The Messenger. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1858-18??, 1863-04-08

shall be flned ten dollars by any JUS
lice ;of the Peace before whom com
plant shall be made, and upon fail.
uc to pay the fine and cost, lie 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 5. Be 1t further enacted by
the authority a Oresdid, That if auyper-
son shall sell or loan any firearms
or ammunition, to any negro or mu-
latto, he shall be deemed guilty of q
misdemeanor, aud shall be fined
twenty dollars.
SECTION 9. Be 1t further enacted by
the authorayatoress,d, That no congre-
CATION or meeting of free negroes, or
free lnuiuttses, assembled for religious
worship, shsll be held or continued after
9 o'clock At night; ner shall sny such
meeting Va held at any time OF phace
after sunset, unless in the presence Of
at least three respectable white male
persons; nor shalt it DO lawful for free
negroes or free mulaltoes 10 hold any
other meetings, other than for religious
worship, within this State ut any timc,
unless il bo for the burial Of their dead.
And avery free negro or free mulatto
who shall violate this provision, shall,
upon conviction before Justice of the
Peace, be fined ten dcllars, and on fail
ure to pay such fine and cost, he or sue
shall be sold to any person residing in
the county for term not exceeding sew
ell years.
| SECTION 10. Bet further enacted BIZ
| lie uthoa1fy aforesG,a, That no free
! negro or free ,nilaito, shall hold any
me. ting iar religious worship, or preach,
.: cxAorl at sucl, meetings. in any county
ofluis State, other Than the county IN
which he or she may reside. And any
free negro or FREQ mulatto who shall Vi
,lase tho provisions of this s.ciion sha i
lie fired fifty dollars b. any Justice #
the Peace; bpiore whom complaint shall
made; one half If the fine for tile Use
If the STATE, and the other half for the
use Of tie PERSON making the complaint
and upon failure 10 pay the fine and cost,
he or she shall be committed 10 prison,
and after the expiration of twenty DAYS
be sold by the Sheriff to pay the fine aud
| cost fer any term not exceeding seven
years.
SEcTIoN II. BE Il fqYthrr enacted by
lie galhGy4fg ajuyisald, That no free n, :
GRO or flee n,ulatto shall be entitled Ia
t e rriyi!e,e of voting al riect;ons or tf
being elected or appointed TO any Office
of trust or rr IT., or 10 g'ye evidence
a ainst any parson except rs IL provided
in Chapter l07, or 10 cnioy any ntler
rights Of u freeman, other than 10 hold
property Or 10 obtain radless ii Law O.
! II to1i;N t.. any injury 10 his OF her
ner;an or .proneriv.
Eycr,oS -. BE Il further eoactc3 5y
HE U,agnitu afoyssyi3. That if auy free
,a..ro mr. FREQ tn,llatto shall be sEScnt
from h;s or her hon,rs or MA, of aLodc
fer lie aovr of JGo'cl..ck al ni.,ht. an
less mel, FAC NEGRO or l..e mulaito Shall;
lao .bsent for tho nurrnso of oL,aiuin,,
lie ,e,y,ees offs ph,sician IL ease .fs'ek-
ma, far biu,e,f or hi, family. ar the
fs,,ilr of .o,nc o.h.r ,,rso,s ,f vl,n,,
b..ar sbe ma, h, II H.. cnlI.v re- M
lcss abs.nt t,r The rurlo,e Of a, q dine
.,,,,, rho vents nf H.. ,i.1 NJ ,ba;r II,
cnlnr. or a, visit "a relatives NH N.
,n,cn1;nn a. ron,i.i,., ,iI n;ul, ia nr
xsa sLal be- iued no. lesa than iva al.
lar. ror mo, o thon ten dollars. one h,
for lie pse of thu S,a,r. arl tt, o,bo,
hnlf for lie use of the iufern,er II
sb.ll he tho dutv nf .ha ,Iustics of ,L,
poaco. upon recsiving information that
This nroyision Las besn violated. 70 ,ssue
w,rr,nt ~ .nv Constsbls direc,;sg
him "a brine tho nartv aocusod Lefnro
him and mon nroof Tint the accused
h.s v;oIated ,be nrc visions nfotoss;d IN
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