Hohn C. White, Digest of the Laws and Ordinances of the Parish of East Feliciana 68 (1847)
Abstract
No slave shall carry a gun to hunt, except on the plantation of his master or mistress; nor then unless accompanied by the overseer or some other free white member of the family, or has a written permit from his owner or overseer, which permit shall state for what said slave is hunting:
Summary
This law prohibited enslaved people from carrying guns to hunt except on their owner's plantation and only when accompanied by a free white supervisor or carrying written permission specifying the purpose of the hunt. Persons responsible for slaves who allowed violations were subject to a $20 fine.
Law Text
Sec. 5 No slave shall carry a gun to hunt, except on the plantation of his master or mistress; nor then unless he is accompanied by the overseer or some other free white member of the family, or has a written permit from his owner or overseer, which permit shall state for what said slave is hunting: Any person having the charge of slaves, who shall permit this section to be violated, shall pay a fine of twenty dollars, for the use of the parish, upon information to any Justice, whose duty it is to take cognizance of the case.
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ENSLAVED PERSONS & OTHER MINORITIES