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I / s ^ ^ ^ ^ ggg ?H gMHeaaaaay T BHBBBMMBI^^ ? I^ti^p^asam BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH AVILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1866. . VOLUME XIII. NO. 40. j. w OF THIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY. AN ACT to Establish and Regulate the Domestic Relations of Persons of Color, and to Amend the Law in Relation to Paupers and Vagrancy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, as follows : ilUSBAND AND WIFE. i. The relation of husbnod and wife amongst porsons of color is established. II. Those who now live as such, are declared to be husband and wife. HI. In case of one man having two or hiore reputed wives, or one woman two or more reDUted liU9batiils. the man shall, hv I . # ' - - ? y j the first of April next, select one of his reputed wivee, or tho woman one of her reputed husbands; and the ceremony of marriage, between this man or woman, and the person 60 selected, shall be performed. IV. Every colored child, heretofore born is declared to be the legitimate child of his mother, and also of his colored father, if he is acknowledged by euch a father. V. Persons of color, desirous hereafter to become husband and wife, should have the contract of marriaere dulv eolemnizptl VI. A clergyman, the District Judge, a Magistrate, or ?ny judicial officer, may solemnize marriages. VII. Cohabitation, with reputation, or recognition of the parties, shall be evidence of marriage, ia cases criminal and civil. VIII. One who is a pauper, or a charge to the public, shall not bo competent to contract marriage. Marriage between a whjto person and a person of color, ehall be illegal and void. TV T t._ i" - ? jLue iiiurrmgo 01 an apprentice 6nan not, without tie consent of the master, be lawful. X. A husbnnd shall not, for nny canso, abandon or turn away his wile, nor a wife her husband. Either of them that abandons or turns away the other, may he prosecuted for n misdemeanor ; and upon conviction thereof, before a District Judge, may be punished by fine and corporal punishment, duly apportioned to the circumstances of aggravation or mitigation. A husband not disabled, who hus been iIiiik convicted of having abandoned or turned away his wife, or who has shown to fail in mainUining his wife and children, may he bound to service by the District Judge from year to year, and so much of the pro fits of his labor, as may be requisite, be applied to the maintenance of his wife and children; the distribution between them being made according to their respective merits and necessities. In l:ko manner, a wife not ditabled who has been thus convicted, may be hound, and the proceed1* of ber labor applied to the maintenance of her chiklien. In eilher case, any surplus profit shnll go to the person bound. At fllA An?l r\f onw ?an? ^ L" ? " ? - ?? .. ^ciii iui n linn l)tj whs bound, (he hupband 6hnll have the right to ,return to, or receive back, his wife, and thereupon shall be discharged upon condition of his afterwards maintaining Lis wife and children. A like right a wife shall have, at the end of a year for which she was bound, on condition of her making future exertions to maintain her family. XI. Whenever a husband shall be convicted of having abandoned or turned away his wife, she shall be competont to make a contract for service; and until he shall return to her or receive her back, sho shall liav?ali the rights, and be subject to all the liabilities of an unmarried woman, except the right to contract marriage. When either husband or wife has abandoned the other in any District, and that other remains there, if upon the warrant or summons against the one charged of misdemeanor under the section next preceding, there be a return by a Sheriff or Constable i under oath, that the accused has left the ! District or absconds, so that there cannot be personal service, the prosecution may Sioceed as if the accused had been arres>d, and upon conviction, all the other consequences shall follow, except punishment, and that shall ha re*?rvAri until ?T?o may b? brought into Court, wbeu no opportunity shall bo given for disproving the truth of the return and setting aside the conviotion. PARKNT AND CHILD. XII. The relation of parent and child, amongst persons of color, is recognized, confers all the rights and remedies, civil and criminal, and imposes all the duties, that are incident thereto by law, unless the same are modified by this Act, or some legislation connected herewith. XIII. The father shall support and maintain bis children, under fifteen years of age, whether they be borr. of one of his reputed wives or of any other woman. Ot/ARDIAX AND WARDS. XIV. The relation of Guardian and "Ward, a* it now exists in (bis State, with all the right* and duties incident thereto, U extended to persons of color, with the modifications made by this Act. MASTS & AND APPRENTICE. XV. A child, over the age of two yean, Born of a colored parent, may be bound by the father, if he be living in the DisIrioL nr in <! ? L!- 5 ,... vw ui uis aemn or aDsence from the District, by the mother, as an apprentice, to any respeatable white or colored person, who h competent to rnske a coatraot?a male until be shall attain the age of twenty-one years, and h female until th? ?h?U *lUio the age of eighteen jefMBr it XVI* legitimate children, within the r ages above specified, may bo bound by tbo mother. XVII. Colored children, between tbo ages mentioned, who bavo neither father nor mother living in the District in which they are found, or whose parents are paupers, or unable to afford to them maintenance, or xvhose parents are not teaching them habits of industry and honesty, or aro persons of notoriously bad character, or are vagrants, or have been, either of them, convicted of an infamous offence, may be bound as apprentices by the District Judge, or one of the Magistrates for the aforesaid term. XVIII. Males, of the age of twelve years, and females, of the age of ten years, shall 6ign the indenture of apprenticeship aud be bound thereby. XIX. When the apprentice is under these ages, and in all cases of compulsory apprenticeship, where the infant refuses assent, his sirnnturfi shall nnt iiono?onr.r ' C "v*t vv ..vwou??? J to the validity of tlio apprenticeship. The master's obligation of apprenticeship, id all cases of compulsory apprenticeship, and cases whore the father or mother does not bind n child, shall he executed in the presence of the District Judge, or one of the Magistrates, certified by him, and filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court. XX. The indenture of voluntary, apprenticeship shall be under seal, and be signed by the inaBter, the parent and the apprentice, attested by two credible wit nest's, and approved by the District Judge or ono of the Magistrates. XXI. All instruments of apprenticeship shall be executed in duplicate, one of which shall be retained bv the master and the other filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court. For the approval of an instrument of apprenticeship, thus executed in duplicate, the master shall pay an nid of three dollars to the Magistrate, or District Judge, as the case may be. XXII. The master or mistress shall teach the apprentice the business, of husbandry, or some other useful trnde or business, which shall he specified in the instrument of apprenticeship; shall furnish him wholesome food and suitable clothing ; teach him habits of industry, honesty and morality ; jrovern and treat him with humanity; at.d it mere 00 a bcmooi Within a convenient distance, in which colored children are taught, *hnll send him !o school at lea^t six weeks in every year of h:? apprenticeship, after he chnSI lie of the <>ge o! ten years: Provided, That the teacher of Mich school eliall have the license of the District Judge to establish the same. XXIII. The master shall have authority to intlict moderate chastisement and Impose reasonable restraint upon his apprentice, and to recapture him it he depart from his vio.p. XXIV. The master shall receive to his i own use the profits of the labor of his ap i prentice. The ielation of master and opprentice shall bo dissolved by the death of llio master, except where t!ic apprentice is ensa-'cd in husbandrv. and nmv lm rlU? solved l>y order ol the District Judge, when hoth parties consent, or it. shall appear to bo seriously detrimental to eitlier party. In tho excepted case, it shall terminate at the end of tho year in which tho master died. XXV. Iu esses of the* habitual violation or neglect of the dutie? herein imposed on the mas'.er, and whenever tho apprentice is in danger of moral contamination by the vicious conduct of the master, the re lation of master and apprentice may be dissolved by .the order of the District Judge. And any person shall have the right to complain to the District Judge, that the master does not exercise proper discipline over his apprentice, to the injury of his neighbor; and if upon investigation, it shall be so found, the late contract between the parlies 6ball be dissolved. XXVI. In cases of alleged violation of duty, or of misconduct on the part of the master or apprentice, either party may make complaint to a Magistrate, wbo6hall summon the parties before him, inquire into the cause of complaint, and make such order as shall be meet, not extending to the dissolution of the relation of tho par ties; and if the master be found to be in ueiatm, no snail be lined not exceeding twenty dollars and costs ; and if the apprentice be in default, be may be corrected in such manner as the Magistrate shall order. A frivolous complaint made by either party shall be regarded as a default. XXVII. Io cases in which tbo District Judca nliall nrHor lhonnBi?ni!nn - Jf 0 v. Mv. ..IV u|>|/i?UVIUO IU UO UI3-* charged for immoderate correction, or unlawful restraint of the apprentice, the master ehatl be liable to indictment, and, on conviction, to fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of tlie Court, not exceeding a fino of fifty dollar?, and imprisonment of thirty dpys, and also to an action for damages by tlie apprentice. XXVIII. All orders made by a Magistrate, touching the relation of master and apprentice, shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court. XXIX. A mechanic, artisan or shopbeeper, or other person, \t ho is required to haveia license, shall not'receive any colored apprentice without having first obtained such license. XXX. At the expiration of hit term of service, the apprentice shall have the right IA rOAAVAf *vwvfVI MVIU I'lO IliCtCI/Vl Or OUUI UUl X ' ceeding sixt-y dollars. XXXI. To an apprentice shaTK apply ilie provisions hereinafter mpde for a servant under contract, so far as respects the regulations of labor, th# duties of the servant, the rights of the roaster as to, third persons, and the rights of servants as to third persons, except, that to an apprentice tb? master shall be bound to furnish neoes< * * t* snrv medicine and medical assistance. XXXIr. Ic all indentures or obligations of apprenticeship, the regulations herein prescribed, shall be considered stipulations. XXXIII. Form of indenture to be used in cases of voluntary apprenticeship, where the ajyprentice is bound by father or mother : (10 bo in duplicate.) I (father or mother, as the case may .be,) of (name of child) my child of tho age of years, do hereby bind snid child to (name of master) agree to receive the said child aa my apprentice. In witness whereof, wo (the master, father or mother, as tho < ase may be, and child, if over the prescribed age) have subscribed our names and put our scald, this day of 186 a. b. [l. s: o. d. l. s.' e. f. ' [l. s.; Signed and se.-.led in the presence of G. II. L. IC. I approvo the abovo indenture of apprenticeship this day of 18 JM. IN. (Judge of the District ...? Court, or Magistrate.") XXXIV. Form of Obligation of Apprenticeship, taken by tlie District Judge or Magistrate, to be used in nil canes of compulsory npprentice>hip; and, in all cases, where neither father nor mother binds tho child, (to be in duplicate.) I (name of master) agree to receive (name of apprentice) as my npprenlico to learn the (insert tho trade or business;] and I bind myself to peiform all my duties as such master. In witness whereof (the master and apprentice, if over the prescribed age, who consents to be bound, otherwise only the master.) he subsrilied name and put seal this day of 18C A. B. [L. S] c: ?.1 1 1-.1 u ^ucu nuu MTUICU 111 the pre-ence of C. D. [L. S ] E. F. (District Judge or Magistrate.) I approve unci certily llio nbovo obligation of apprenticeship, lb is day of 180 E. F., (Judge of the District Court, or Magistrate.) CONTRACTS FOB BKRYICE. XXXV. All persons of color who make contracts for service or labor, shall be known as servants, ami ibose with whom they contract, shall be known ns masters. XXXVI. Contracts between masters and servants, for ono month or more, shall be in writing, be attested by one Khite witness. and be approved by the Judge of the Di"?T'<-t Court, or by a Magistrate. XXXV!!. The period of service shall be expre.-sed in the contract; but if it be not expresril, it shall bo until j)'C twenty-fifth day of December next, after tiio commencement wf the service. XXXVIII. If llie rate of wages bo not stipulated by tho parties to tiio contract, it fdiall be fixed by the District Judge or a Magistrate, on application by one of the partie?, and notice to the other. XXXIX. A person of color, who lias no parent living in the Dislrict, and is ten years of age, and is not ar? apprent ice, may make a valid contract for labor or service for one year or less. XL. Contracts between masters and Bervantn may be set aside for fraud or unfairness, notwithstanding they have been approved. XLT. Written contracts between masters and servantp, shall be pre>ented for approval, within twenty days after their execution. 1 XLIT. Contraet9 for one month or more, -.1 II - I.. V? - 1 Mian not ue umuing oo toe servant, unlepp they aro in writing, and have been presented for approval within the time aforesaid. XLIIT. For any neglect of the duty to make a contract as herein directed, or the evasion of ihnt duty by the repeated em ploynr.ent of the same persons for periods less than one month, the party offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be liable on conviction to pay a sum not ex ceeding fifty dollar?, and not less than five dollars, for eHch Deraon so emnir?t??r1 w,. i ~i ~ ?r ;v written contract shall be required, when the servant voluntarily receives no rentimerntion, except food and clothing. XLIV. For the approval of contract*, the following sums, to be called aids, fhall be paid to the District Judge or the Magistrate, as the case may be, in each, when the contract is approved, provided no Rid shall be paid for any servant under twelve years of age: For a contract for one month or less, for each servant $0 25 For a contract not exceeding three months and mort than one month, for each servant^ 0 60 For a contract not exceeding six month* and'more than three month?, for each servant, 0 75 For a contract for one year, or any time more than ?ir months, for each servant, 1 00 For a contract for more than one year, for each year or part of a year over one year, for. eaoh servant, , 1 00 One half of which aids shall be paid by the roarer, and one-half by the servant. BEQULATIONB OF LABOR ON VARUS. XLV. On farms or in out-door service, the hours of labor, except on Sunday, shall be from sun-r se to sun*8*t,- with a reason* able interval (or breakfast and dinner.? Servants shall rise at the dawn in the uivriiiiig, ieea, water and onre for ihe animals on the farm, (to the usual and ne?dful work about the premises, prepare their meals for the day, ff required by the matter, and begin the farm work or other worjc by aun-riae. The servant shall be careful-of all the ununaui and property of bit matter, and especially of the animals i and implement* used by bim, shall pro* tect the ?me from injury by other persons and shall be answerable for nil property lost, destroyed or injured by his negligence dishonesty, or bud faith. XLVI. All Ibst time, not caused by the act of the master, and all losses occasioned by neglect of the duties h? reinbeforo prescribed, may be deducted from tbe wngt-8 of the eei vant; and food, nursing arid oth t-r necessaries for the servant, whilst ho is absent from work on account of sickness or other cause, may alsj be deducted from Iiis wages. Servants Bhnll be quiet and orderly in their quarters, at their work, nnd on the premirte?; shall extingui-h their liuhis and fire?, ?nd retire to rest at seasonable hours. Woik at night, and out door work-in inclement weaiher, shall not he exacted unless in ca;-e of necessity ? Servants shall not. be kept at home on Sunday, unless to take care of the premises, or animals thereupon, or for woik of daily necessity, or on unusual occasions ; and in such cases only so many shall be kept at home as are necessary for these purposes. Sunday work shall be done by the servants in turn, except in cases of sickness or other disability, when it may be assigned to Ll e*n out of their regular term. Absentees ' on Sunday filial I return to their homes by sunset. XLVII. The master may give to r servant n task at work about the business of the farm, which shall bo reasonable. If the servant complain of the task, the District Judge, or a Magistrate, 6hall have power to reduce or increase it. Failure to do a task, shall be deemed evidence of indolence, but a single failure shall not be conclusive. "When a seivant is entering into h contract, he may be required to rate hi(TirielF as a lull hand, three fourths, half, or one-fourth hand, and according to this raie, inserte i in tin* contract, shall bo the task, and of course the wages. XLVIII. Visitors or other persons shall not be invited ?r allowed by the servant, to come or remain upon the premises of the master, without his express permia sion. XLTX. Servnnta shall not be absent from the premises without tho permission of the master. RIGHTS OP MASTER A8 BETWEEN DIMBELF AND HIS SERVANT. L. When the servant bIihII deport from the service of tho master without good cause, he shall forfeit '.lie wages due to him. The servant shall obey all lawful orders of the master or his agent, and shall be honest, truthful, sober, civil and diligent in his business. The master may moderately correct servants wljo have made contracts, and are under eighteen years 01 age. lie sliall not be liable to pay for nny additional or extraordinary services or ! '>or of his servant, the 6anie being necessary, by bin express agreement. CAUSES OF DI8CHABGE OF A SERVANT. LI. The master may dischaige hia ser vant for wilful disobedience of the lawfui order of himself or his agent; habitual negligence or indolence in business; drunk enness, mornl or legal misconduct; want of respect and civility to himself, his family, guesta or agents ; or for prolonged absence from the premises, or absence on two or m^re occasions without permission. LII For nny acts or things herein declared to be causes for the discharge ot a set vant, or for any breach of contract or duty by him, instead of discharging the servant, the master may complain to the District Judge or one of the Mngistratea, who shall have powor, on being satisfied ol the misconduc* complained of, to inflict, or causa to be inflicted, on the servant suitable corporal punishment, or impose upon him sucli pecuniary fine as may bethought fit, and imo\ediHtely to remand him to his work; which fine shall be deducted from his wages, if not otherwise paid. LIII. If n master has made a valid contract with a servant, the District Judge or a Magistrate, may compel such Bervant to observe his contract, by ordering infliction of the punishment, or imposition of the fine hereinbefore authorized. RIGHTS OF MABfBR A8 TO THIRD PERSONS. LIV. The master shall mil tin linKlo f.. tlie voluntary trenpasses, ions or misdemeanors of 'bis eervm tB. He shall not f>e liable for any contract of his servant, un lefts made by bis author !y ; nor for tlie acis of the servant, unless they shall be done within the scope of the authority entrusted to bina by the roaster, or in tbe course of his employment for the master; iu which excepted cases tbe master shall beanswerable lor the fraud, negligence or want of ?lfill*.f in - - ..... ?. M..cvi>aut, X lie lUHBLer 8 TlgUt Ot self defence shall embrace his eervaot. It shnll be bis duty to protect hisservant Irora violence by others, ia his presence, and he may render him aid and assistance in obtaining rodress for injury to bis 'rights of person or property. / LV. Any person who aball deprive a master of the service of his servant, by enticing him away, or by harboring and detaining him, knowing him to be a servant, or by beatiug, confining, disabling or otherwise injuring him, shall be liable, on conviction thereof, to & fine not exceeding (l?? i j-ii-? > - nuiiuiuu uujiure, ana not less tban twenty dollars, aud to imprisonment or bard labor, at the discretion of tbe Court, not oxceeding sixty days; and, also, to an action by tbe master to recover damagss for loss of services. L,VI. Tbe master may command bis servant to aid bim for the defence of bis o?ro person, idtaiiy, premises or property; or of the person or property of any servant oq thn premises of the master; and it shall be the duty of tbe servant promptly to obey such command. LVII. Tbe master shall not be boahi i to furnish medicine or medical assistance for his servant, without bid express engagement. LVIII. A master may give the character of one who Iia9 been iu his service to n person who may wake inquiry of him ; whitdi shall be s privileged communication, unless it be falsely and maliciously given. And no servant shall have power to make a now cntract, without the production of ;he discharge of bis former master, District Judge or Magistrates. LIX. Any person who shall wilfully nii?>r>. present ibe character of a servant, whether bo has been in bis service or not, either fur moral qualities, or fur skill or xpeiience in any employment or service, > 11 a 11 be liable to an him ion for damages by any ru e who has been aggrioved thereby. LX. Upon the conviction of Hny master of larceny or felony, the District Judge shall have the right, upon tbe demand of any white freeholder, to annul the contract beiweeri such cotivict artd his colored servants. If any white freeholder ahull complain to the District Judge that a nuisance to tlie neigliboihood, the Judge shall order an iss-ie to be made up and tried before a Jury, and if such issue is found in favor of the complainant, the District Judge shall annul the contract between such master and his colored servant or servants, and in each of the cases above provided for, he shall not approve any subsequent contract between BUcIl lierSOn aild tine pr.lnrnrl oui-iro.if for Iwo year* thereafter. RIGHTS OF SERVANT A8 BETWEEN HIM SELF AND MASTER. LXI. The servant may depart from the master's service for an insufficient supply of wholesome food; for an mnauthoiized bat tery upon his owli person, or one of his family, not committed in defeuce of ihe person, family, guests or agents of the master, nor to prevent a crime or aggravated misdemeanor; invasion by tho master of the conjugal rights of tho servant; or his failure to pay wages when due; and may recover wajies due for services rendered to the time of his depnrture. LXII. Tlio contract for service shall not Ka (arminotn/l K? ^ ^ 4' * ? w. ......civil i/jr Wl? ucatu Ul UIU lIltlSUT, without the nssent of tbe servant. Wages duo Jo while laborers nnd to white and colored servants, shall rank aa rent docs in case ot the insufficiency of tbe master's property, to pa_v all debts and demands against him, but not more than one year's wages shall bo so preferred. When wrong fully discharged from service, the servant lny recover wag<-B for the whole peiiod ol service according to the contract. If bis wagt-s hnvenot been paid to the dny of hii discharge, he nmv regard his comract rescinded by tlie discharge, and recover wages up 10 iiiui tune. LXU1. The master shall receive into his employment tho servant with whom he lias made a contract, but any of the causes which inay justify him in discharging ft servant, shall justify him in refusing to receive him. J-/XIV. The master shall, upon the discharge, or at tho expiration of h's term ol service, furnish the tervant with a certiucate ol discharge, and at tho request of the servant, givo him a certificate of charac tt'I*. MUTUAL RIGHTS OF MASTER AND SERVANT. LXV. Whenever a master discharges a servant, the servant may make immediate complaint to a District Judge, or Magistiate, and whenever a servant departs from his master'* service, the master may make like complaint. In either cave, the District Judge, or Magistrate, shall by summons or warrant, have the parties brought before him. hear them nnd their witnesses, and decide as to the sufficiency of the cause of Ins discharge or departure. The decision shall not affect or prejudice any further actioD on cither side, but it may avail to restore the relation of master and servant 'between the parties, if tliat be ordered. If the servant be decided to have bean unlawfully discharged, and should desire to return to service under his contract, the master si.all be compelled to receive him, under the penally of twenty dol'ura, in caf-e of his refusal. If the master desire the return of a servant, who has been decided to have departed without sufficient oause, the heivant may be compelled, by fine and corporal punishment, to return to the service of the master, and perform bis duties under the contract. EIGHTS 07 SERVANTS AS TO THIRD PERSONS. LXVI. The servant shall not be liable for contract# made by the express authority of his master. LXV1I. A servant shall' not be liable, civilly or criminally, lor any act done by tbe command of his roaster, in defence of the master's person, family, guests, agents, servant, premise* or .property. He shall not be liable, in an action ex delicto, for any tort committed on tbe premises of the mas* ter by his express command. ones ssrsauts and others hot ik HUSBANDRY. I/XVIII. The rules and regulations pre< scribed for muster and servant, *pply to persons in service, as household "servants, conferring the same rights and imposing the came duties, with the following roodifi* cations: LXIX. Servants and apprentices employed as house servants, in the various duties of the household, and in all tho doirieaiin ' M? 1 " .?... 01 11j-? mmiiv, snail, . at ali hours of the day and nigbt, aod on all daya of tha week, promptly answer alt call* and obey and execute all lawful orders and commands of the family in whose service theyare employed. . . LXX, It .is the duty of thir olkM ol 1 tfihrauU to be especially oiril and polite to * their niHslets, their families and guests, and they shall receive gentle and kind treat* nient. POR ALL SERVANTS. _ LXXT. In all contracts between master ami servant lor service, tho foregoing reg* ulMtions shall be stipulations, unles9 it 6hall he otherwise provided in the contract, and the following form shall he a sufficient contract, unless some sneeial ?orH?m?nt K? , _ -- -o made between tlie partiun: Form of Contract. I (n*mo of aervrtiii) do hereby agree with (name of muster) to be hi-* (here insert the words ''household servant" or ".-ervant in husbandry," as tho case may be.) from the d.ae hereof, at the wnges ?>f (here insert tlie wnge-t, to be paid by the year or month;) and in consideration thereof, I fnatne of master) i.gree to receive the said (name of servant) as such servant, and to pay biui the said wages, thia day of 186 ' A. B. C. D. Witness, E. F. I npprovotbe above contract this day of 188 G. H., Judge of the District Court or Magistrate. AflCr th? wnrfla Wflfifttonf J?it ?- ?. ?- uv.. uuw in ny^uauury may be inserted, if it bo requited, the words "to be rated S3 full hand, tbreofourlhs hand, half hand, or one-fourth hand," as the ca?e may be. MECHANICS, AIITISANS AND 8H0P-KBKP EKS. LXXII. No person of color shall pursue or firnctico the art, trado or business of an artisan, mechanic or shop-keeper, or any other trado, employment or businest, (besides that of husbandry, or that of a servant under a contract for services or la* bor) on his own account and for his own benefit, or iu partnership with a white per* son, or as agent or servant of any person, until he shall Iihvo or tained a license therefor from the Judge of the District Court? Which Hllfinsn ?>hlill ho rrr?r?/l f.?? ? ?... wv ^vv/? IUI UUC JCrtl only. This license ihe Judge may grant upon petition of the applicant, and upon being satisfied of bis Bkill and fitness, and of bis good moral character, and upon payment, by the applicant, to the Clerk of the District Court of one hundred .dollars, if a shop-keeper or pedlar, to be paid annually, and ten dollars, if a mechanic artisan, or to engage in any other trade, alto to be paid annually ; Provided, however, That upon complaint being made and prori'd to the District Judgo of an abuse of such license, he shall revoke the same, and: Provided, also, That no person of color, shall pr.c'iueany mechanical art or trade, unless he eIiows that he has Berved an apprenticeship in such trade or art, or is now practicing sur.h trade or art. IjAAIH. b'or violation of the prohibition contained in the scction next preceding, the offender, upon conviction thereof be lure tho Jmlge of the D strict Court, ahull pa)', for each offence, a fine of double the amount of such license; one half where* of shall go to the inloriner, who shall be a competent witness. LXXIV. The sums paid to the Clerk for these licenses shall be nida, and go into the District Court t'uiid; and the Clerk shall keep a record of all. licenses issued under the order of the Judge of the District Court. EVICTION OF PERSONS tJfr 00?0R. T.YYV J ? WW uviV, upuu nuj iniuiUI IHIIUS there now are persons of color, wbo were formerly the slaves of the owner, leasee or occupant of the eaid farm or lanoa, who may have been there on the tenth day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty five, and have been on said lands furt>ix months previous; and wbo are helpless, either from <#d age, infancy, disease or other cause; and who are unable, of themselves, and have no parent or other relation able to maimain them, and to provide other homes or quarters, it shall not be lawful for the present, or any subsequent, owner, lessee or 1 C . I - e* ' - uuuiipnui, ufiore me nr?i day ol January, in the year eiglileen hundred and sixtyseven, to evict or drive from the houses which now rue, or hereafter shall he, lawfully occupied hy such helpless persons oi color, such helpless persons, or any of them by reudering such homes uninhabitable, or by any other means; and upon conviction of having ddoe so, every such owner, leasee, occupant, agent or other p raon, shall be fined not exceeding fitly dollars, nor leu than five dollar*, for each such person of color so evicted, and may be imprisoned, at the discretion of the Judge of the District Court, not exceeding one month. LXXV1. But the ownnr, lessee, or occupant of such farm or lands shall, never* theless, have authority to preserve order , and good conduct in the bouses ao oocupied as aforesaid, and to prevent visitors aod nlhnr nnrann* from * - rv.WWM? VIM QVJUUIUIH^ IUCI O' II, ftUUL for insolence to himself or bis family, for theft or trespass committed by such persons of colflr, or any of them, upon tbo premi~ 869, or for violations by them of bis r?gu- , lations for the preiervatioc of order and a good conduot, the prevention of visitor* t and sojourners therein, the owner, lessee, or occupant, m?y complain lb the judge of the District Court, or a Magistrate, whet ? ! upon finding the complaint well founded, may, aocording to the case, cause the Immediate eviction of snme or all of such , persons of color, hod their removal front tbe premises. After the period Aforesaid, . they may be ejeo'ied, as I* hereinafter pro* vided iojcaa* of iotraders. i LXXVIf- It shell be tbe doty 6f the Judge of> the District Court, or any Ut(* istrate, on complaint made to him that , ?w...vi wiwr uave liuruoM tato any house or npon any premiaea, aa -troapaiaera or other wiw, or that tbty' uwiw fully remain therein without pcrmbaion of tbe *