Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-18

A Compilation of the Laws now in force.
relative TO Free PersCns of Color and

A Compilation of the Laws now in force:
relative TO Free FersCns OF Color ana
SiaVes.
Free persons Of color abroad when they may remain here:
Section the Co Of Tennessee provides that when free
pgrson color slave in other State and tie slave
brought this State By the TO settle and reIna here
he permit ed y The County Court to .en IN tae
state Usband. Section 21lc and page
80 Of the that before The Court shall grant this priyIl-
eg, the aPp shall give bend with two or more g5og sur'
in the penalty hundred dollars, payable TO ae state,
I t leone -esaIls 10 The county Sec EN- Ib
When fee Of color has ntermarried with female
slave aud the CT the slave viii give bond
WIN surety before tie County Court for the good behavior
such free man color, may be permitted by the County
Court remain in the State 50 long as he continues OF good
should his character become bad Court may order him
thirty dsys and upon his failing 70 comply with
The order he shall be subject to puuishuen inflicted by
upon free persons Of color coming into the State and remaining
over twenty days. Sec . 3, ID.
Every free negro ustto who resides in any comfy in this
State registered and numbered in book kept for
purpose by the clerk OF the County Court Sec 2i
The register shall specify the COLOR and stature OF
each free negro or muao together with apparent mark
his face head hands, in what Court, by what tu
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copy Of this register certified by the under the seal Of
the Court shall delivered the said negro muatto his
application and payment to the clek Of fee OF twenty hye
cents Sec. gig.
fanny negro mulsto be found travelling out Of the
county be resides without any lawful business be
lettering without occupation having
tce Of the peacs on complaint made him, upon his
knowledge End sus for his good behavior until copy Of
said register can be obtained. Sec 27l7.
In the party arrested fail give said surety, the magis
commit him days, unless within the time he give
the secity required and pay me eos OF ms proseo9ton OF
produce a copy Of his freedom. Sec. 25.
persons coer emigratng this State have
papers registered in Court Of record in the
State the rights Of claimant owner
OF such person OF color. Sec. 2il9.
Sec. 2i2O. Free child may be bound out, sc.
Sec. 272l. Disorderly free negro may be hired out
Sec. g722. Refusing TO work may be imprisoned
Sec 273 Refusing give bond, indctabe, and be fined
and imprisoned in pententiary.
1924 Refusing to remove after his dls:harg', within
thirty days. unless detained by sickness unavoidable accident
he may indicted as before, &c
Sec 9136 person OF color shall remove from any
other territory Of the Union into this STATE to reside
the State twenty days. conviction OF this
indictment found by the Grand Jury Of the county
Hcued aemp ting to reside he shall be fined not
than dollars, and @ sentenced hard
years. the judge No such free shall
lie proceeded this section until after twenty days
him OF the existence Of said provision and that II will
be put in force against him.
Sec g after having been discharged from
the pententsry refuse from the State within
thirty after such discharge unless detained by sickness
some una oAle accident may indicted BEFORE and
upon conviction, shall he e to labor IN the Penentay
Of four years. but shall not be liable to any PecniA
fine
sec g No free person Of color shall keep any grocery
tppng house, booth STALL for the purpose Of vending
sprtous liquors groceries. Punishment, $50 fine.
99 No free Of color shall engage IN the business
peddling barerug by making business OF buying up
market stu other baerng for thsm and again
selling them. Punishment, fine Of $50.
without the in writing, Atteed
by justices Of the pesc every such offender shall be liable
pay Of the S failure to the same
shall he held 20 service to said owner for year
213 No white person. free negrO muhtto snail a.
time be found in company with slaves at unIaWu
meeting hsIbor entertain slave without the consent
his Punishment fine not less than more mar
twenty dollars.
Sec person entertain any slave In
his house during the sabbath day. or between sunset and sunrise
Punishment for hT offence 81 So and for every other offence
five cllars, &C.