Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-02-23
An act to Remove the Free Negroes and
 Mulattoes from this State


 SEC l. Be a enacted Jy Me Generm As sen'Jly cf Me Stote Qf -Arkonsos, That no free negro or mulatto shall De permitted to reside within the limits of this State after the first day of January, A. D. 1860.
 SEC. 2. Be 4 tuaher enocted, That if any free negro or mulatto, over the age of twenty-one years, shall be found within the limits of this State after the first day of January, A. D. 1860, it shall be the duty of the sheriifs of the several counties to arrest, without any warrant, such free negro or mulatto; and after giving twenty days notice at five of the most public places in the county, shall hire him out at public outcry at the court house door, to the high est bidder, for the term of twelve months; and the person so hiring said free negro or mulatto shall be required to give bond with good and sufficient security for the hire of said free negro or mulatto, and furnish him with the usual amount of clothing that is usually given to hired slaves; that the pro- ceeds arising from the hire of said free ne gro or mulatto shall be paid to said sheriff quarterly in advance, and which shall be paid to said free negro or mulatto by the sheriff when the time expires for which he was hired, with instructions by the sheriff to leave the State within thirty days; Pro- uided, That the free negro or mulattoe so hired shall be taken and held for the time he is hired out, as slaves are now held; if at the expiration of thirty days any of the aforementioned free negroes or mulattoes are found within the State, he or she shall be arrested by the sheriff and dealt with in accordance with the third and fourth sec tions of this act
 SEC. B Be t tarther enacted, That it shall be the duty of such sherifs to report to the prosecuting attorney, at the first term of the circuit court of his county, after ar resting any free negro or mulatto, under provisions of the last clause of second sec tion of this act, the names of such free negro or mulatto; and it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney to make pre- sentiment against said free negro or mulatts forthwith to the circuit court and upon such presentment, it shall be the duty of the court to immediately empannel jury to try such free negro or mulatto; and if the Jury UHu NeluICt dSdiliSt Sdlu free negro or mulatto the court shall render judgment against him. or her, that he or she, shall be sold at public auction to the highest bid der.
 SEc A. Be a ,further enacted, That i'm mediately after the adjournment of said court, after the rendition of the judgment as aforesaid, 1t shall be the duty of the clerk of said court to issue a writ of gendi t;oni erponos to the sheriff of said county. directing him to sell such negro or mulatto, after giving twenty days notice of the time and place of said sale. Such sale shall be made at the court house door to the highest bidder for cash; and the purchaser at such sale shall acquire good and valid title to such negro or mulatto, which shall be re- cognized in courts of law or equity in this State; Provided, That in case any of the negroes or mulattoes so offered for sale and sold under the provisions of this section, shall be the mother of child, or children, under the age of seven years, the purchaser shall be required to take such child, or children, and may keep them until they ar rive to the age of twenty years, when such purchaser shall give such child or children, each one suit of comfortable cloth ing and twenty-five dollars, and such child or children shall immediately depart be-