Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-06-02

AN ACT IN RELATION TO FREE NEGROES
AND MITLATTDEg


r aP. alm. b. sMITHERs, Secretary of State
AN ACT IN RELATION TO FREE NEGROES
AND MULATTOES.
SECTION l, Be Il endcfed by The Senafe and Hmm
o. Represetdiieei at he Safe Of Deiaioare in Gene
raj assembly met That free negro or free ulAtto car
saln iegil residence and any resident free negro
lfuu mula9 who shall Voluntarily leave the Stale f1
hVe days shall be deemed nonresident, unless sucl
o, PssUn 30 ,, suer m o. witerman engaged ia that
Ell OF this State, or be absent WAGNER Ia the actual
employment Of citizen Of this State.
sIcrios 2, Be Il further enacted By the autharity
oIesaa Ihat NO ifee negro or ree muiao shall here
alter come into this State unless 1t be temporarily as the
With vessel trading with bound to some DO rt o This
snte or unless he she FROM the adjoining State Of
MaryAhl or fAdeor other necessary and temporary
pose under penalty OF fy dollars II shall be the duy Of
any Justice Of the Peace, upon information know dge
InA nonresident nee Negro or free mulato has
Into this state contrary to the provisions OF this section
issue warrant to some Constable for his her arrest
ana 70 cause him or her to lie brought before the said
Justice, who shall Inquire into the matter and If he
shall deternne that the party arrested has violated the
provisions Of this sect on lie shall render Judgment
against him or her for the nifty dollars and cost
onehaf for the of the inormer and the other hall
Tor the use OF the stae aud he shall also order said
negro On muattO to give security be approved of bv
the Justice in the sum OF nifty dollars his or her de-
parture from the state within Eve days and In default
ofpayment Of said fine COSTS or Of giving such seem
Tiy e shall commit the defendant to prison. and the
Sheriff of tho county shall hereupon on due notice sell
the said negro muAto bidder or bidders
ior such me as shall he necessay pay said Judgment
SECTION 8. Be il further enacted By the authority
goTesid That it stall be unlawful free negroes and
free muattoes assemble and hold camp meetings. or
other outdoor meetings, And every free negro or free
mulalo attending any such meeting, shall pay ane to
tee Of the Peace before whom complaint shil bo made
10 cause the paroles against whom complaint shall 10
made 10 le brought before hiu and II found guilty by
the Justice, 10 impose the hne herein prescribed and
cost sLd od failure tn pay ths aud or TO give
security tnefeior 10 commit the patty prison Tor one
month, anl the expiration oi the said time Of i'm.
prlsonment, II the said line shall mot be paid il
shall he duty tho sheriff 10 sell Id, peon tF sne
Ia uu fla Hua .uH ali
anl 'narge'i provided, that it shall exceed seven
srcrioH D. Ne il further enaeied by te authoriiv
tyersatd lhat IL any negro muAtto shall attend or
M Mv p"si a. any political nleens held in the
siAt Ire shhl be naed teu ioArs; npou default Of
payment tie party offending shall be committed to
Prison and at the expiration OF twenty days shall be sold
ny the sheriff TO pay the ue and ali rost for any term
a. exceeding seven years Justices OF the Poaca shall
nave coshlzanco OF offences against this section.
ston9N BE u farther sadeied by he authority
poresdfd That II auY captain or commander Of ANY
steAnpoAt or other vessel conductor any railway
carriage shall bring into thie any fres negro or
lree mualto for the purpose of Attending cAmp-ee-
l9ga or other meetings or any procession asseInbav
o negroes or nuattoes, for whatever object hU snail be
sniltJ OF misdemeano aud shall be ned hundred
sRcIios 6 Be it .Cartlsr enacted By he autsoyily
yOfesda, That II any person shall hire employ or har
ur Tree negro Or free mulao, notice 10 writing
from Justice of the Peace that he or she is uop.rea
dent such person shall forfeit ray to Auy one who
w sue tor the SAME i've dollars for zach day he en-
poys or harbor such nonTesdtnt, onshaf for the nss
suoing. ''' F''''"
q0rfsdid That iree negroes Tree mulattoes are pr
hbited from owning having in their possession gun
pistol sword or any wariiks Instrument; and any free
negro or Tree muato offending against the proysonn OF
tha section shall be lned dollars by any Justice Vi
the Peace before whom complaint shall be made and
upon failure To pay the fine cost he or she shall be
committed TO prison, and after the expiration twenty
days II the tine ana cost shall be paid ho p She shall
Ing seven years
sAorloN g. Be il further enacted Jy he autLorifv |
D0Tedld That II any person shall or loan any ars
arms or ammunition, to any nesro mulatto he be-
deemed guilty OF mdemsanur aud shall be ane twenty
dollars. '
ssorlos 9. Be il further enacied BY he authority
sy.s'u.u ihae 10 uougIegAuon or meeting Of free
stoes OF iee mulaoss assembled for religious Worship
snail te held or continued after o'clock at nights nor
@ sna,i any sueh meeting be held at any time place
speca1e white male persons shall 1t be lawful Tor
i9e ngoeS Or iree muatIoes to hold any other meetings.
ohe. nah ior re isious worshp, within this State
any time unless it be for the burial OF heir dead And
iree negro or lree muatto who shall violate this
bioNlsl9, hha upon conviction before Justice OF the
feace be hnei tsn dollars, and failure TO pay such
ue anu cos' he Or she shall be\sold to any person
years. '''N'
sIcTlos L.; Be il further enacied by The authority
p0Iesitd That no hee negro or free muatto shall
hold any meeting for religious Worship or preach or
.xhoT at such meetings in any county oihis sts other
thAh she county IN which he or she may reside. Aud
any free negro or ireo mulatto who shall violate lne
provisions Of this section shall be fued fifty dollars BY
ny justice OF the Pearei before whom complaint shall
% iade onhali Of the line for the u,e OF the state and
the other halt lor the use OF the person making com
pant anu upon aure to pay the fine and cost h She
shall be committed to prison. and after the expiration Of
twenty days be sold BY the sheriff pay the e and eos
or any term not exceeding years.
sBOfIos II. Be il further enacted by Me dutlorifv
aforesaid, That no Tree negro mulatto shall b.
entitled TO the privilege OF voting elections or or
being elected appointed any oce of trust or proht
or to give evidence against any except Ii pro-
vded In Chapter lO7 to enjoy any other rights Of
freeman, other than to hold property or to obtain redress
III law or In equty for any Injury To his her person or
SECTION z. Be il further enacted BY he auNor,tv
aoIesdd, That If any free negro free nulAtto sht
be abset from hs her home pass OF abode after
til hour nf 10 o'clock at night unless such free negro
or ree muatto shall be asHept the purpose Of OBJ
taning tho Of physiean in case Of sickness
for himself his family, the family OF BONE Other
person Of whom he or she may bs In the employ, or
wants Of tho Of their own ee1r or on a visit to
relatives with The intenton Of remaining all night be
She shall be fined not less than H1e dollars nor
more than ten doars onehalf for the use OF the Stat
aud the other half for the use Of the niormer. ii
wing information that this provision has been Violated
to issue warrant u any Constable, directing him to
the accused violated the PROVISIONS to i'm
ose the ne herein prescribed aud II any free negro or
euse or neglect to pay the hne and cost give seeu
MY for tue same he she shall upon an order OF the
Iusuee, 10 whipped the Constable having him or her
III charge win not less than twenty nor more than
thly ashca On ih bale baeh and II Auy slave
Ngu stall ls found from Ls or her hois or nlsce of
abode unless hu the be business Ut his or her master
W matesH Jr other person with whom lie she To-
side alter e hlur Gf leu O'clock al uixut he or sise ~
uund Atent rom his ur her home without permission
hose employ lie Dr she may be- shall b finei nt @ -
the use Of the state, and the other hall for the the
uiorneri and II any slave servant upon whom lne
hss been imposed shall refuse neglect pay the Le
aud cost, give security for ths same he or the shA
upon order Of the Justice be whipped by the Con.
stable having him or her in charge with not less
than twenty nor more than thirty lashes the bare
back
slcrioS 10 BE Il further enacied bv The aulhortiu
gorosaid That the Justice Constable Shall be entitled
the same fees under this chapter for like services in
other cases.
sEcIIoN H. Be II Further enacted by hs authortfv
aforesaid That the provisions of chapter 81 OF the Revised
Of this Stats be- and the hereby repealed
made null aud void
Passed at Dover, March Is 1862
J. John d. Pennington Clerk of the House of Representa-
va OF the State Of Delaware being authorized by Res
lniion Of said House 10 have the foregoing aet entitled
" An Act In Relation to Free Negroes and MulAtoes pub
lished in The journal and NQieslHdn" " The Dtia-
rGfeaH aud The Georgetoon Messenger" for the period
Of two mcnths d. hereby certify that the above and re-
going true copy VI said act passed at Dover, March
18th, 1868.
In witness Whereof have hersunto set my hand as
Clark of the House u Representatives this 26ih day OF
March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three. JOHN u. PENNINGTON,
Clerk Of the House Of Representatives.