The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-06-28

No.. where any such gambling is carried on,
I'm he forfeited ord forthwith seized and dis.
$500 ii by the Constable. MI s,,,7s M
AR. XVII. II shall be the. duty of The
u,,vn Constable and of the officers Of patrol,
nd they are hereby required, to cause to be
aaforced the provisions that remain in force, ol
~ sct Of the Legislature of this State, entf
.ssa .nAn Act to amend the Black Codci
ssrroyed March l6, 1880, and also to cause to
~ enforced the provisions contained in I'm act
,.,;tlsd Z An Act more effectually 10 prevent
css,cs from obtaining spiritudss and intoxi-
s.s;rc, LIQUORS, without the consent Of thsi
.sssters.H approved April I'd. 1882, and also Il
= Sections 70, "a and e., Of an act entitled
aAn Act relative! 70 Slaves and free colored
,ersons I" approved March Is, 1856 |; for, which
pSrpose the said Town Constable and the said
pe;erers Of patrol are hereby severally vested
Xii full power and authority, and it is hereby
',ade,their duty to stop all Slaves coming into
ali Town, and to demand from them or any
e them, the written permission required by
ss;i act or by my other law on the same sub
;oct now in force; and if said Slave OF, Slaves
! tsn not produce said ~ssritten permission, then
.ao said Town CoissAble shall arrest said
.Ia,e or Slaves, and If he knows that said
sloye is not o runaway, shall compel him to
lave Town is>a,ediatcly, otherwise he shall
""m,nit; him o: her to jail as u runaway. -,
And If any Slave or Slaves be found with
ot The permission required by Law, offering
. IN sell, barter, exchange, give or deposit, o.
having sold, bartercd, exchanged, given or de-
nosited, to or with any free person, any species
# propcrty, produce or commodity whatever,
~ should any Slave or Slaves be found with
mt said permission, buying, receiving in exs
change or otherwise any such property or in
tnoxicatipg liquors, mentioned in said Sections
asorcsaid. or in any other Law on the same
snhiect matter, said Slave or Slaves shall re-
ne;yc not more than twenty-five stripes for the
frst. offence, nor more than fifty for the second
offence and all the said property aforesaid, Or
nroluce offered for sale, barter, exchange, de.
msit, or in payment, or sold, bartered, ex-
changed, given or deposited, and all liquor thus
sold, received in exchange or otherwise, shall
be forfeited to the use Of the Town. !,
This provision of this article to apply to al
%propcrty found in the possession Of said Slave
q Slaves, hnving tie wrttef permission re-
umircd by law, which is not mentioned in said
Arr. XVIII. Nothing contained in The
nrcoljae article shall be SO construed ? to
forbid The selling. exchanging or depositi,A, by
Slaves employed by their owners or by the
mrson or persons having charge of them as
regular market persons. Of articles in the regu-
lT market place or other place in Town, a,-
thorizcd by the Board Of Police of the Town OF
Opclousas, provided such Slave be permitted
by a general permit, in which the ssaiclc or
articles in which they are allowed to deal are
mentioned; and all articles not mentioned in
said permit, that may he found i'll the foostcs-
sion Of such Slave or Slaves, shall be forfeited
to the use of the Town.
ART. KIN. Whenever a seizure is made
airon,a Slave, u memorandum or note Of the
xame stating the articles seized. and the reason
Of the seizure, shall be made and signed by thc
officer making the seizure, and delivered to said
Slave. .z.u, ..I.
Ordained 5upc \, 1886
NJ. KENISON, President.
ALF. LlvINEsTeS, Clerk.