American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-28


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property may dispose
the same and the same extent that white may
free muao or lease lands except noorpo
SEC Be further enacted That all freedmen free and mua0es
that provided by la" for white Provided that the Clerk of
! Probate shall keep records of the
ss d % 1 That al s free and ~ss d
shall be taken and held law legally married and the issue shall taken and
free muo with any white person nor for any white
@ 50 nnary shall BE- deemed u on and CONVICTION prI s h
confined e State Pnty for G and those shall be deemed freedmen
negro the third generation inclusive thong generation may
Be n freedmen free
@ ~aa shall civil @ whs" ps e paTss e
are either panda plaintiffs defendant or defend
ants ad Te person or WHITE persons are the opposing party or parties
prosecutions charged
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SEC 5 Be 1e' enacted That every freedman free and muatO
shall M second Monday January one thousand eight hundred and sixty six
@ license from the mayo thereof and living outside Of any nopoaed
village from the @embsr OF he Board of Police his beat authorize
section sixth hisa which licenses be revoked for time by
me sao ao B. G Ge ,as That all contracts for labor made with freedmen
Tree negroes and mu9fs for longer period than one month shall be in d.
persons the county which
@ n n @ s Days "ns na ou r sfa De ssD
expiration his without good shall forfeit
every every person may
who @ the os Of Io Or sr m before the s
his her service Without good and said officer and
the of
place delivery shall paid by the employer and held
for said deserving employees Provided, said
party appeal
Board of Police of the county, the alleged employer
shall somna whether said appellant legally employed by the atde EN-
o7 and has good said employers either shall have the right
afa the County Court pending Th the sgd der~ shall be remand md
the decision Of h County ~ shall be 6ua.
Be further enacted Thai affidavit made by the
freedman free muo other credible before justice the
member the board police that freedman free muto
peace board police
warrants before himself such officer directed sheriff
said employer aud the Ike proceedings shall be- had provided the
preceding secton lawful shall
10 he Tscnd and returned as aforesaid and the sai employer shall nav the cost
and which shall be of for much against
SEC further enacted person persuade attempt
person before the expiration of his her of service
deserving negro muto, or
shall sell such freedmen muato
thing she shall be guilty of midemeno and
upon shall be fined less than twenty-five dollars and than
hundred dollars and the said fine and costs shall not be immediate
paid the shall and convict exceeding months mps
onment IN the county jail and he she shall moreover be liable to the party IN
jured damages: Provided shall attempt persuade ence or
with the view said freedman free muato without the
of this State such conviction shall be fined not less than fifty
shall be Immediately PAID the shall sentence said convict to not e
c+edng six months Imprisonment in The county jail
charge white freedman free muato by
dd any criminal offence against his her property the
flv proper shall be issued and xecued said affidavit
white person and shall be lawful for freedman free
equity this make all need and lawful adats
shall be for the institution prosecution defence such suit or
That penal
specially provided shall apply freedmen.
Degoes and mula
IRON aud after its passage