The Black Code of the District of Columbia; In Force September 1st, 1848 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ...in the discretion of any justice of the peace, not exceeding twenty stripes. Laiet of Maryland, 1706; Ch. 67, See. 20. CHAPTER XLV. rcRsoNg oP Color Living Idle Without Ay Vibiblb MEANS OF SUBSISTENCE, AND GOING AT LARGE HOW PUNISHED. Upon the information, on oath or affirmation of any credible person, to any judge, associate justice or justice of the peac of any county of this utate, that any free negro or mulatto is found living idle, without any risible means of maintenance, or going at large through such county and without any risible mean of subsistence, such judge is hereby authorized and required to issue his warrant to any constable of the county, directing him to apprehend such free negro or mulatto and bring him or her before some judge or justice of such county; and upon the return of said warrant, the judge or justice before whom it shall be returned, is hereby authorized to inquire by all lawful means, whether such free negro or mulatto is an offender under this act, and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the judge or justice, that he or she is such an offender, such judge or justice is hereby directed forthwith to order such free negro or mulatto to give security for his good behavior, in a penalty not exceeding thirty dollars, or on default of such security to order such offender to depart from the state within five days; and such offender, refusing to comply with the requirements of this act, or after leaving the.- shall return again within six months, may be again taken up and carried before some judge or justice of the peace, who may commit the said free negro or mulatto to the common jail of the county, and if such offender, so committed, shall not within twenty days thereafter pay his or her prison...