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\* LAWS OK NORTH (JAltOLlNA.
Penalty for
Ihem.
Trorha.
Unlawful for T)iat hcpp iHcr it shall not be lawful tur any free ncero or f»ee
Biarrva white P^''"^" "' (oiour to marry a v.lnte person; and any niarna^c
jrerson. liereatter soL-nmizeti <»r clebrutet! bt'tvveen any free negro or
free porsx.n of colour -ind a while pei^on ^liall be null and void.
II Be it furllier (nncted. That if hett after any clerk of the
Court of Pleiis and Quarter Sew^ions sliali knowin^'y issue any
suiu"- license"
''^'^"^^ ^*"' ** "larriajrc between any free negro or free perstn of
colour and a white pet,-<on, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon convietion before any court havini; jurisdiction, shall
be fiijcd and impiiyoned at the discretion of the court; and anv
clergymin, minister ol the G^'-spcl or justice of the peace, who
shall knowingly marry any free negro or free person of colour (o
a wi)ite person, shall beguil'y of a misdemeanor, and upon con-viction
in any court havingjurisdiclion, shall be lined and impri-soned
at the di-^cretion of the court.
III. Beitfurther enacted. That hereafter it shall not be lawful
"Prohibits in- for any free negro or Iree person of colour to intermarry or coha-term:
uwingof
^j{ ^j^^] [jyg foseiher as man and wife with any slave; and any
neo-roes. »'*^P negro or person of coloar so intermarrying or cohai)iting and
living as man and wife with a slave, shall be liable to indic'ment,
and upon conviction shall be fined and imprisoned or whipt at
the discretion of the court; the whipping not to exceed ihiity-nine
laslies: Provided, that this section shall not extend to any
case where an intermarriage or cohabilingor living together took
nlace before the passing of this act.
CHAP ! ER V
All act to prevent the cii'«nlation of seditious publications, and for other j)urj)Oses.
Be it enacted by the General ^dssembly oj the Slate of A'orlh
Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the autfiorify of tlie same.
That if any person shall knowingly bring into this Slate, with an
intent to circulate, or knowingly circutaic or publish within this
Stale, or shall aid or abet the bringing into this State, or the cir-culation
or publication within the State, any written or printed
pamphlet or paper, whether written or printed in or out of the
State, the evident tendency whereof would be to excite insurrec-tion,
conspiracy or resistance in the slaves or free negroes and
persons of colour within the State, or which shall advise or per-suade
slaves or free persons of colour to insurrection, conspiracy
or resistance, such person so offeiuling shall be deemed guilty of
felony, and on conviction thereof in any court having jurisdictioa
thereof, shall for the first offence be imprisoned not less than one
year and be put in the pillory and whipped, at the discretion of
the court; and for the second offence shall suffer death without
benefii of clergy.
II Be it further enacted. That if any person shall by words
endeavor to excite in any slave or slaves or free negro or person
of colour a spirit of insurrection, conspiracy or rebellien, such
person shall be deemed guilfv of felony, and on conviction (h.rre-of
in any court having cognizance thereof shall be sentenc».(! to
receive thirty-nine lashes upon his or her bare back and be itn-fublicalions
ggohibited.
foialtj-.
Makes it felo-
TiY to attempt
*o excite a spi-lit
ofinsiurec-tion,
&c, by
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