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An Act to prevent the circulation of seditious publications, and for other purposes. 1830-1831 10 (1830)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0117 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA. Unlawful for That lereafter t shall not be lawful for any free negro or free a free tiegro to nrryea1 person of colour to marry a white person; and any marriage person. hereafter solemnized or celebrated between any free pegro or free person of colour and a white person shall be null and void. 11 Be itfurther enacted, That if hereafter any clerk of the . Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions shall knowingly issue any i91 ~ license for a marriage between any free negro or free person of colour and a white person, he shall be guilty of a mistlemeanor, and upon conviction before any court having jurisdiction, shall be finled and imprisoned at the discretion of the court; and any Penalty for clergy win. minister of the Gospel or justice of the peace, who rymg shall knowingly marry any'free negro or free person of colour to thent.r a while person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- viction in tiny court having jurisdiction, shall be fined and impri- soted at the discretion of the court. Ill. Be itfurther enacted, That hereafter it shall not be lawful 1+oibits int- for any free negro or free person of colour to intermarry or coh a- termari f bit and live together as man anti wife with any slave; and any negrov. frea ngro or person o colour so interm arrying or cohabiting and living as man and wife with a slave, shall be liable to indictment, anl upon conviction shall be fined and imprisoned or whipt at the discretion of the court; the whipping not to exceed thirty- nine lashes: Provided, that this section shall not extend to any Proviso. case he re an intetmartiage or cohabitingor living together took place before the passing of this act. CHAPTER V An act to prevent the circulition of seditiois publication4, :ut for otheri trpoues. Be it enacted by the General .lssembly of the State oj North Carolina, and it is; herebY enacted by the authority nf tme same, That if any person shall knowingly bring into this State, with an . intent to circulate, or knowingly circulate ot publish within this piintc State, or shall aid or abet the bringing into this State, or the cir- culation ir 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- sitade slaves or free persons of colour to insurrection, conspiracy or resistance, such person so iln, ding shall be deemed guilty of felony, and on conviction thereof in any court having jurisdiction Pualty. thereof. shall fNr the first offlence le imprisoned not less thnn one year and be put in the pillory arid whipped, at the discretion of the cout ; and for the second offence shall suffer death without benefi- of clergy. 11 Be it further enacted, That if any person shall.by words Makesit felo, endeavor to excite in any slave or slaves or free negro or person ny to uittemttt of coliur a spirit of insurrection, conspiracy or rebellion, such to exeite a spi- ritottcl- persoi shall be h-ened guib v of felooy, and on conviction there- tion, &c. by of in any court having cnge izance 'hereof shall be sentenced to .v4, receive thirty-nine lashes upon his or her bare back and be im- AlP

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