The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-12-02
IIoa.e DIII aa Amendea.

Legislature 0I the state ~ Missi'7ip
pi. 'tLat al freedmen, lrco negroes
aud mulaltoos may sue and be sued,
impend ohd bc lnplcaded, IN all The
courts Of law ondcguity Of tbiq state,
aud may acquire personal property
aud choose IN action, by descent or
purchase, and may dispose Of the
same, IN the samc manner, and TO tho
same extont thps whilo persons may
/ Provided that the provisions of this
section shall not be 70 construed Us
to allow amy freedman, free negro Or
mulatto, to rent or lease any lands
or tcncmcnts, except in Incorporated
towns or cities in which places the
corporate authorities shall control the
same.
SEC. Q. BE it further enacted,
, That all freedmen, free negroes aud
muattoes may intcrmarry with each
other. in the same manner and under
the same regulations that are proyl
ded BY law for white persons; Proyid-
cd, that the Clerk Of Probate shall
keep separate records Of the same.
SIC. 3. he II further enacted, That
all freedmen, free negroes and mu-
lattoes, who do now and have here
torore lived and cohabitcd together
as husband and wife shall be taken
and held in law as legally married,
and the issue shall be taken and held
as legitimate for all purposes. That
it shall not be lawful for any freed
man, free negro or mulatto to inter-
marry with any white person; nor
for any white person to intermarry
with any freedman, free Negro OF
mulatto; and any person Who shall SO
intcrmarry shall be deemed guilty Of
felony, aud on conviction thereof,
shall be coufncd in the State lcni.
Tertiary for life, and those shall BE-
deemed freedmen, free negroes and
mnlatoes who are Of pure Negro
blood, and those descended from 1
negro to the third generation inelu
siyc though one ancestor fcach gen
Grafton may have been a white per
son.
SEC. /. De it further enacted
That in addition, to cases in whlcl
freedmen, free negroes and mulat
toes are now by law competent wit
ncsses, freedmen, free negroes az,
mulattocs shall be competent in ciyi
cases when a party or parties to tn
, suit, either plaintiff or plaintiffs, de
fcndant or defendants, also in case
where freedmen, free negroes an,
mulattoes is or are either plaintiff o
plaintiffs, defendant or defendants
and white person or white person
Is or arc the opposing party or par
ties, plaintiff OF plSiatiHs, defendan
or defendants. They shall also b
competent witnesses in all orimina
prosecutions where the crime charg
cd is allcdgcd to have been committee
/, by a white person upon or agains
the person or property Of a freed
man, free negro or mulatto; Provi
dcd in all cases said witnesses shal
be examined in open court on th
stand except. however, they may b
examined before the Grand jury
and shall in all cases be subject TO th
rules and tests Of the common la
as to competency and eredibiliiy.
SIC. 8. BE it further enacted
, That every freedman, free negr
and mulatto, shall, on the secon
, Monday OF January, one thousan
eight hundred and sixty-six, and al
, nually thereafter, have a lawfu
home or employment, and shall hay
. written evidence thereof, as follows
: to-wit: if living in any incorporate
Q city, town or village, . license frol
/. the Mayor thereof and If living ou
0 side Of any Incorporated city, town
!. village, from the member ofthe Boar
, Of Police Of his beat, authorizing hi
!. or her to DO irregular and job vorl
/ or . written contrans, as provided
|. section sixth Of thh act, which liccn'
n may be revoked for cause, at al
!, time, by the authority granting d
n same.
c SEC. G. Dc Il further cnacte
/. That all contracts for labor ma,
r with freedmen. free negroes and IN
latt"rs. rrr Longer period than ol