The Messenger. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1858-18??, 1863-04-15

shall be fined ten dollars by any JUS
tice Of the Peace before whom COM
plant shall be made, and upon fail 7
ure to pay the>fne and cost, he or /
she shall be committed to prison, and
after the expiration Of twenty days,
if the fine and cost shall not be paid,
he Or she shall be sold to pay the
fine and cost, for any period not ex-
ceeding seven years. .,.
SECTION 8. Be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That if anyper-
son shall sell or loan any firearms
or ammunition, to any negro or mu-
latto, he shall be deemed gull ty Of 9
misdemeanor, and shall be fined
twonty dollars. = g ~ s.'1
SEoTIoN 8. Be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That no congre-
CATION or meeting of free negroes, or
free mulattses, assembled forreligious
worship, shah be held or continued after
8 o'clock at night; nor shall any such
meeting sbe held at any time or place
after sunset, unless in the presence OF |
at least three respectable white male
persons; nor shall it be lawful for free
| negroes or free mulattoes to hold any
/ other meetings, other than for religious
| worship, within this State at any time,
unless it DO for the burial of their dead.
1 And every free negro or free .mulatto
i " no shall violate this provision, shall,
upon conviction before Justice OF the
Peace, be fined ten dollars, and on fall
ure to pay such fine and cost, he or she
shall be sold to any person residing In
q the county for term not exceeding sew
en- years.
SECTION 10. Bet further enacted by
i The authority aforesaid, That no free
negro or free mulatto, shall hold any
meeting for religious worship, or preach,
or exhort at such meetings in any county
of this State, other than the county in
which he or she may reside. And any
: free negro or free nlulatto who shall vi,
. olate the provisions of this section shall
! be fined fifty dollars by any Justice d
the Peace; before whom complaint shall
!. be made; one half of the fine for the use
! Of the State, and the other half for the
use Of the person making the complaint
; and upon failure to pay the fine and cost
he or she shall be committed 10 prison
Y and after the expiration OF twenty day
Il be sold by the Sheriffto pay the fine an'
g cost for any term not exceeding seyei
III years. ;.
y SECTION II. Be it further enacted B!
the authorlty,atoresaid, Thatno free ne
By gro Or free mulatto shans entitled
be the privilege of voting st Elections Of z
ee being elected or appointed to any offic
Up of trust Or profit, or TO give evidenc
n. against any person except as is provide
4 in Chapter 1875. or 10 gnjov any othe
II rights Of a freeman, other than to hol
i. property or to obtain redress in law G
" in equity for any injury to his or hs
= person or property.
y SECTION 70. Be 1t further enacted b
Nv the authority aforesaid, That if any frt
~ negro or free mulatto shall be absei
IN from his or her homes or place Of aboc
re after the IloHr of 10 o'clock ut night, u,
We less such free negro or free mulalto sha
T. be absent for the purpose of obtainir
On the services ola physician in case Of sic
n mesa for himself or his family, or Il
II family Of some other persons Of who
y. he or she may be in the employ, or vi
~ less absent for the purpose of attendil
- upon the wants of the sick of their ov
:, color, or on visit to relatives with Il
nu intention of remaining all night, he
ot sne shall be fined not less than five dc
lars, ror more than ten dollars: one la
oy for the use of the Stalo, and the 9th
le- half for the use of the infornler.
be shall be the duty of the Justice of Il
or Peace, upon receiving information th
be this provision has been violated, to 1888
Of warrant to any Constable, directir
all him to bring the party accused befo
he him, and upon proof that the accus,
he has violated the provisions aforesaid
No impose the fine herein prescribed; al
- If any free negro or free mulatto up,
a. 70 whom fine has been imposed, shall r
ne fuse or neglect to pay the fine and CO
N or give security for the same; he or 81
shall upon an or Ter of the Justice,
oy whipped by the Constable having him
ap- her in charge with not less than TWEEN
'at nor more than thirty lsshes on tho ba
ny back; and if any slave or servant shp
his be found from his or her home, or plaC
ito of abode, unless he or she be on bus
an ness of his or her master or mistress,
nv other person with whom he or she M,
ocs reside, after the hour of ten o'clock
IL night, he or she SO found absent from
- or her home without permission from |
80 or her master or mistress, or other %
WI son in whose employ he or she o1ay
shall be fined not less than one doll
oy nor more than two dollars; one half 1
Der the use Of the State, and tho other h
a for the use of the informer; and if a
no slave or servant, upon whom fine
the been imposed. shall refuse or neglect
ssh pay the fine and Gust, or give securi
md for the same, be or she shall, upon
tho order of the Justice, be whipped BY [
80 Constable having him or her in char