The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-22
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acauir. m soma property aud chooses N acction, by de-
scent purchase, and may dispose OF the same 10 w
same manner and to The slme extent that white per
sons NAV Provided that the provisions oil TINS seoon
not be so coast ued allow any friedman free
negro mulatto rent any lands or tenanea'
except IN n-orporated cities IL when PAGES
the corp rae authorities shall. contr the same.
sEc , BE further enacted, That Ali freedmen ree
negroes and mulatoes may nternarIy Win each "theF
in the game manner and un1er the regulations that
are provided by law ~hita persons Provided, ulat
the clerk Of Probate shall keep separate records o. '7
SIC g. Be it further enacted That all freedmen free
and mulattoes. who do now and have herevo-
fore lived and cohab,e4 together as husband and wife
shall be taken and held in law legally RED aud the
issue shall be taken and held as legitimate lof
al purposes; That il shah be lawful
Fny freedman, free negro or mnauo 10 inter
marry with any white person. nor tor any WINE Persoh
10 ntermarry with any freedman tree negro or mua12
and any per son who shall inermarry shat be deemed
guilty of felony, and conviction thereon sha be con
fined in the State pen tertiary for lie ana those s4l
deemed freedmen, free negroes and mHlatoes VINO are Vi
pure negro blood, and those descended from negro 70
the third generation inclusive thou n one ancestor Oh
each generation may have been white pc son.
Be it further enacted, That in addi-
ton to cases in which freedmen, free
negroes and mulattoes are now by law
competent witnesses, freedmen, free ne
groes and mulattoes shall be competent
| in civil cases when party or parties to
the suit, either plaintiff or plaintiffs de- |
| fendant or defendants also in cases where |
| freedmen, free negroes and mulattoes is
or are either plaintiff or plaintiffs, de-
PENDANT or defendants, and white per-
son or white persons is or are the OPP |
posing party or parties, plaintiff or plain
lifts, defendant or defendants.
They shall also be competent witnesses
in all criminal prosecutions where the
crime charged is alleged to have been
committed by white person upon or
against the person or property OF Ireed
man. free negro or mul tito. Provided IN
IL
in omen court on the stand except how
ever they may be examined before the
Grand Jury. and shall in all cases be
subject to the rules and tests Of the COM
mon law as to competency and CREDIBLE
Ity.
SEC b, it further enacted, That in addition 10 the
cases in which freedmen negroes and muattoes are
now by law compete Witnesses freedmen free negroes
and u attoes shalt be compttcn witnesses IN an ClE
aeas in which the freedman neGlo mulatto, offer
ing himself or horsel witaess shall be party to the
record aud in which freedmen, free heroes and muat
tos stal be parles both plaintiffs and defendants; and
in all criminal cases where the offence charged was com
menc ed against he person or pro- erty Of the ieeu3
go oeoro or mu,ao so of red a witness; Provide
that 10 free oman free negro or mulato sha lie eA mn
cd as witness any whatever My upon lhe sId
&c Be it further enacted, That eyey freedman,
f,aa negro and mulatto shall thu second Monday OF
Ionary one usand eight hundred and sixysx and
annual y thereat have lawful home or employ men
ia sba have written cvideuce thereof as follows, to-
i,. Il living IN any incorporate ty town or village, a
license from the Mayor thereof; aud living outside OIL
q 49,, incornorated ety. town vi age, from the mem
y F he Br,rd If PGlca of his beat, author him
or her to do irregular and job work. or written con
80 90 nrovi cd m section sixth Of this act, which icen
ses may be revoked lor cAuS5, a. any NN-o' - '0 49,
It tho ity granting the same
Src g Be it further enacted, That all contracts fol
ahor made with freedmen free negroes ard muiatoes
~ ,1ngcr neriod than one month shall be IN writ rs
and in d9pcate attestad and read to sal freedman, re
IT negro or muatto by beat city or COUNT oAeer o
tarsstcd white persons of the county in which tn
laIor is to performed, OF which eaci party shai "
! one: and sad contrac shall be taseh anu neiu d
d tro contra is and the laborer sh'l quit the ser
vice of the employer, before expiration OF ms term
arvine without good cause he shalA iorleH MS wage
n TO- that year, up to The time quit ng.
= SIC BE it further eoacted, That every cI'H othGe
o. han and every person may arrest ana carry oack 70
ar her leg al employer any freedman Tee negro OF hII
ho shaH have quit the servIc OF his or her employ
before the expiration OF his or her term OF serves
ont good cause said officer ard re son snail De en-
r. ot ~ ~c"ip for arrestpg ying back every d.
rtnp emp oyee aforesaid the sum of five collars an
ge ten e and the same shall be paid by the enploye
le and held as oil for SO mucn a5a gnjd ar astf
16 sa o1tcr being 50 leturned may appeal to justice
its he Peace or member of the Board u trv
all ~ who on notice to the leg enlpo! u 80 ~ :,
3,,rv whether said appellant is legay emp ieu ~ y
10 aueecd employer and has good caus5 10 4 nI ~ r
in ~r either party shall have the rghL % ertar sh
II County Coult pending which the aieseu o 81 as
al he remanded the ed empower OF o,a of Il
la sed Of as shall be right aIuJust "No 'No
on | county Court shall be final
oct | S,c Be it further enacted, mat upon @tnaa
cat made by the employer OF any before any justice
- mnato " n,a,rhr o the board of lice, that a
by freedman ,[So has legally descrtel sad empl yme
Its - rsi,ca of he pc me N er Of the b' %
nch Jr2t -. ms warrant or warrants re utnabc
~ b;,s oil OF other sucholcer directed 10 any sHcl
Oh - ar special deputy, commanding MN 10 L'tes'
;S staoe, VI ot,rn n m or her said employ and
1 rocrcdipgs shall be had as providei III Use pre-
are ticr. m d shall be awful Tor any OFFICER - WI
tho, ns6 warrant sha drec ed to execute sad war;
est in any county OF this state anu TO ny ike oai
to be l5rl, cunt to be executed and returned as al
rep said and employer sEa pay h me Sail be
of for so mrch against the wages ol s"'A
lne c. q re it further enacted, That any pei
Inn ,ys,aIe or sha attempt to pc suade, enilc
I'D SUI vfreedulan free negro or mulao TO Geset
% Iegal employment of any perso1, before 'ie eAl
M on of his or her term OF service ul te ne ro
~ q I,ov any such deserving freedman, 1ree nc7io
keep mui TO- OF snn free nygr6 or mnla 10 any
cold rsmeat or ohe Iii he or he shall b. gully OF
90 Irneanor and upon convection, shall DC hnea hot
and than ~s sn9 to co t. and said ane aud SITS sha
ltic he Immediately paid the court sn Il sal th 60
H. ot exceeding two months Imprisonment III tie ~
lazy u md or she shall moreover DE fADie !" w -
e OF 3,rad IN damages, provided any person gu ,,
till it smpt to re suade eutIce or caue Any anToyn,,
wa n or muatto 10 des ri from the iesa, ShtU!
W. nerson W tn the view to employ san tt
Id to go or - uIatto, without the Amls Oh tuls -
otless person on eonlo' pr than Ave hundred
rtion s and if said and c'>ts shall not be mine
faSt the court shall SEN ence sad eenNVt - i "a
-, n n ix months Imprisonment ins'he eoa ' "a"
this SIC es g free ngro or mulatto to ehrre
nem- white person, FRESHMAN Tree neelo w h 6r
say day WIN aS the 1son or property any other
have ap free ne 70 or muatto, and upon sasn anna
their proper poeess sha be IS 1 nrson and it shall
eope da VII s %"s reeman free neg uat in al
to the ton suit ntroyer-y penaa or 3SSus state to
Ave no ted in any coI a ., aiay IS as shall be nee
labors a. the nsGIuton prosecution or deLencs OF SAGA
n the controversy. an,
except sEc. Be it further snaGsd acted. I snera provid
ILL., the Stat ma a and .nd to ali esden free rssr'
1t Goa TaaIs ,, t,,. .ct
,,a, sc % b il further ena ted Inat lAls aV'
heS sc, and be IN force ON and alter LIS passage
vexed tec' an" " -
AMIGA
ID the Gen, Sherman, while IN La"TenI
fMur \ = : cow DAYS ago was asked WI