The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-06-21
Southern Codes fol. 1NreedTnen.-
What the Reconstructed States
are NVilIfhE to Abo for the Negro.
Res e.EstablishnieInt of Slavery
Ry Eaw.-What Has Come of
'sNEy Policy" in the Rebel states.

are VVfIIfshE TO Hbo for the Negro.
Re. Establishment Of Slavery
Ry E.aw.-What Has Come Of
''My Policy" i'm the Rebel states.
From statement of the laws and provisions of
the Reconstructed States, regarding the Freedmen,
called for by Congress- and sent to that body April
q, we condense the most important facts. In
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Texas, the
laws are less against the Freedmen and show a
greater regard for the interests of labor These
are duly Loted-N. T. Tribune.
TITE SOUTH CAROLINA APPRENTfCEsH1P CODE.
In the negro code of the Palmetto State, while
'the statutes and regulations concerning slaves
are now inapplicabe to persons of coer yet 1t is
thought necessary to declare that such persons are
inadmissible to ''socia or political equ lty with
white persons" They are privileged to make
contracts to sue and be sued, and to be protected
under law in person and properly. Bnt IN act to
amend the criminal law. passed and approved De-
cember 49, declares in the first section that certain
crimes specified shall be declared felony (Which of
late was punishable With dGath) Wis for any per-
son to raise an nsurrecton or rebellion in this
State for any person to furnish arms or ammu-
milton to other persons UhO dre in state Of actual
iAsurrecfi0R or rebellion, or permit them to resort
to his house for advancement of their evil pur
pose; for any person who had been
transported under sentence to return to this State
WlLhln the pollOu OF pTOnlDltlOH cOnldlneu III tue
sentence; or for person to steal horse or a
mule, or cotton packed in bale ready for market.
Another section fOrbids farm laborers to sell pro-
! duce of any kind without written leave from the
''master;" aud the punishment is, for the buyer.
$500 or Imprisonment; for the seller, lighter
fine, S. or twice the value of the products; ''and
| if that he not immediately paid he shall suffer cor
! poreal punishment"
The section devoted to corporal punishment is
well calculated to make flogging the rule and fin
! ing the exception. 1t forbids cOlOred persons,
under penalty Of fine or tioggng to keep fire.
arms or weapons of any kind; to keep dlstillerY,
| or to sell liquor; to come into the State from an
other State, unless he gets two freeholders to be
his security for good behavior in bond of IL 900
| Section 80 provides that upon view of INSIDE
! mCNnor committed by q person of color, any per-
son present mdy arrest the OBt1der aud take him
before a magistrate, to he dealt with as the case
NAV require In case ola misdemeahor commit
ted by white person toward person OF color.
any person may compsatH to mdgidiate.
Section 20 of the District Court act provides that
! indictment Iainst white person for the homicide
of a person of color shall be tried in the Superior
Court of law. and so shall other Indictments in
which a white person i accused of capital felony
| in the same regard Not so. however with per
sons of color" The accused in q colOred crlmi-
nal case and the parties in every such civil case.
may be Witnesses and so may every other person
I WHO Is II COlUptIClJ NllllCcoi hhu III S'NiN
case. either party may offer testmonpas as to his
own character, or that of his adversary, or of the
prosecutor, or of the third person mentioned In
an Indictment; y and Section 80 secures to persons
Of color the same rights as to whites, In regard to
the distribution ofproperty by will.
The act to regulate the domestic relations OF
persons of COLOR Is worthy Of attention. Col
0red children between the ages mentioned, who
have neither father nor mother living IN the dis
trict in which they are found or whose parents
are paupers or unable to afford to them malnten'
aGtG, q Wh0se parents are not tedchmg hem haou'
Of industry and honesty or are persOnsol notorl'
Ousy bad character, or are vagrants, or nave
been, either of them convicted OF an Infamous OF
ensC, NAV be bound rs apprentices by the distllcl
Judge or one OF the magistrates for the aforesaid
term" Section ~ of this law provides that the
apprentice shall he well treated in certain useiu
respects, "and If there be q school within con
venient distance in which cOored children art
taught shall send him to sch5o at least six week.
in every year of his apprenticeship. after he slal
he fthr are of ten wears pto2hled that H. srhei
IF such schOoi stuR hare the liceHse Of Tie d'sff1e
Judge 10 establish the same"
Section 80 provides that q mechanic artisan ol
shop-keepcr or other person. who is required tC
have license, shall not receive any c0lored ap
prentice without having first obtained such Ii
cense.
Section 35 provides that all persons Of color whC
make contracts for service or labor shall be knowr
~ serudpis and those with whom they contrac
shall be known as mdsteTS.
Section 30 provides that person OF color wht
has no parent living In the district, and is tel
years of age, and l. not an apprentice may mak'
a valid contract for labor or service for one yea
or less.
Section 60 provides that upon the conviction o
any master of larceny or felony, the district ludg
shall have the right, upon the demand OF any whit
(reeholder, to annul the contract between the con
yict and his coOred servants. If any Thue free
holder shall complain 10 the district lgdge Nat an!
muster so manages and controls his c0fored serrdht
as 10 make them q nuisance 10 the Reighborhood. IN
jpdge shall order an issue 10 be made up md tried De
fore a juJy and II such issue Is found in favor o
the complainant, the district Judge shall annu th
contract between such master and his colored ser
want or servants. IL would appear that this act
obliquely directed at the inn0vating Yankees.
More wonderfully made is the following section
which prescribes that no person OF color shaii pul
sue OF practice the art trade, or business of ah al
tisan, mechanic, orshopkerper orany other trade
employment or business (beside that oi husband
y ry or that of servant under contract tor SCI
vice or labor on his own account and Tor his oW
benefit or in partnership with white person, o
as agent or servant of any person, until he sha
have obtained license therefor from the Judge c
the district court which license shall be good 10
one wear only This license the Judge may gran
upon petition of the applicant, and upon bein
satisfied of his skill and fitness, and OF his goo
moral character and upon payment by the appl
cant tn the Clerk of the District Court OF one hH'
A Irfd tiDidrs IL shOpkteper Or p0tHer, tu he al
annually, aud slO ifa mechanic, artisan, or to er
"a 20 in any other trade also u be paid annually
Provided however that upon complaint hein
, made and proved to the District Judge OF an abus
f Of such license, he shal revoke the same, An
provided, also, That no person Of coiorshU prd'
= lice aay ReckaaicdL art or trade unless he show
Q that he has served an Apprenticeship In such trad
3 or art or Is now practleing such trade or art.
# uEoRaIA ALABAMA AND TEXAS.
b The laws of Georgia make the average prov
= sons In vogue as tothe right Of freedmen to COZ
;, tract sue aud be sued; 10 testify and inherit
, purchase lease, and otherwise dispose OF the
property and to have full aud equal benefit
Il laws accordingly, without being subject I'd othC
" depriyatlons or punishments than white persons
n These ure contained In the Act OF March H. A
. Ac. of Dec. Is declares free persons OF color sha
u be competent witnesses In all the courts OF Til
10 State IN civil cases. wheretoa free person OF colo
is a partv and ia all criminal cases wherein FRI
:, person Of color Is defendant or wherein the oiien
u charged Is a crime or misdemeanor against u
y person or property OF free person OF coior.
l. The law of Alabama declares that freedmen shi
N be competent to testify only In open court, al
" only In cases in which freedmen free negroes al
mulattoes are parties either plaintiff or deiendan
ie and in civil aud criminal cases for injuries IN u
" persons aud property of freedmen, free negro
= and mulattoes and In oil cases, civil or crlnni
VI In which freedman free negro or mulatto Is
" witness against white person, or white perst
" against freedman, free negro or mulatto, u
>, parties shall be competent witnesses and neith
interest in the question or suit nor marriage, sh
le dIsqualfy any witness FROM testifylng In op
b. court. a.
IA Section 2 of law of Texas, passed April
~ - states that Africans and their descendants sh