The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-12-02


pliclie, aitesiad uud foll 10 eld
freedman, ffcc negro or uuluia by a
beat, city o. county odicrri pr two
dlsinicfosici wito p0rUns If o
county in which the Labor IL 10 Ne
performed, Of which each party
shall have onc. and sail contracts
shall 10 taken aud held as cnlirc con.
tracts, aud II the laborcr shall quit
the seryicc Of the employer, before
tho expiration Of bis term of service,
without good cause, he shall forfeit
bis wages for that year, up to the
time Of quitting.
SIC. I, Do Il further enacted,
That every civil officer shall, and
every person may arrest aud carry
back tohis or her legal employer any
freedman, free negro or mulatto, Who
shall have quit the service Of his or
her employer before the expiration
Of his or her term Of service without
good cause, and said officer and per.
son shall be entitled to receive for
arrcsting and carrying every desert
ing employee aforesaid, the sum OF
FIVE dollars, and ten cents per mile
from the place of delivery, and the
same shah be paid ly the employer,
and held as set OF for so much
against the wages of said dcserting
employee; Provided, That said ar.
rested party after being SO returned
may appeal to a Justice Of ,te Peace
or member of the Board Of Police
of the county, who, on notice, TO the
alledgcd employer, shall try summa'
rily whether said appellant is Legally
employed by the alleged employer
and has good cause to quit said en-
ployer; either party shall have the
right Of appeal to the Count Court,
pending which the allcdged dcscrtcl
sh.i! 5e rcmandcL TO the allcdgcd en-
ployer or otherwise disposed Of as
Shall be right anl just aud the decis
ion of the County Court shall b
final.
SIC. s. De it further enacted
That upon affidavit made by the en-
ploycr of any freedman, free negro
or mulatto, or other credible person
before any justice Of the peace OF
member Of the board Of police, ,ha
any freedman, free negro or mulatto
legally employed by said employer
has illegally deserted said employ
mcnt, such justice Of the peace o.
member of the board Of police, shal
issue his warrant or warrants, re
turnable before himself, or other sucl
officer, directed to any sheriff, con
stable or special deputy, command
ing him to arrest said dcserter an'
return him or her to said employer
and the like proceedings shall be ha'
as provided in the proceeding section
and il shall be lawful for any Office
to whom such warrant shaii'bc direct
cd, to execute said warrant in an.
county Of this State, and said war
rant may be transmitted without en-
dorsement to any Ike officer Q
another county, to be executed an
returned as aforesaid, aud the sal
employer shall pay the cost of sal
warrants and arrest aud return
which shall be set on for so niue
against the wages Of said deserter.
SIC. o. Bel further enacted
I That II any person shall persuade o
attempt to pursuadc, entice or caus
any freedman, free negro or mulattC
to desert from the legal employment
Of any person, before the expiraiio
Of his or her term Of service, 0
shall knowingly employ any such dc
scrting freedman, free negro or mt
latto, or shall knowingly give or sc
to any such deserting freedman, frc
negro or mulatto, any food, raimcr
or other thing, he or she shall b
: guilty Of a misdemcanor, and upo
conviction, shall be Gned not le:
than twenty-five dollars and not moi
than two hundred dollars aud th
costs, and If said fine and costs sha
4 not be Immediately paid, the couI
. shall sentence said convict to not c,
cecding two months Imprisonment
e the county Jail, aud he or she shal
moreover, be liable TO the party il
|. iurcd in damages; Provided, it an
G person shall attcmp. to pursuadc, eI
+ ticc. or cause any freedman, lr'
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