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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-

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