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An Act to be entitled An act to regulate the regulation of Master and Apprentice, as relates to Freedmen, Free Negroes, and Mulattoes 1865 86 (1865.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0403 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. Sic. 10. Be it further enacted, Th'at it shall, be lawfu for any freedman,free negro or mulatto, biemen to charge any white person, freedman, free negro .'Iv mae or mulatto, by affidavit, with any criminal offbuce rhargmavhite against his or her person or- property and upon such aflidavit the pr6per process shall be issued and execut,-d as if said allidavitwas made by.a white person, and it shall be lawful for ainy freed- man, free negro or nulatto, in any actiou, suit or controversy pending, or about to be instituted, in any court of law or equity of this State, to make all needfl and lawful altidavits. as shall be uccessary for the institution, prosecution or defaice of such suit or controversy. Six. 11. le it further enacted, That the poui laws of thisState, in all casesnot othrwisespe- cially provided for, shall apply and extend to all freedinen, free negroes and mulattoes. SEC. 12. l3e it further enacted, That this act take effect and be in force from and after its las- &age. Approved Novemnber 25, 1865.. CHAPTER V. AN ACT tobe outitled An act to re.-ulabr the ro!,ian u Master rnd A pprei Lice, as re.ukcs to Fredom Frve Negroee., Und MIulantLOVS. SE T3MON 1. Bc it enated by the Legislature of the etateqf Mississip4i, '1 hat itshall be the duty of all sheriflk, justices of the peace, and other civil olticers-of the several counties in this State, atf' to report to the probate courts of their respective tpprnmliud. counties, soi-annually, at the January and July terms of said courts, all freedmen, free negroes and mulattoer, under the age of' eighteen, within their respective counties, beats or districts, whNj are orphans, or whose parent or parents have not. the mearns, or who refuise to provide for and sup 9(1

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