Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-19
zAapORVANV law s.

Compilation Of tie Laos ssosg an force TeIatire to Fse
Persons Of Color and .Sidues
Free persons OF color from abroad, when they may
remain here: Section 2710 of the Code of Tennessee
provides that when free person has married
slave in another State and the slave is brought
this state by the owner 10 settle and remain here, he
or she may be permitted by the County Court
main in the State, to live with the wife or husband
Section 27l0 and page Code that before the
Court shall grant this privilege, the applicant shall
give bond with two good sureties the pen
atty OF five hundred dollars, payable the state
ditioned that the said free person Of color shall keep
the peace and not become chargeabe to the county.
Sec. PHI, ID.
When free man Of color has intermarried with a
female slave in this state and The of the slave
will give bond with surety before the County Court
the good behavior Of such free of Color he may
be permitted by tue County curt to remain in the
State, SO long he continues OF good character Sec.
27I2, Id.
Should his character become bad, the Court may
order him to remove in thirty days; and upon his
failing 10 comply with the order he shall be subject
to the punishment inflicted by law upon free persons
OF color coming into the State and remaining over
twenty days. Sec 2713. Ib.
Every free negro mulattO, who resides in any
county in this State, shall be registered and numbered
in book to be kept for that purpose by the clerk of
the County Court Sec 27I4
The register shall specify the name age, color, and
stature of each free negro or muato together with
any apparent mark his face, head or hands,
in what COURT or by what authority he was emancpa
ted that he was born free. zee. 27I5.
copy Of this regiser esFied By the CLERK under
negro or muiatto on his application and payment the
clerk of fee of twenty-five cents. Sec. 27I6.
If any free negro or muiatto be found tray, ling out
of the county where he resides without any lawful
business, or be found lettering about without any oc-
cupaton having copy of the register of his free
dom, he may be required by justice of the peace
complaint made to him, upon his knowledge ind
sureties for his good behavior until copy of said
register can be obtained. Sec. 27I7.
In case the party arrested fail to give said surety
the magistrate may commit him ten days unless with
in the time he give the security required and pay the
costs of his prosecution produce copy of the reg
lSter OF his freedom. 27lS
All free persons Of color emgratng to this Statemay
have their freedom papers registered in any Court of
record the State but not to affect the rights Of
any claimant or owner of such person of color Sec
2719.
Se;. 1920. Free child may be bound out &C.
Sec 2I2l Disorderly free negro may be hired out
Sec. 2I22. Refusing to work may be imprisoned
Sec. 1928. Refusing to give bond, indictable, and
may be fined and imprisoned in penitentiary.
Sec. 2724. Refusing remove after his dischage,
within thirty days. unless detained by sickness
av0dabe accident, he may be indicted before, &c.
Sec 2726 No free person Of color shall remove from
any other State territory OF the Union into this
state to reside here and remain in the State twenty
days on conviction of this offence upon indictment
found by the Grand Jury of the county where the ac
cused is attempting reside he shall be fined less
than ten nor more than fifty dollars and be sentenced
TO hard labor in the pententary not less than
more than two years. the term be fixed by the judge.
No such free persons shall be proceeded against under
this section, until alter twenty days notice TO him
the existence of said provision. and that it will be put
in force against him.
Sec. 2727. If such convict, after having been dis
from The State within thirty days after such discharge,
unless detained by sickness unavoidable acct
dent, he may be indicted before, and, upon convc-
tion shall be sentenced to labor in the penitentiary
for term of four years, but shall be liable any
pecuniary fine.
Sec 212S. No free person of color shall keep any
grocery or tipping house, both or STALL for the
purpose OF vending sprituous liquors or groceries.
Punishment, $50 fine.
Sec 2129 No free person of color shall engage in the
business of peddling or barterng, by making bust
ness OF buying up market stuils other articles
barterDg for them, and again selling them. Punish
ment, fine of $50.
Sec. 2I3O No free person of color shall intermarry
cohabit with slave without the owners consent
in writing, attested by two justices of the peace
every such offender shall be liable pay the of
the slave S25, and failure pay the same shall be
held TO service to said owner for one year.
Sec. 2T3l- No white person, free negro or mUlatto
shall, at any time be found in company with slaves
any unlawful meeting, nor harbOr entertain any
slave without the consent of the owner Punishment.
line not less than ten than twenty dollars
Sec. 1882 No free person of color shall ntertain
any slave in his house during the Sabbath day. Or
tween sunset and sunrise Punishment, for first Of
fence 81 So and for every other offence We dollars &c