Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-20
KAzPOMVANT LAWS.
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Compilation Of the LalUs force, zsaius 70 Free
Persons Of C6l0r and SIares.
Free persons OF color from abroad, when they mag
remain here: Section 2710 Of the Code OF Tennessee
slave il another STATE and the slave is brought INTO
this state by the settle and remain here he
or she may De permit ed by the County Court 70 re-
man In the state 10 live with the or husband
Section z5l0 and page 122 Of the Code that before she
court shan grant this privilege, the applicant shall
give oono with two good saretes in the pea
atty OF I'VE hundred dollars, payable To the tate con
otloned that the said free person or shall keep
Sec 271I, Ii. = 80 -'s1-'''
When a free man Of color has intermarried with
female save IN tins state the owner Of the slave
the good behavior of such free man of Color he aav
be permitted By tie County curt to remain in ne
STATE 50 long as ne continues OF good character Sss
Should his character become bad. the Court may
order him TO remove in thirty days and upon b 8
failing 10 comply with the order he snail he s,llecf
to the punishment inflicted By law upon tree persons
of color coming into the State and remaining over
twenty days. Sec 2713, ID.
Every free negro or muIatto who resides m ans
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 Tree negro mulatto together with
any apparent mark or on his face, head hands
IN what court, or by what authority he was eancipa
ted, or that he Was born free. &c 27I5.
copy OF this register certified by the clerk IN der
the OF the court, shall be eivered to- the sad
negro or muatte on his application and payment 70 The
| clerk of fee Of twenty-hv cents. Sec. 27I6.-
If any free negro or mGiatto be found ling out
OF the county where he resides without any lawful
business be fond lettering about without any oc
cupation not having cory OF the register OF his free
DOM he may be required by justice Of the peace
complaint made TO him. or upon his knowledge ind
suretes for his good behavior until copy of said
lister can be obtained. sec. 27i7.
In case the party arrested tai give said surety
the magist may commit him days unless with
in the time he give the security required and the
costs Of his prosecution or oduce copy Of the reg
hIE Q AIfkuu -. =
All free persons of color eigrating 10 this State
have their freedom papers registered ID any court OF
27is.
Sc 272o Free child may be bound out, &C.
Sec. 2I2l Disorderly free negro may be ired out.
Sec 2722. Refusing to work may be imprisoned.
Sec 2l2S Refusing to give bond, indlctabie, and
may be lined and imprisoned in penitentiary.
Sec. 274. Refusing remove after his dischage,
within thirty days, unless detained by schtss IN
av0idabe accident, my be indicted before,
Sec 2726 No free person OF color shall remove tron
any other State territory the Union into this
state to reside here and IN the State twenty
Gays on conviction OF this offence upon ndictm mt
found by the Grand Jury of the county where the
cused Is attempting reside he shall be fined less
than ten nor more than fifty dollars aud be sentenced
TO hard labor IN the penit ntiary not less than
more than TWO years, the be fixed by the Judge.
No such free parsons shall be proceeded against under
TINS Section until ter twenty days notice TO n u
the existence OF said provision. and that Il VIII be put
in force against him.
Sec. 2T27. II such convict, after having been dis
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from The State within thirty days such barge
unless detained by sickness unavailable acct
dent ne may be indicted as before, and upon cunvc-
ton, shall DO senten ed to labor In the penlt ptisry
FOR term OF four years, but shall be liable any
pecuna fine
Sec 272s- No free person of color shall keep any
grocery or tipping house. both, stall, for the
purpose OF VENDING spiriuous liq LOIS gloce les.
Punishment, $50 fine
Sec 2TZ9- No Tree pers of color shall engage n the
business OF peddng or barteriug by making busi-
ness or buying up market stuf= or other ARTICLES
oarte ing for them, and again selling them. Punish
ment, fine of $50
Sec. 273o No free person Of color shall interm1rry
or cohabit it'll slave without The ctuseut,
in writing, attest-d by two justice # the peace
every such onnder shall be Liable psy the Of
the slave SIS, and failure pay the same shall
bel to service tosaid owner Tor year
Sec 27Sl. No white person, free negro, mulatto
shall at any time, be found in company with slaves
any unlawful meeting, nor harbor entertain ny
slave without the CONSENT OF the ownsr. Punishment,
nae not less than ten nor more than twenty dollars
Sec. 2I32 No free person OF color shall en- ertain
any slave IN his house during the sabbath day, be-
tween sunset and sunrise. Punishment fof first o.
fence g So and for every other offence I've dollars