The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-15

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,ardrton Carter. Cromwell. Daniel, Dea \
~ Dotson. Duff. Griffin, Hamilton, \
] ;liver Hudson, Kendall, Levers, Lyies,
lfavson Merrill, Medearis, McNeii, Muir 4
~ Nve. Reid, Seal, Shannon, Suratt.-
-Navs-Mr. Speaker, M~ssrs. Acker, /
parrv Boddie, Bowden, B Own, OF KEN
~ BROWN. ef Yalobusha, Brooks,
Rridoers of Tallahatchie, Burress, Burton :
aoie Fastening. f lis, Foxwarth. 0lIl-
,tron Grace. Graham, Gresham, Hearn'
uanIv. Hunter, Huffman, 1rby, Jones'
Y onnedy. Lahauve, Lewis, Luse, Ma6ry'
Manning. Marable. Martin, Meares, MOT
nbis Morris, McElroy, MclnnlS' NC
Raney. McRae, Murray, Owen, Penhy-
hacker, Philips, Phipps, Pounds n, h'oeit-
eon. Steele. Simrall. Tankersiy, 1nomP-
son Tindall, Wall. Walker, epoer'
webb. of Amite, Webb, OF Fran hlin'
Williams.-5S. y ~, "a COO
ton was adopted.
e;deration of the 4th section OF salo olll
which is as follows:
That in addition to the course IN when
frea negroes and mullattoes are no" oy
law competent witnesses, freedmen Fee
pooroes and mulattoes, shall be compe-
tant witnesses, for or against each oth er'
IN all civil cases in which the freedmen
frae negroes or mulattoes, shall be parties
70 the record, and in which white per
son is a party on one side, ana
Non free negro or mulattoe, is party 10
| +ho srit on the other side, and IN all cases
| for crimes and misdemeanors against
white persons when the charge Is Vlo-
lation of the rights of person or properly
of freedmen, free negroes and muiaItoes,
provided said freedmen, free negroes ana
mulattoes shall oe examined as witnesses
| in open court.
substitute for the foregoing section, sec. t.
Re II furter enacted that any freedman
free negroe or muattoe may bring suit
in anv court, having competent Jurlsdlc-
tion for the amount alledged to be due
him or her for work or labor done
under written contract, or no plea OF pay
ment shall be sustained by the detendent
if a white person, unless he or she shall
produce receipt signed by the freed
man and witnessed by at least one credl-
bls white person that such payment was
actually made. and the fact that the freed
} man. free negro or mulattoe renamed IN
the employ of the party without COM :,
} plaint or dismissal shall be deemed, ana
3 held as prinlia fac'e evidence that he or
t She has complied with his or her contract.
On motion of Mr. Hillyer, the amend
: ment was laid on the table.
Mr. Brown of Yallobusha, offered the
t following substitute for the 4,h section
/ Sec. 1. Be it further enacted that
i freedmen. free negroes and mulattoes
l. shall be competent witnesses When
narties to the record in which freedmen
IL free neproes and mulattoes are and snail
n be parties to the record, and that any
= civil officers shall or any person may ar
IS rest any freedman, free negro or mulattt
who shall Quit the service Of his employer
e without good cause before the expiration
l. of his time of service and said officer Of
person shall deliver the said freedman
IL free negro or mulatto to justice OF tht
ot peace or a member OF the board
Ie police of the county in which the ALLEGED
employee may live, who on notice 10 IN
10 EMPLOYER aforesaid shall try summarll.
h whether said appellant is legally employ
ed by the alleged employer, and has goot
cause to Quit said employer which as II
all others when freedman, free negr
te or mulatto are parties 10 the record shal
u, be determined only by the testimony 0
10 disinterested white person or by tn
condition of a written contract, and
as either party shall express dissatisiaotlo
at the decision it shall be the duty OF tn
"a presiding officer 10 report the same wit
oy the proceedings had thereon to tn
o. county court pending which the allege
to deserter shall be remanded TO the
H. legged employer or otherwise disposed c
as shall be just and right, and the dt
Sc cision of the county court shall be hna
Provided that the party so arrested sha
upon conviction, perfect and pay to tn
said officer or person making the arres
the sum of five dollars, and for ever
n mile from the place Of arrest to the plac
ey of delivery, the sum of ten cents, whlc
he with all the costs shall be q set OFT again!
e, the wages Of said deSerter.
On Motion OF Mr. Hunter, the subst
n tute was laid on the table.
ge Mr. Simrall then moved the adoptlo
of the 4th section, as reported in con
n mitee of the whole, which was decided
of the negative by yeas and nays, called IL
N. by Mcssrs. Labauve, Phipps and Grac
as follows:
e Yeas-Acker, Arnold, Barry, Bea
d. champ, Blanchard, Boddie, Brown,
he Issaquena, Brown of Kemper, Bridgers
'rt Tallahatchie, Burress, Burton, Camera
Ellis, Gillstrapp, Grace, Graham, Haml
Ter ton, Hearn, Hillyer, Hunter, Hudso
&C. Irby, Kendall, Lewis, Marable, Meare
Merrill, Morphis, McInnis, Mcneil, NJ
W Raney, Murdoch, Murray, Nye, PnlllE
Steele, Simrall, Tankersly, linda
bis Walker, Webb of Amite, Webb of Fran
al lin, Wllliams-43.
ito Nays-Mr. Speaker, Brown Of Yal'
in busha, Boone, Bowden, Bowen, BrooF
ch Bridgers of Choctaw, Caperto
all Carter, Cole, Cromwell, Daniel, Deaso
Dotson, Daft, Easterling, Foxworth, Gri
he fin, Gresham, Henly, Huffman, Jont
vas Kennedy, Labauve, Levers, Luse, Lyle
Mabry, Manning, Martin, Mayson, NJ
m dearis, Morris, McElroy, McRle, Owe
OIL Penny hacker, Phipps, Pounds, Po1el
ed Reid, Robertson, Seal, Shannon, Suratt
by Thompson, Wall, Webber.-4S.
the The question then recurrcd on t.
adoption of the 4th section as original
md reported by the joint select committee
free dmen, which IS as follows;
'id Sec /. Be it further enacted, that
the addition to the cases in which freedme
in tree negroes, and mulattoes are now
as law competent witnesses, freedmen, fir
negroes and mulattoes shall be comp
t it tent witnesses in all civil cases in whl
an, the freedmen, free negroes or mulattt
ith offering himself or herself as a witne
per- shall be party to the record, and
an, which freedmen, tree negroes and mul;