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A Supplement to the act entitled An act for establishing the boundaries of the town of Dover and for other purposes therein mentioned 1832 170 (1832)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0144 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF THEl? STATE (pHAPTER. CHAPTER CXLXXIX. eXLXIX. 2- A supPlement to the art entitle! s An act fr estan bhjng ti 1832. boundares of the.Tocn of Dtver andfwr ot1er purpjos.e there.n mentioned. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ommission- of the S&ate of Delanare in Ge ral As.endq met, That i ir., their shall be the duty of the commissioners of the Town of Dover; 'iuty, In sup- and of the Justices of the Peace and constable for Kent County pressing itm residing within the said Town to suppress all riotous, turbulent, disorderly or noisy assemblages or gatherings of negroes mu- lattoes or other persons, in the streets lanes, alleys, or on the public square of the said Town after night or on the Sabbath r at Co' day, and for this purpose it shall be the duty of thc said Consta- itablos, ble, upon the requirement ofany one of the said commissioners, and without further warrant, forthwith to seize and arrest any such negroes mulattoes or other persons, so assembled or gath- ered together and offending as aforesaid, and to carry such ne- groes mulattoes or other persons so offending before any Justice of the Peace residing in the said Town, and upon conviction of y8 * any such negro mulattoe or other person for so o(endinr as aforesaid, before the said Justice (whose duty it shall be to Tear and determine the case) the said Justice is hereby authorized and required to commit every such negro mulattoe or other person so convicted to the common Jail of Kent County for the space of twenty four hours, and until the costs of the proceed- ings be piid; or the said Justice may in his discretion, sentence any such negro mulattoe or other person so convicted, to pay to the State a fine not exceeding five dollars and commit the party to the Jail aforesaid until the said fine and costs be paid, It sh'all be the duty of each of the said Ilustices of the Peace upon complaint made before him of any such riotous, turbulent or noisy assemblage, or gathering of negroes mulattocs or other persons as aforesaid, to issue his warrant to the said constable commanding said constable to brinuycvery such negro mulattoo or other person so offending as aforesaid before him the said Justice for trial. prohibited, Section 2. And be it enarted, That it shall be the duty of the said commissioners, Justices and Constable to suppress, extin- guish and prevent all bonfires from being lighted or kept up on the public square of the said town, or in any of the streets lanes or alleys of the said Town: and to suppress and provent the firing of guns, crackers or squibbs by boys or others within the limits, of the said town. we*E Section 3. Aid be it fnated, That upon every conviction of a riotous, turbulent or disorderly person under the provisions of this act ihe Justice and constable shall each be entitled to a fee of sixty cents, to be paid by the defendant or person convic. ,lect or ted: and if any Constable shall neglect or refuse to perform the duties en joined upon him by this act he shall be deemed guilty r I 'rrnnr in nfile. 'nd or i on wintion ti o'oPf ch' 1I Digitized from Best Copy Available

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