New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-05-09
Laws Of the Legislature.

from o.her States or fsrssn ceua,riss.
sacrIo. Be- !. eneet.d By he Senate and Aoa:.
General Assemby eonuened, That any free person ol
color, coming Into the State board Of any vessel
steamsr or other water trading or plying out o
the limits Of this Stats SHALL upon the arrival Of said
In the parish ja and shall reman therein until ths
vessel, steamer, or other watercraft, on board oi
which said free person Of color arrived shall bs ready
| to leave port.
Bko. 2. Be It further enacted, etc., That the JILL.
keeper, Oh receiving information that the free person
OF color 10 detained In his custody 10 wanted by the
captain matter Of the ship, steamer watercras
on board Of which hs or she came, shall require from
OF five hundred dollars conditioned thst the vessel
he commands will leave within not more than twenty.
four hours, and that during that time the said free
person of color shall not bs allowed TO 10 on shore
under penalty Of Eve hundred dollars said penalty
recoverable against said captain by civil action with
privilege his vessel, in the name Of the Charity
Hospital Of New Orleans one half for the benefit Of
the nformer who shall not by reason Of hs interest
be deemed incompetent ~ witness against the
offender.
$50. s. Be tArth., enacted, etc., That .h. captain
or master Of the vessel steamer or other watsreras
on board Of which any free person Of color has ar.
rived shall, upon taking the sad free person Of color
out OF jail pay the sum Of forty cents day for each
and every day that said free person Of color shall
whatever.
SHc. 4. Be further enacted etc., That shosld the
captain or master Of said vessel, steamer or water
sr.f AL or Isfu,s 70 pay the amount Of Jail fees Of
INC nee person OF color 10 brought BY him on ship
board, or allow more than sixty days 70 elapss with
ont calling TO withdraw ssid fres person OF color from
jail or settling for the Jail fses The said ee person
OF color, for the frat ms that he or she shall have
thus BEEN lodged IN Jsil, shall. after summary
animation before the Recorder Of the Second District
o. New Orleans, II The oksnss has been committed In
ehe parish OF Orleans, or before any Justice Of the
Peace Of shs parish 4 ont of the parish Of Orleans,
DO set free and notified 70 remove from the State
penalty hereinafter provided.
SHc. 5. Be il further enacted, sse., That II any
nee person Of color. after having been notified 70
lss,. .s;s tho State xshin ays day.. sh. a % o do
shall forthwith b lodged In JAIL and upon due con.
vcson before any sompstsnt court shall b. sentenced
TO not loss than three months, and not more than
twelve months imprisonment at hard labor in ths
State Psnitsntiary. And any person or police ocsr
arresting such person Of color shall receive reward
Of ten dollars TO b. paid BY the city of New Orleans,
the arrest bs made in the parish Of Orleans or BY
The Parish Treasurer II made out of it. PROVIDED.
That after boiag discharged from the Penitentiary
the State.
sso. g.. Be il further snsesed, etc., That any free
person OF color returning to or remaining il this
State, after having been once before removed from
under the provisions Of section fourth or previously
convicted under the provisions Of section Afsh Of
this act, shall b. forthwith arrested, and after due
conviction. sad free person Of color shall bs sen.
10 the State Penitentiary.
SIC. T. Be it further enacted ETC., That It shall be
the duty OF the Harbor-masters Of the port Of New
Orleans TO require from the captain or master Of any
going vessel, steamer, other water.cra plyina
and trading without the limits of the State written
statement oath, OF the number name and place Of
any free person Of color BY him brought into the
State on board his vessel and transmit the same daily
to the Chief of Police Of New Orleans that The said
free person OF color may be forthwith arrested And
shall further be- the duty Of the captain or master
OF any vessel river or lake steamer, or other water
craft plying and trading without the limits OF the
to the Office of the Chief Of Police like statement
on OATH And the captain or master Of any sea lake
or river vessel steamer, or other watsrcrat plying
and trading without the limits of the State refusing
or negeetlng to comply with the foregoing provisions
Of this section shall bs condemned to ins OF two
hundred and afty dollars recoverable with privilege
on the vessel or steamer by civil action in the name
q the Charity Hospital Of New Orleans, onehai for
eft OF the informer, who shall not by reason of his
interest be deemed incompetent witness against
the offender.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That all free
persons OF color coming into the State, whether by
land or water shall be subject to the penalties de-
creed in sections 9th and sixth OF this act after hay
Ing been duly notified to leave the State within i've
days.
SEC. Q. Be 1t further enacted, ste, That the Gov.
ernor shall copies Of this act to be sent TO the
Executive officers OF each and every State in the
Union, as well IS to the American Consuls at the
principal ports OF foreign countries and that the pre-
sent act shall take effect from and after the first day
Of September, eighteen hundred and fitty-nine.
Wa. ". PuaH,
Speaker Of W. ~ HSH:f SRffrsD f REPRESENTATIVES
President Of the Senate.
eo,.sSsB gogeRI Fl I! 9; s..I WIcSIIrFs y LEE.
Secretary Of State.
nana bonds q in certain e..ssn sppo March
s,l the sshesn.h .ish'ssn = hund,ed an and ai.y-ssh
of Representatives. Of the State of Louisiana, in
General Assenbiy convened, That any resident OF the
State OF Louisans who shall possess the necessary
pecuniary qualcatiors, shall be received as surety
upon any bond Of .:1ae.nnity which may be given un
der the provisions Of the act to which this is supple
mentary
SEo.2 Be 1t further enacted, ETC.. That whenever
the surety rendered upon any indemnity bond to be
side out Of the parish in which the mesne Of final pro-
cess is to be executed the sovency and snfciency Of
such surety shall be approved OF by Judge of the
District or by the Recorder OF parish within which
the surety resides.
SRo. g. Be it further enacted, ETC. That it shall be
lawful for the Sheriff to assign, by his endorsement
such bond taken under the provisions Of this act to
the person or persons claiming the said property who
may maintain an action thereon, and may recover
such damages they may be found to have sustained
and after such assignment action shall be brought
against the Sheriff on account OF the said seizure
Provided, That the principal and security on such
bonds shall be liable to be sued on the same in the
Parish where the process may have been executed.
Be 1t further enacted, etc., That this act shall take
effect from and after its passage
WIN. W. PUGH,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
WIN. r. GRIFFIN,
President of the Senate.
Approved March 18th, 1859
ROBERT G WICKLIRFR,
Cnuas aEI L