Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-04-12
THE FREEDMEN'S CODE.
AN ACT
Concerning Negroes and Persons or Color or or
Mixed Blood.

Mixed Blood.
BE At enacted Ly tte General Assembly Of the State of
@ o' so,5e 0e2ma s @na heety e'aeed ey ne auory Of
ancestor in each succeeding generation to the fourth
cigs'ye Re- Is H Tnlte shall De deemed persons OF color
are Inhabitants of this State, shall entitled to the
ss the were eonre
were to free persons OF color prior to the ord
law.
g. Bea fsther eaacted That persons of color shal be
prosecutmg defending continuing, removing and trans
mode Of trial by jury ali privileges appertaning
thereto And all proceedings in equity by or against
all respects the answer Of white persons.
Be aste. enacted a That in an cases Of sppEentioe
Code the master shall be bound to discharge the same
white three three are hereby repealed
and the word aPprentlse shall Re read after the word
in the s. cond line Of section six are hereby repealed
Poced azCoys, That in the binding of apprentices
they shall be regarded suitable by courts
shall be entitled to have such apprentices bound them
5. Be Huthe1 enaced, That in all where
emsncpaed cohabit together the hus-
band and wife the parties shall be deemed have been law
fully married and wife at the time CT the
men such although they not been
married in due form of law Ands persons whose cohab
taton hereby ratified into state ofmarriage shall be-
the Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter
the TN IN which they reside 1s or before some
habtation, and the time of its commencement and the
Cerk book that
and if the acknowledgment be made before justice of
the peace such Justice shall report the in writing to
the Clerk shall enter the though the acknowledge
ment had been made before him and such entry shall be
contained For making such entry and giving certificate
of the the Clerk shall be entitled to fee twenty
Ee cents, to be paid by the party for whom the services
g. BE f,u4he" enacted That if any of such persons
some justice OF the peace of the county which they
September 1866 they shalt deemed guilty Of misde-
and punished at the discretion Of the court and
separate and distinct offense
T. BE nther enacted That all contracts between any
persons whatever whereof of them shall be
of color for the sale purchase of any horse
mule ass s met neat @ & cattle hog sheep or
such persons for ether article articles of
and all contracts executed e1ecutoy between such
for the payment Of Of the value of ten dol
the be put writing and signed by the
debtors, and witnessed by white person who read
and write
BE Htudter enacted That marriages between white
and of color shall be void and every
shall knowingly soemnize the between such persons
and every clerk of court who shall knowingly issue Ii
snd huns
dred dollars to any person suing for the same.
wise in
all At Law and in equity where the nights OF
sue, and would be concluded BY the Judgment
the and also in pleas Of the State where the
done by persons color In all civil and
criminal such evidence shall be deemed nadnlssi
That this section shall not go into effect until jurisdiction
matters relating etc dnd shall be fully committed %
person shall be deemed incompetent to bear testimony
such because Of being party to the record in
interest.
10. Be further enacted, That whenever person Of
color shall be examined as Witness the court shall warn
IL. Be further enacted That person Of color con-
viced by due of law with assault with the intent
suffer death
II. Be futer enacted, That the criminal laws of the
extended to Of color except where otherwise
provided this act and whenever they shall be convicted OF
they shall be punished in like manner except in such
cases when other and different punishment may be pre-
scribed or allowed by this act.
49, Be further enacted That at the time now provided
for the election of wardens of the poor the Justices OF the
the rules and regulations prescribed may in their
discretion elect two distinct and independent courts OF
wardens of whom shall act wardens Of the white
poor and the other the wardens of the coored
Il. Be further enacted, That the persons constituting
ae
ers and authorities conferred them and they and
shall be subject to all the duties liabilities and penalties
imposed on them by chapter &c. Of the revised code
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contained in the revised CODE namely The entire chap
groes except sections 6ftyOur fifty five df.y-si1 fty
seven ftyeight and sxtysix and these sections shall
free negroes in all cases where the latter words
Section two Of chapter fourteen entitled boats and ca
eighty-two eghtythree eighty eighyfv eighty
six, eightyseven eighty ninety nnety-on ninety
two, nnetyhree Of chapter entitled crimes
and punshments Sections seventeen, nineteen and
went-one of chapter thirtyseven entitled deeds and
convey Section four Of chapter fortyeght, enti
ented nsolvent debtors seeton thirty -nine of chap
ter eighty flour, entitled ''pilos Sections fifteen, six
een seventeen eighteen nineteen and twenty Of chapter
of the revised CODE tow act ratified on the
sixteenth Of February eighteen hundred and
negroes in certain act ratified on the same day.
chapter entitled act to prevent the sale OF
spirituous liquors to free persons of color act rat
fed the rtyfrs day of January, eighteen hundred
sxtyone, chapter thirtyseven, entitled an act to
prohibit emancipation Of slaves by will act rStied
the twenythird day of February eighteen hundred
and sixty-one chapter twenty three entitled act TO
amend tho sixteenth and tGteenth sections OF chapter
thirty -four, revised code act ratified on the same
the revised CODE relang to free negroes having arms
an act change the rules of evidence in indictments for
trading & slaves d IN act sa to On sns free
roes hiring having the control OF slaves an act
ratified the twentyfrst day OF September eighteen
hundred and sxtyone, chapter twenty-six entitled an
act to amend section fifteen Of the hundred and
seventh chapter of the revised code act rahed ON
twentieth day OF December eighteen hundred and SIX
Governor to employ slave labor in erecting
and other works."
16 Be further enacted That all other acts and parts
Assembly besides those foregoing
ton subjects whereof revised and reenacted in
this act which repugnan to the provisions herein
force and effect from and after the OF this act
with the exceptions and limitation hereinafter mentioned
mentioned in the preceding sections shall not effect any
act done right accruing accrued or established
amy suit or had or commenced In any case
before the ratification of this act.
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