The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-01-26
TWELFTH VOLUME---NUMBER COS.

appear before the Mayor enroll their names, and upon
satisfactory evidence of Peaeeabe character and indus
trious habits, obtain from him certificate Of suc enroll
men together with description Of their PERSONS charAc
ter aud trade or employment to be signed by h Mayor
countersgned by the Clerk and sealed with the corporate
seal of the town And IL any free person Of color liable
such enrolment shall be found without such certificate
said free person of color shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeapo and conviction before the Mayor, shall bo
punished at his discretion by either fine, whipping inn
prsonment hirng-out for time not exceeding six
months for each offence. And for each and every such
enrolment and certificate granted, Of two dollars
shall be collected by the Clerk for the oft Treasury
d. Be II further ordained That no person under any
pretence whatever shall hire his her slave, any
slave under his or her CONTROL his her time allow
them the control of the same, und penalty Of forty dol
lars for each and every offence And ON conviction before
the Mayor, said slave slaves shan also be hired
the bidder at public outcry for the balance OF the
year. and the proceeds Of such hiring shall be for the ben
eft of the Town.
a. Be II further ordained, That slave shall 60 at
large free person. exercising his her discretion in
the employment Of their me nor shall any slave keep
house to him herself free person exercising the like
discretion in the employment OF his or her time and in
case the person having control Of such slave
slaves consent to the conhive therea be she
shall be guilty of msdemeanOr, and conviction, bo
fined not exceeding fifty dollars
45. Be further ordained That any person who shall
sell or deliver to slave gift any spirituous liquors, a
any hour of the night day, without order from the
owner or manager of said slave SHALL upon conviction bo
fined one hundred dollars, and in default of payment
securing the same be imprisoned not exceeding ninety
days and said slave shall be punished by whipping not
40 BE further ordained, That retailer Of sprtuous
liquors either by the small large ASSURE, shall employ
any save or ree person Of color sweep out clean up
his or their grocery any purpose whatever n tho
absence OF the proprietor other white agent from said
grocery, or while in bed; and any person so offending
SHALL upon conviction be fined twenty y-fve dollars
a. BE further ordained, Tha4 any person who shall
sell inc or Sprtuous Liquors within the limits Of this
Town at retail or by the'small less than quart
without having first obtained License from the Commis-
sioners of the Town, SHALL upon conviction pay fine of
hundred dollars for each offence And any person
selling by the nde barre will
out License SHALL upon conviction, pay fine Of
hundred dollars for each offence. And the above penal
ties shall likewise be imposed any person whose Ii
cense shall have been abrogaed by the Board of Commits
siones of the Town. and who shall refuse to obey notice
OF such abrogatien.
4o. BE further ordained That no person shall be al
lowed to transport either in their any other name,
on any OF the Railroads leading from this place, such
articles of traffic Poultry, Butter and Eggs. Any vo
ation Of this Ordinance subject tue person offending
to fine o ten dollars for each offences aud in default Of
payment slave o. free person of color to bo punished
by whipping exceeding thry-nine lasbcs.
49, BE further ordained That In order prevent tho
spreading OF Small Pox, that when any shall be
ported to exist in any house in the Town. the person
persons reported having the disease shall be- per-
mittedto outside Of the boundary the lot they are
living upon until the physician in attendance shall certify
that all danger OF communicating to others shall haya
passed shall person other than the regular
members OF the family and necessary attendants Upon the
case, and servants employed in the family go mon said
lot and it shall be deemed necessary by the Board.
the Mayor shall have power to any negro affect
ed beyond the limits Of the corporation, Any person vo-
atng any Of the provisions of this Ordinance shall foct
and pay hundred dollars: and the party offending be
minor apprentice or servant, then in that the fno
shall be collected of the palent guardian master Of
such minor, apprentice servant.
So BE it further ordained That in default Of pay
ment or securing any fine imposed by the Mayor for
breach of any Of the Ordinances Of the Town. said person
for offending shall be imprisoned exceeding twenty
days; provided nothing in this Ordinance shall be
srued to apply to the time of imprisonment already
specified in any ofthe Ordinances of the Town Of Charlotte
ST. Be it further ordained That any penalty or penal
ties imposed by of the Ordinances Of this Town, in
CURED by MINOR shall be recovered from the parent,
guardian, master (f apprentice) of such minor.
So Be it further ordained That il shall be the duty Of
the Town Constable and Guard Patrol to watch for
and report all violations of the foregoing Odinances to
the Mayor
So Be further ordained, That all inormers, includ
ing the Town Constable and Guard shall have half Of all
moneys realized on fnes from convictions.
E The foregoing Ordinances were revised and adopt-
ed at meeting of the Board of Commissioners Of the Town
of Charlotte held on the lslh day January 1884, and
dered to be printed.
sAML A. HARRIS, Mayor.
THos. ". DEWEY, Town Clerk.