The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-06-21


ture shall have power to authorize them to TESTIFY
as witnesses In all other cases under such les
tions as may be prescribed as to facts hereafter W.
curing"
FLORIDA PILLoRY LAWS. |
The law of Florida affecting negro testimony 70
much the same rs the foregoing. But an aet Va
the 10th OF January provides in the twelfth seGton
that II shall not be lawful for any negro, mulut'o
or other person of color TO own use or keep ID ms
possession or under his control any bowic'Knnss'
dirk, sword firearms or ammunition of any klha,
unless he first obtain a license TO do SO rom sl'o
Judge OF Probate of the county in which ne uln1
be a resident for the time being; and tue sniu
Judge OF Probate is hereby authorized 10 lSsNe
such license upon the recommendation Of TWO res
pectable citizens OF the county certifying 70 sto
peaceful and orderly character of the applicant;
and any negro, mulatto or other person Q! coioi
offending shall be deeried to be guilty OF ms
demeanor. and upon conviction shall forelI 10 slo
use Of the lnformer all such firearms and ahlllu,
milton, and in addition thereto shall be sentenced
to stand in the piilory for one hour, or to be rhe"
not exceeding 80 stripes, or both, at the dlsere'on
of the jury. go
Section IA provides that If any negro, mulatto'
or other person of color, shall intrude himself i
to any religious or other public assembly Of whi!e
persons, or into any railroad car or other punllc
vehicle set apart for the exclusive accomlnodalton
of white people, he shall be deemed guilty OIL
misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall Oe eeii-
fenced to stand in the pilLOry for one hour, or Oe
phpped, not exceeding 80 stripes or both, a. tne me
discretion of the jury; nor shall it be lawlul iUr
any white person 10 intrude himself into any rell-
gous or other public assembly of colored persons
or into any railroad car or other public Venlcle'
set apart for the exclusive accommodation Of per-
sons of color, under the same penalties"
An act of January 16 forbids the dispositions Oh
colored persons to be taken in writing.
An act of January 16, concerning schools ior
freedmen" appoints State Superintendent Oh
common schools for freedmen, who with MS 10
cal assistants shall establish schools for freedmen
when the number of children of persons OF color
in any county or counties will warrant the same
provided the funds hereinafter provided lor shall
be sufficient TO meet the expenses thereof. IL aso
LAYS a light tax upon the freedmen to support 1he
schools. The last section declares that y any
person shall teach day school Of persons Of cO!or ."
this State acihOu first haUng obtained The RSenSe or
certificate heretofore prOcided for he 0, she shaH De
guilty Of lisdemeanOr and upon concictioa hereCf
shall be fined not less than one hundred dolIS nor
more than fire hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days,
at the discretion of the court"
MISSISSIPPI FUGITIVE FREEDMEN ACT.
Mississippi gives us, perhaps the most interest.
ing chapter of legislative science on the subject OF
freedmen. The act Of Nov. "a, 1865, opens brisk
": "All freedmen, free negroes and mulattoes
in this State, over the age Of Is years, found On
the second Monday in January, 1865 or thereafter,
with no lawful employment or business or found
unlawfully assembling themselves together either
in the day or night time, and all white persons 50
assembling with freedmen, free negroes or mnlat-
toes or usually assOciating with freedmen, Tree
negroes or mulatOes on terms OF equality, or Nv
irg in adultery or fornicotion with treedwOman
free negro or mulatto, shall be deemed vagrants,
and on conviction thereof shall be fned IN the sum
of not exceeding, in tile case of freedman, Tree
negro or mulattO 500, and white man $500, and
imprisonment at the discretion Of the court the
free negro not exceeding ten days and the white
man not exceeding six months" Said negro may
be- hired out on failure to pay fine or tax.
In ction first of an act Of Nov %, 1t Is provl-
| ded that all freemen free negroes aud mulattoes
may sue and he sued, implead and be implicated IN
all the courts Of law and equity of this State, and
may acquire personal property and chooses IN ac-
| tion by descent or purchase, and may dispose ol
| the same in the same manner and to the same e1-
tent that white persons NAV provided, that the
provisions of this section ShC not be construed as 10
aiiOo aay freedmen, free negro, or mutaHo 10 rem
or lease any idqlS or feaemehs except In lncorpo'
rated towns or cities, in which places the cOrpt
rate authorities shall cOntro the same
Section four provides that in addition to cases
in which freedmen, free negroes and mnlattoes
free negi oes and muattoes shall DC competent IN
civil cases, when party or parties to the suit,
either plaintiff or plaintiffs, defendant or defend
ants; also in cases where freedmen, free negroes
and muattoes are either plaintiff or plaintiffs de-
fendant or defendants. and white person or white
persons is or are the opposing party or ar'lto
plaintiff or plaintiffs defendant or deieruants
They shall also be competent witnesses III al
criminal prosecutions where the crime charged Ii
alleged to have been committed by white per 0I
upon or against the person or property Ol freed
man. free negro or muatto; provided, lhat III III
cases said witnesses shall be examined In opet
court on the stand, except, however, they may u
examined before the grand jury, and shall IN al
cases be subject to the rules and tests OF the COM
mon law as to competency and cred biIltt .
Section five provides that every freedman, iret
negro and muatto shall, on the second Monday o.
January, 1866, and annually thereafter, hare u tau
ful hOme or empiOymeHL dld shalt htCe WrltfeR ect
Ieace thereof as fOilo,cS. to-wit If living III any
incorporated city, town or village, license iron
the Mayor thereof and II living outside OF any IL
corpUrated city, town or village, from tile mem
Der OF the Board OF Police OF his beat, au hoIzIhs
him ur her " do Irregular and job work. or ;
written contract, as prJvidedin section sixth o
this act; which licenses may be revoked for eaus
at anv time by the authority granting tue same.
Section seven provides that every civil office
shall and eUery person may arrest ana carry Dact
TO his or her legal employer any freedman, ire
negro or nlulatto who shall have quit the service
of his or her employer before the expiration OF hi
or her term OF service without good cause ant
said ocer and person shdH be entitled to receice f0
arrestag and carrying baci erery deserving rmptye
aforesaid The sam Of ire dollars, and ten cciltS pc
mile from the place of arrest TO the place OF dev
cry, and the SAME shall be paid BY the empioye
and held as set-oif For so much against the wage
Of said deserting employee; provided, that sal
arrested party, after being so returned may sPpea
to justice Of the peace or member OF the boar,
ofpOlice of the county, who, on notice To the al
legged employer, shall try, summarilvy, whethe
said appellant is legally employed by the aNegr
EMPLOYER and has good cause to quit said employ
er; either party shall have the right of appeal L
the county court, pending Which TIE alleged deserte
shut be reminded 10 The alleged employer, or othel
wise disposed of, as shall be right aud just an
. the decision Of the county court shall be final
Section ten provides that it shall be lawful fo
anv freedman, free negro ornnlattoto chargean
; white person, freedman, freed negro or lhhlattI
by affidavit with any criminal offence against hi
orher person or property, and upon such atiidav
the proper process shall be issued and executed q
if the said affidavit was made by a white person
and 1t shall be lawful for any freedman, free negr
or nulatto, in anN action, suit or controversy
pending or about TO be instituted In any Court {
law or equity Of this State, TO make all neediul an
lawful atlidavits rs shall be necessary for the IL
, stitution, prosecution or defence OF such suit.
i Colored Youths may be apprenticed much ate
the manner of the South Carolina code, 0ccordin
to another act. The County Court must be full
satisfied that the person or persons 10 whom Lh
I minor shall be apprentiued is suitable guardian
&C., from whom said court shall exact bond an
security. The apprentices shall be taught To reA
/, and write aud tue master Is required To coniorl
To ANY law that may he hereafter passed regulat
the duties and relations OF master and apprentice
! Important 10 soldiers.
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