New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-06

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| he has referred to General Lee were decided
by great war, and that he contributed 10
| that decision at Stone River and luka.
THE LETTER OF ROBERT E, LEE G. CO.
The mountain of White Sulphur Springs
has labored, and brought forth mouse Of
the feeblest sort-the letter of Robert E.
Lee and others to General Roseerauz,
which we publish in another column.
1t needs but little comment 1t is a
restatement, in no very brilliant form, of
what has been said with dreary iteration
and reiteration by this class of men since
1865. Will the Geographic Jenkins who
said it would be proclamation to attempt
a condensation" Of this document, forgive
us if we declare it 10 be "twaddle" from
the beginning to the end
We can make brief reply to these gen
tlemen, who are solacing their leisure by
drinking sulphur water, and writing polit-
ical manifestoes, They say thus and So
we reply-what have you DONE? Let the
following ordinance first make answer
Ordinance relative to the police of recently
emancipated negroes or freedmen within
the corporate limits Of the town of 0pe-
lousas.
WHEREAS, The relations formerly subsist-
ing between master and slave have become
changed by the action of the controlling au.
thorities; and whereas, it is necessary to
provide for the proper police and govern
ment OF the recently emancipated negroes
or freedmen III their new relations to the
municipal authorities;
SECTION !. Be it therefore ordained by the
Board of Police of the town of Opelousas.
| That no negro or freedman shall be allowed
TO come within the limits of the town OF
| Opelousas without special permission from
his employer, specifying the object of his
visit, and the time necessary for the accomp-
lishment of the same Whoever shall VIC
late this provision shall suffer Imprisonment
and two days work on the public streets, or
shall pay fine Of two dollars and fifty cents.
Sec. 2, Be it further ordained that every
negro or freedman who shall be found on the
streets of 0pelousas after ten o'clock at night
without written pass or permit from his
employer shall be imprisoned and compelled
to work five days on the public streets, or
pay fine of five dollars.
Sec, 3. No negro or freedman shall be per.
mitted to rent or keep house within the
limits of the town under any circumstances
and any one thus offending shall be elected
and compelled to find an employer, or leave
the town within twenty four hours. The
lessor or furnisher of the house leased or
kept as above shall pay fine OF ten dollars
for each otfense.
SEC. 4. No negro or freedman shall reside
within the limits Of the town of Opelousas
who is not in the regular service of some
white person or former owner, who shall be
held responsible for the conduct of said
freedman. But said employer or former
owner may permit said freedman to hire his
time, by special permission in writing, which
permission shall not extend over twenty
four hours at any one time. Any one vio-
lating the provisions Of this section shall be
imprisoned and forced to work for two days
on the public streets.
Sec. 5, No public meetings or congrega-
lions OF negroes ol freedmen shall be al
lowed within the limits Of the town of Ope-
lousas, under any circumstances or for any
Mayor or President of the Board. This pro.
hibition is not intended, however, to pre-
vent freedmen from attending the usual
church services conducted by established
ministers of religion. Every freedman vio-
lating this law shall be imprisoned and made
to work five days on the public streets.
SEC. 6. No negro or freedman shall be per
mitted to preach, exhort, or otherwise de.
claim, to congregations of colored people,
without special permission from the Mayor
or President of the Board of Police, under
the penalty of fine of ten dollars or twenty
days work on the public streets.
SEC. 7. No freedman, who is not in the
military service, shall be allowed to carry
firearms or any kind OF weapons, within
the limits of the town of 0pelousas, without
the special permission of his employer in
writing, and approved by the Mayor or
President Of the Board of Police. ANY one
thus offending shall forfeit his weapons, and
shall be imprisoned and made to work five
days on the public Streets OF pay a fine of
five dollars in lieu of said work.
SEC s. No freedman shall sell, barter. or
exchange any articles of merchandise of
traffic, within the limits of 0pelsusas, with
out permission in writing from his employer
or the Mayor or President of the Board, In-
der the penalty of the forfeiture of said
labor, or q fine of one dollar in lieu of SAID
work.
SEC 3. Any freedman found drunk within
the limits of the town shall be imprisoned
and made to labor FIVE days on the public
streets, or pay five dollars in lieu OF said
labor.
SEC. 10. ANY freedman not residing in |
0pelousas who shall be found within its
corporate limits after the hour of three |
O'Clock P. NJ. on Sunday, without a special |
written permission from his employer or |
the Mayor, shall be arrested and impris- |
oned, and made to work two days on the |
public streets, or pay two dollars in lieu of |
said work.
SEC. II. All the foregoing provisions apply |
70 freed men and freed women, or both sexes. |
SEC. IL. II shall be the special duty of the |
Mayor or President of the Board 10 see that |
q, she pteyisions Of this ordinance are faith |
fully executed.
SEC. IS. Belt further ordained. That this |
ordinance te So take effect from and after its |
first publication.
Ordained the third day of July, 1865.
r. D. ESTILIETTE,
President cI ne Board OF Police.
Jos. D. RIcHARD, Clerk.
This precious piece Of mpnIcipal legisla-
ton was not provoked BY ny Irritation y |
Hardly two months had elapsed after the
surrender of Kirby Smith Congress had |
not assembled. Not " Radieal'' baa been |
heard upon the subject Of Reconstruction. |
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