The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-15

ILLINOIS.
At an carly day Illinois prohbitc,
negroes and mulattoes from settling il
the State, unless they had certificates o
freedom, and unless each settler shout,
give bond also in the penalty of 81, 600
with good security, that he would not be
come a charge upon the county rs IA pau
per, and that he would at all times demear
himself according to law, and any person
! hiring or giving sustenance to "A negro oi
mulatto settling in the State in violation o
this law was liable to fine Of $500
Rev. statutes of Illinois of 1929. D. 10g
Marriages between whites and black,
| or mulattOes were prohibited, and per.
sons violating the statute on the subject
were to be whipped with $50 thirty-ninc
lashes and imprisoned one year, and per
| sons solemnizing such marriages. or
granting license therefor, were to be fined
$500, and tobe thereafter ineligible to hold
office IN that State, lii. This vas contin-
ued in the Revision Of 1915. p. 3j3.
In the Revised statutes of 1893. D..
351, the same provision as to settling IN
! the State of free negroes and mulattoes
will be found
/ the State was admitted into the Union
! slavery was abolished but the apprentic.
! ing and binding out of negro servants
was authorized. Under thi. Constitution
there were many stringent and severe
| provisions enacted, to secure the rights
Of the master to the apprentice, and to
| his labor, and to enforce subordination of
negroes and mulattoes. These will be
| found in the Revision of 1888, commenc-
ing on page 457. Among them j. pro-
/ hlbtIon against any negro or mulatto
| being brought into the State to be set
free, without bond and security in 81 900
given to indemnify the counties against
the negro becoming pauper. Free ne
groes were also required to have certifi-
Gates Of freedom, and person hiring
one without a certificate was to pay 81. 80
for each day he 50 hired him.
Any negro servant 5apprentice) "being
lazy, disorderly, or guilty Of misbehaviour
to his master or his family was punsha-
BILE with stripes, and il he refused 10
work he was to be compelled thereto,
in like manner, and, moreover, was
compelled to serve alter his term had
expired, two days for every one he had
he Was Was also Is Compelled to - ''' away az,
-. :-n~ out. all expense of catching ana
bringing nm nUH~. ire was allowed To
acquire ''gOOds und money! only, not real
estate, nor was he allowed to trade in
any commodity without the consent Of
his master. These bound or apprcn-
iced servants were also punishable in all
cases by whipping when free persons
we're punishable by fine (this provision
was continued lnIevision Of 1870. And
person permitting slaves or servants
Of color, to the number of three or more,
to assemble at his or her house for the
purpose of dancing or rcvelling was fined
$50 and costs, and the slaves or servants
put in jail and whipped. This WAS con
tinued in the Revision Of 1915.
Apprentices were also required to be
taught to read, write, and to know arith-
metic; but II colored apprentice was
only to be taught to read, see III. p.
9O). This pro; i,ion continued ia Revi5-
ion Of 1893, p, ST.
Negroes were not allowed T. be witnesses
for or against whites.
In Revision of 1915, PIP. l5l and 237,
keepers of public houses were prohibited
from entertaining these servants, negroes
and mulattoes, and the provision against
their being witnesses where whites were
interested was continued with the enact
ment, that mulatto having ome-fourth
negro blood should be excluded, and
Indians were only excluded if they had
half Indianblood.
And in same Revision, p. 3S7 no
negro or mulatto was permitted to reside
in the State without certificate Of his
| freedom, and without giving bond and
| surety in the penalty Of 81 600, against
/ his becoming a charge On the county,
and further That he or she would at all
4 times demean himself or herself in strict
conformity with the laws Of this State,
/ that now are or hereafter may be
enacted - and for any violation OF
I the laws however trivial the whole
penalty of 81 900 was recoverable.
\ Aud any person harboring a negro or
muIatto, or hiring, or giving him susten-
ance, not having such certificate or
I. giving such bond, except he was Il resi-
Y dent when the law was passed, was to be
fined 5000
Y All negroes and rnulattoes were com
PEELED to register their certificates Of free
/ dom and all the names Of their families,
( etc, and all not having such certificate,
were deemed runaway slaves, and were
to be caught and advertised ard hired
out.
Every person bringing Il negro into
Y the State for the purpose Of freeing him
was fineable 500.
Living in State Of adultery by white
with black, and vice versa, punished
with $500 fine and imprisonment in pen
itentiary for a year and for each succeed
ing offence the parties were 10 be punished
doubly, trebly, eic.
By the new Constitution OF 1S47, only
whites were allowed to vote. Art. ~,
81, or to serve in the militia, Art. VIII,
apportionmen TO members of the Legis-
lature were to be according to white pop,
uIation, Art III, S..
By Art. XIV, the Legislature was re-
quired at It's first session to pass such laws
as would efficiently prevent free persons
of color from immigratiDg to and settling
i'll the State, and to prevent effectually
the owners Of slaves from bringing them
into the State for the purpose of setting
them free
In Feb. 1858 (Rev. Statutes of 1857,
p. 624, the Legislature carried out this
provision by the most stringent legislation,
and among them was a prohibition against
any person bringing into the State any
colored person, slave or free, under the
penalty of fine of $500, and imprison-
nant for / wear