelve months.
May be released, provided they depart the
city.
All free negroes unable to prove freedom to
be arrested.
And sent to jail as absconding slaves
Penalty for hiring, &C., any free negro not
having permit Of residence
Act not to apply to negroes in service of
transient persons.
Police officers charged with execution of this
act.
Penalty for failing to execute it.
The act Of October, 1886.
All zee negroes to exhibit evidence of free
dom.
And give bond, with five freehold securities,
for good behaviour, &c.
Said bond to be renewed annually.
Penalty for failing to do so.
Shall be ordered to leave the city.
Failing to leave the city, to be sent to the
work-house.
May be released upon leaving the city.
To be again imprisoned, if return in twelve
months.
No license to be granted free negroes, except
to drive carts, drays hacks, and wagons.
Or to keep dogs.
Or to carry on business of huckster.
No license to be granted to nonresident ne
groes.
Except hucksters.
Nor to any person acting as agents, &c. for
free negroes.
Unlawful for negroes to sell sprituous liquors.
Nor shall they keep any tavern, &c.
Nor shall any person keep such for fee ne
groes.
Penalty for violating these provisions.
Secret or private meetings, or assemblages,
prohibited.
Religious meetings, after ten o'clock, p. NJ,
declared dsorderly.
Penalty upon persons at such unlawful meet
ings.
Police to dispense such disorderly meetings
Penalty if police fail to do so.
Part of former act repealed
City seal to be placed on permits of resi-
dence.
Two dollars to be charged therefor
And one dollar for every renewal.
Mayor to publish certain notice annually.
Act Of December, 1850.
All free negroes to exhibit evidence of FEE.
dom.
To register in five days a.cser coming to the
city.
Or Of .er becoming free.
To give bond, with one white freehold surety.
Conditioned for his good behaviour.
And like bond for each member of his
family
Bond to be given for children, if over twelve
years of age.
Said bonds to be renewed every year.
Penalty for failure to comply with the law.
Upon failure, to be ordered to leave the city.
railing to depart, to be sent to the work
house.
May be released upon leaving the CITY.
If return in twelve months, again to be sent
to work house.
All free negroes to record their names in
Registers office.
In five days after coming to city,
And at same time pay fifty dollars to Corpo-
ration.
And same amount for each member of fam.
lily.
Same record and payment to be made annu-
ally.
Failing to do so, shall forfeit twenty dollars.
And shall be ordered to leave the city,
Failing to leave, to be sent to work-house.
Act not to apply to servants of transient WIS.,
tiers of city.
Former acts repealed.
Except as they apply to negroes in city at
date of act.
Mayor requested to prosecute on all forfeited
bonds.
Act of 1850 to apply to negroes made Zee in
this city.
Applicants for permits of residence to file al:
fidavits.
of white residents, showing if such applicant
resided in CITY previous tn Daoembor IN IQEO
or not.
Also, when such negroes came to CITY.
Police officers to report fines under this act
to Mayor
Penalty in case officers fail in duty under this
act.
SLAvEs-see Free Negroes
Liquor not to be sold to, between sunset and
sunrise.
Sldces Of Non-Residcnts-
Act laying a tax upon.
Rate of tax on slaves, if hired in the city.
Males between Is and 45 years, $50 per ann.
IL and Is IL
Females Is and as 2 d"
Penalty upon owner for hiring without pre-
vous payment of tax.
Penalty upon person employing such slave.
Penalty for continuing so to employ.
Tax to be the same, if hiring be less than one
year.
Penalty for evading the law by fictitious
sales, &c.
Persons bringing slaves to city to record the
same.
To file affidavit that said slaves are his or
her property.
Penalty for failure to do so.
Registers fee for recording the same.