It shall not be lawful for any negro, mulatto, or other person of color to own, use, or keep in his possession, or under his control, any bowie-knife, dirk, sword, fire-arms, or ammunition of any kind, unless he first obtain a license to do so from the judge of probate of the county in which he may be a resident for the time being.

If any negro, mulatto, or other person of color shall intrude himself into any religious or other public assembly of white persons, or into any railroad car or other public vehicle set apart for the exclusive accommodation of white people, he shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be sentence to stand in the pillory for one hour, or be whipped, not exceeding thirty-nine stripes.

When any person of color shall enter into a contract to serve as a laborer, if he shall refuse or neglect to perform the stipulations of his contract by wilful disobedience of orders, wanton impudence, or disrespect to his employer or his authorized agent, failure or refusal to perform the work assigned him, idleness or abandonment of the premises of the employment of the party with whom the contract was made, he or she shall be liable upon complaint of his employer or his agent, to be arrested and tried before the criminal court of the county, and upon conviction shall be subject to all the pains and penalties prescribed for the punishment of vagrancy.

If any person shall entice, induce, or otherwise persuade any laborer or employee to quit the services of another to which he was bound by contract, before the expiration of the term of service stipulated in the said contract, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

If any white female resident within this State shall hereafter attempt to intermarry, or shall live in a state of adultery or fornication, with any negro, mulatto, or other person of color, she shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. If any negro, mulatto, or other person of color shall hereafter live in a state of adultery or fornication with any white female resident of this State, he shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: “Laws in Relation to Freedmen,” 39 Cong., 2 Sess., Senate Exec. Doc. 6, Freedman’s Affairs, 174-76.