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An Act to repeal, in part, the One Hundred and Seventeenth Chapter of the Digest of the Statutes of the State of Arkansas, under the head of Patrols 1852-1853 204 (1852)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0099 and id is 1 raw text is: ions of the first section of the above entitled act, to which this is a supplement. Src. 2. Be itfurt her enacted, That all the provisions of the above entitled act, be, and the same are hereby revived and in full force; and that this act be in force and take effect from and after its pas- sage. Approved 12th January, 1853. An act to repeal, in part, the One Hundred and Seventeenth Chap- ter of the Digest of the Statutes of the State of Arkansas, under the head of Patrols. SECTION 1 Justice of the peace may appoint one or more companies of patrol in his township. 2. Each company to have a captain, and as many as five under his direction. 3. Patrols shall go to places where ne- groes are believed to unlawfully as- semble as often as once in two weeks. 4. Patrols performing their duty accord- ing to law, exempts from military duty, serving on juries and working on roads. 5. Persons requiring appointment of patrol, receive list from justice, and SECTION. serve the same wit!in five days on the captain, and furnish him with the list. 6. Any one refusing to act as patrol to be fined by any justice of his town- ship, not less than $10, nor more than $20,to go to township school fund. 7. No one compelled to serve as patrol not subject to military duty. 8. Any law in conflict with this act re- pealed. 9. This act in force from and after its passage. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That any justice of the peace shall, from time to time, when it may be thought necessary by three householders of his township, appoint one, two or three companies of patrol, to con- tinue in office four months. SEc. 2. Each company shall consist of one discreet person, to be called captain of the patrol, and as many under his direction as five, who shall severally perform the duties assigned them by law. SEC. 3. Persons appointed patrols shall ride once every two weeks, or oftener, if necessary, and shall go to any place in their township where they have reason to believe that negroes will as- semble unlawfully. SEc. 4. Patrols who perform their duties according to law, shall be exempted from working roads, serving on juries, and perform- ing military duty, for the time of their appointment. Sc. 5. It shall be the duty of one of the householders requiring the appointment of patrols under this act, to receive from the jus- tice of the peace, a notice of such appointment, with a list of the men of the company, and this notice he shall, in five days, serve on the captain of patrol so appointed, and furnish him with the 204

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