The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-25

NAV oconire nersono nronerty and chooses il action bv de
scent purchase and dispose OF The same in the
manner and the extent that white persons may
Provided that the provisions of this section shall be
construed allow any freedman, free negro mulato
to rent lease any lands tenemens except in ncorpo
rated towns cities which places the corporate auhor
ties shall control the
Sec 2. Be it further enacted, mat all freedmen, tree
negroes and mulatoes may ntemarry with each other III
the same and under the regulations that
provided by law fo white prsons Provided that the Clerk
of Probate shall keep separate records OF the same
SEC 3 BE it further enacted, That all freedmen. free
muatoe5 who do now and have heretofore lived
and cobated 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 1t shall
not be lawful for any freedman free negro or muatto to IN
ermarrv with any white person nor Tor any white person
IN nermarrv with any freedman free negro or muatto and
any person who shall ntermarry shall be deemed guilty
felony and on conviction thereof shall be confined 10 the
State Penitentiary life and those shall be deemed freed
free negroes and muaoes who of pure negro blood
and those descended from negro to the third generation
inclusive though one ancestor ol each 60ol may ~
SFc Re il further enacted That in addition to cases
which freedmen free negroes and muattoes now by
law compctcnt witnesses freedmen free negroes ana mural
toes shall be competent in civil when party or Pau
to the suit either plaintiff plaintiffs defendant OF deloq
ants also in cases where freedmen free negroes ana o
toes is or are either plaintiff plaintiffs, defendant OF e
PENDANTS and white person white persons Is or are Tue
oDposino party parties plaintiff or planus aelenuA VI
defendants They shall also be compeeHt witnesses III al
criminal prosecutions where the crime charged aeogeu
to have been committed by white person upon OF aa
the person property OF freedman lree negro Vi ;I
DroTded in all cases said witnesses shall be examined IN
omen court on the stand except however they may DC G
amined before the Grand jury and shall IN all cases W SUI
ject to the rules and tests OF Tue common " - " f
tency and crediblity' -, - rloo f,oo
orro ond mnlao SHALL the second Monday OF JahuaJ
one thousand EIGHT hundrded aud siXysIX, and annua
thereafter have lawful home or employment anu su
have written evidence thereof as follows to"lt Nv
in onv ncorporated CITY, village Incense from 'E
. Mavor thereof; and if living OUTSIDE OF any lnG D
city town village from the member OF lne poa 81 d i
of his beat authorizing him or her to 40 irregular anu
work or written contract provided IN section sA o.
q this act which licenses may he reVoNco ol 0"'' " '
o hv the authority granting the same c,,,
!c Re further enacted That all contracts for labor
made with freedmen free negroes and mulaoes Tor onge'
oro5 than one month shall be IN writing anu IN uuPie1I.
y tto5 on6 rnod TO said freedman free negro or muaC
u to bv beat city county ohcer or TWO @
white persons of the county in W1Gh tne 20 id on
OF fod of which each party shall have one ana dlo c1
re nts shall he taken and held entire contracts anu Il m
g aborer shall quit the service OF the employer
up ION Of his torn of service, without good cause M
le ~; ores for that year. up the time OF quuhg
Sac = BE it further enacted That every clyn 4 p
shall and every person may apr free nero Or muatto VIII
ng he omit the service of his her employer before IN
expiration of his her term of service without gou f
said ofcer and person shall be cnteu 10 o. aforf
he rnstino and carrying back every deserving 4 ~
;5 the sum of five dollars and ten cents per mie rom VI
nIace Of arrest to the place OF delivery anu sc sun -
on p3 nv f[e employer and held set OFT Tor SO niue
oh jrst the wages of said deserving employee lro'e
zee that said arrested party after oeinS 50 M Rd Of Polio
M - Tnstice Of the Peace member OF the Do'l }
tv IS tho county who on notice to the aedged employer %
,rv snmmary whether said APPELLANTS esaly eo ; u -
IKE NO oedqed employer and has good cause 70 qu u
y e itbor harry shall have the right Of appeal TO Il
os Court nending which the aedged desertGt 0na
cit, commanded to the aedged employer or o!nerS @
AXE &c sho be right and just and the decision u o ~
Sc Be it further enacted, That upon atidaVt mace
a. orlover of any freedman free negro or mulat'o' Vi
derS nerson before any justice OF the peace or mep
or credloc 49, nv e. eedman free negro
OF the Dodi Vi pid lv cold ernOyer has Illegally
DC orted said employment, such justice OF lhe peace VI
lety Sc bo hoa-d Of police, shall issue his Warrh' OF
cry o,nrnobe before himself, other su@% ohlce ul
Ills NV sbnriF constable special deputy commanuih9 n
ex- t said deserter and him or her TO salu employ
"a the like proceedings shall be had as prov 'rcu III ~
auu and it Shall be lawful for any ohcer 10 "h
~ such warrant shall be directed 10 eA nav he ira
the county of this State and that saSd warrant may DC
VI ;t,od without endorsement to any IKE onicci ~
NJ. 70 he executed and returned as aloreo"'u CIV
jim ;d emnover shall pay the cost OF sau war;
noer I'd return which shall be set oil Tor 50 nluon
with anu
Of ges of said descrter. .a Tbo+ ;f onv nerson shall
Nor to narsuade entice cause any hcedh
VI" free ne FRO mulato, to deSeft from bor torn
and IS INV nerson before the expiration OF M OF ne a.
had OIL any sLou knowingly employ any such deserving III
ery, go traa NEGRO or mulatto or shall knowingly So
army ~ ouch deserving freedman, Tree negro o
d. he a rovment or other thing, he or she shai "
} had and upon cenyictlon, shall DC hneu NO
IN 10 FIVE dollars and not more than t"o u
e. fms ma the costs and 1t SAID hne anu o ~
grief adatey paid the court shall Senen0 L nntv ia
aea;rg two months Imprisonment IN l'e cou' !,
exceeots sbon moreover be liable to the party inquire
REA 1os Provided if any person sha aeuipt " p
oBILE ar cause any freedman, tree negro VI ~
n the t f.on, the legal employment oil any pcIe
larry, - or,,ov said freedman, Tree negro VI u No
devote f This state such person, on conVlcon, ~ H.
Real not less than fifty dollars and nos costs shall nc