Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-30

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r-EE FEEEDmEN-s TESTIMONY mILL
A FIIL % Confer civil Rights On Freedmen
alt for other purposes.
SECTION !. BE II enacted tH the leg
laf1s-.-s 0f the State of Mississippi. Tha
-ll freedmen. free negroes or mulattOes
may sue and be sued, imglead and De
implicated, in all the courts Of law 8nd
equity of this state, and may acquire
personal property and chooses IN action
by decent or purchase, and may dispose
of Ilo same, In the same manner and
t1 t4a same extent thar white persons
may. Frur5detl, that the provisions 0i
rli- section shall not be so construed as
90 allow any freedman, free negro 0r mu-
lart1, 20 rent or lease any lands or l-ne-
TeutS, except in ilcorp1 GRATED towns ar
cities ia which places Che corporate
authuriries may control the same.
SF-. D Bet further azEe+e1, That all
may Eutermarrr with each other, in the
sane manner and under the same rcgu-
lariaus Thar are provided by law for
white persons Ea'0uiasJ, That Jhe CLERK
~ Probate shall keep separate records Of
the same.
SEc. 3. Re IL JU7i6er enacted, That ali
freedmen, free negroes and mulattoes,
who do now and have heretofore lived
and c5habirCi together as husband and
wife shall ba taken and held in law ss
Legally married, and the issue shah be
taken and held a. legitimate for All puT-
poses. That it shall not be lawful for any
-reelua free negro or u,sl8tto Jo
5n-s-znarry with any white B=rsCa; nor
-1r any white person % iurerInarry with
zuv freedman, free negro or mu-att0,
srE any person who shall 50 iaJermarrs
shall ha deemed guilty of felony and on
conviction thereof, shall De confined in
rla state Frui1sutia-y for LIES ana those
,Hor be- deemed freedmen. free negroes
and rru-artasS who are Cf pure negro
-TaaF. and those descended from a negro
q the Third generation inclusive, though
one ancestor OF each generation may
have been 81 white person.
SEC. &. Be it further enacted, That IN
addition 10 cases In which freedmen, free
negroes and mUlattDe5 are uow by law
r1mDetent witnesses, freedmen, IFee
-err1es and nulaCJoes shall be competent
In 6tviI cases when party 1r paroles 70
the --gfr. either plaintiff or plaintiffs, de-
fs1Eant cr defendants, also in cases where
---a.f-0av. treg negroes and mulatJgeS IS
or are either plaiuaH or plaintiffs. de-
faral-- or Defendants and q white
person OF white persons Is OF are Lite
opposing ra-tr or parties, plalHtit
or u-aillitS, defendant Or DEFENDANTS.
They shall also be competent witnesses
in all criminal prosecutions where The
crime charged j. alleged 70 have leFu
committed bv g white person upon or
against -Ee person or property of freed
man, i-ee negro OF mHlatto. ti9-
rfEed, in all. cases such witnesses shall oe
examined en- open court on the stand, eE-
ceut. however, they may pe examined
before the Grand Ju-v, and snail I'm OIL
cases be subject 70 the rules ana tests
OF thc common lsw as 70 competency
and Crediailirv.
SEC. ;. BeHJeffbcr enacted, Thatevery
freedman. free negro and mulatrO, shall,
ON .la second Monday, Of January, .
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
six. and annually thereafter, have .
lawful home or oIupIoyr -ut. and shall
laye written evidence thereof, as fol-
iau-, % wit If living In any mcorp0-
rated CITY, r1wnOr village, license from .
lle maygT thereof. and li living outside
of any Incorporated city, town or Wiz
lace from tie member of the board OF
police of his beat, authorizing him or
her 90 do Irregular and job work, or
written contract, as provided in section
sixth Of this act, which licenses may be
revoked for cause, at any time, by the
authority granting the same.
4.rH
contracts for labor made with freedmen, .
free negroes and mul8uCes, for a longer
period than one month, shall be ia Wrl-
lin. and in duplicate, attested and read
% said freedman, free negro or mulatrO
hv beat. city or county officer or Two
dl-iu-erez-ed white persons % the county
En- which Jhe labor is % be performed, of
which. each party shall have one; and
said contracts shall ue taken and held as
entire contracts, and II the ia1urgT shall
Quit the service Of tuc employer before
eyui-ati1a Of his term OF service, without
good cause. De shall fUrlei, his wages for
that year. up 60 lhe time Of quitting.
SEC. O.. Bs If fsgI6er cnooted, That
every civil officer shall, and every person .
NAV arrest and carry back 10 hi- or her
legal employer any freedman, free negro
or uulattl. who shall have quit the ser
vice 8f his OF her employer before the eE-
rfra-1n Of his or her term Of serytse
without good cause, and said officer al
rarSgr shall be entitled TO receive for az
resting and carrying back every desert .
frz employee aforesaid, the sum Of five
dollars, and ten cents per mile from the
place Of arrest % the place OF deliv-
erv. and Che same shall be paid by
the employer, and held as ser of for
so much against the WAGES Of said desert T
ing enuisyee. P1'0Uidsi. that said ar
rested r,arty, afteT beings returned, may
snuasl 10 a Justice @. the Peace or mem z
ber Of the Board of Police Of the county,
who. on notice 10 the alleged employer,
shall trg sUnImarily whether said appel
lant Is really employed bhthe alleged
employer and has good cause 70 quit said
employer; either party shan have the
right Of appeal 20 the County Court,
pending which the alleged deserteT shall
be remsnded 20 the alleged employer or
-+f.r=-ise di-p0sed Of o. shah be right and
f1se and the decision Of Jle County Court
shsu be GuaL
SEC. 8. Be II further enacted, Ihst
rp1n AFFIDAVIT made ay the employer o.
suv freedman, free negro or lnIaJto' OF
other credible person, before any listlce
al the Peace or member Of the Board Of
Police. that any freedman, free negro or
1srr7r.o. legally emUl0yed by ssid eD-
-.r4var. ias illegally deserted Eaid en-
-.rgyr.-ur. such Jusiiee of the Peace OF
7ser.r len Of tss Board OF Police shall issue
lfs warrant or warrants, reJurEable
before himself or other such oillce:r
directed 70 Rnv sheriff, Constable or
--.e.i5f D-uurv. commanding hiDL 10
s5-a.t sai8 daserter ard return him or
hsr to said employer, and The Ike pro-
caa..ugs shall be had as provided ln me
preceding =ecfion; and il shall be law
fg' fol- aIy officer 10 whom such warrant
shall .s directed, 90 execute such WaTrant
fu amy county OF this state, and tEai SAID
warrant may De transmitted without M
dar-el-nl t3 any ike officer Of another
county. TO Be executed and returned as
aforesaid. and the said employer shall
pay the 1gsI OF said warrants and arrest
and return. which snail be set Oh
for sg much against the wages
OF said aeaegIer.
Sec. @. BE q further enacted, That II
any person shall persuade or attempt 90
persuade entice or cause any freedman,
free negro Qr mllau0, p desert from the
legal employment of any person, before
the expiration ot ll- OF her term OF ser
vice. OF shall knowingly employ any
.geh desertiHg freedman, free negro OF
fnulatto. or shall knowingly give or sell
~ ANY such deseTting freedman, free ne
GRO or mulatto, any lood, ridmeut Or
SIrer thing. he or she shall bc guilty Of a
,Ti-6emeanor, and upon conviction, shall
Ia fned not less than Z" e.nty-dve dollars
and not more than Two hCn4red dollars
.-I the costs. and II said fine and
r1s.s -hsll not be Immediately paid
tae court shall sentence said convict 20
moi exceeding two months iiapris0umcn,
fn the county iail, and he or she shall
moreover. be liable 10 the party ln!uFet
In 6amages. Prouided, II any person
shall attempt 70 persuade, eniiee' o. caeis
any freedman, zee negro or Inulatto, Z
desert from the legal employ nent OF any
person, with the view 20 employ san
freedman, free negro or mulattO, withou
the limits af this State, such person, o.
conviction. shall be fined not less thaI
nifty lc.lars and not more than five hun
drgj dollars and costs, and # said I'm
and costs siaI not be Immediately paid
the court shall sentence said convict 3,
NOT exceeding SIX months imDFi-Oumeu