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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0248 and id is 1 raw text is: 30 LAWS OF FLORIDA.
1865.
CUAPTE 1,408.-[No. 5.]
AN I OT in addition to An Act entitled An Act to amend the Act entitled
An K.ct concerning bMarriage Licenses, approved January 23,1832
SwTio 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of .Repre-
sentatives of the State of Pf lorida in General Assembly convened,.
White femalo That if any white female resident within this State shall hereafter-
shall not inter- attempt to intermarry, or shall live in a state of adultery or for-
marry or live in
fornication and nication with any negro, mulatto, or other person of color, she
edntery wth s~all be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convio,
ion shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or be confined in the publi6 jail not exceeding three months, or-
both, at the discretion of the jury, and shall moreover be dis-.
qualified to testify as a witness against any white person-
Sac. 2. Be it further enacted, That if any negro, mulatto, or,
Ne-gro shall not other person of color, shall hereafter live in a state of adultery
adultory or for- or fornication with any white female resident within the limits of
niati onwith this State, he shall bo deemed to be guilty of a misdameaiior,
white oman. and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars, or be made to stand in the pillory for one hour'
and be whipped not exceeding thirty-nine stripes, or both, at the.
discretion of the jury.
oc. 3. Be it .further enacted, That every person who shall
Who held to be have one-eighth or more of negro blood shall be deemed and held,
persons of color
to be a person of color.
SEC. 4. Be itfurther enacted, That in existing cases upon pe-
Provio in ox- tition to the Circuit Judge, parties coming within the provisions
isting cases, of this act and liable to be punished under the same, may by or,-
der and judgment of said judge, be relieved from the penalties
thereof, whcn in his opinion justice and equity shall so require.
Sac. 5. Be itfurther enacted, That in all cases where marriages.
Marriages here- have heretofore been contracted and solemnized between white.
toforo contract-
ed made valid, persons and persons of color, and where the parties have con-
tinued to live as man and wife, thd said marriages are hereby len-
galized, and neither of the parties shall be subject to the provis-
ions of this or of any other act.
Passed the House of Representatives, January 3, 1860. Passed the Sel-
ate, January 8, 1806. Approved by the Governor, January 12, 1800.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsfl0248&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)