No free negro, free mulatto, or free person of mixed blood, descended from negro ancestors, to the fourth generation inclusive, (though one ancestor of each generation may have been a white person.) shall vote for members of the senate or house of commons. Commentaries on American Law - Page 289by James Kent - 1858Full view - About this book
| Henry Potter - 1816 - 474 pages
...testimony. Negroes, Indians, mulattoes, and persons of mixed blood, descended from negro and Indian ancestors to the fourth generation inclusive, though...ancestor of each generation may have been a white person, are witnesses only against each •ther. A person interested in the event of the cause, or a wife or... | |
| Enoch Lewis - 1828 - 390 pages
...Carolina, all negroes, Indians, mulattoes, and persons of mixed blood, descended from negro or Indian ancestors, to the fourth generation inclusive, (though one ancestor of each generation may have been white,) whether * Laws of Delaware. f A law passed in 1653, directed that all the issue of English,... | |
| 1832 - 344 pages
...mulattoes, and all persons of mixed blood, descended from negro and Indian ancesters, to the third generation, inclusive, (though one ancestor of each generation may have been a white person) whether bond or free, shall be taken and deemed to be incapable in law to be witnesses, in any case... | |
| Alabama, John Gaston Aikin - 1833 - 630 pages
...dians06*^11 descended from negro or Indian ancestors, to the third generation incluineorupetent. give, though one ancestor of each generation may have been a white person, whether bond or free, shall be taken and deemed to be incapable in law to be witnesses in any case... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court, Benjamin Faneuil Porter - 1836 - 602 pages
...mulattoes, Indians and all persons of mixed blood, descended from negro or Indian ancestors, to the third generation inclusive, though one ancestor of each generation may have been a white person, whether bond or free ; shall be taken, and deemed incapable in law, to be witnesses in any case whatever,... | |
| Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - 1838 - 360 pages
...the term " white" would give rise to, inserted a provision that no free negro, free mulatto, or tree person of mixed blood, descended from negro ancestors, to the fourth generation inclusive, &e. should be allowed to vote. They had taken a different mode of excluding the negro race from the... | |
| Frederick Marryat - 1839 - 386 pages
...justice require that previous disabilities should cease. By the amended constitution of North Carolina, no free negro, mulatto, or free person of mixed blood,...generation may have been a white person, shall vote for the legislature. I regret to say, no similar regulation, for practical purposes, has been attempted... | |
| Frederick Marryat - 1839 - 270 pages
...justice require that previous disabilities should cease. By the amended constitution of North Caiolina, no free negro, mulatto, or free person of mixed blood,...negro ancestors to the fourth generation inclusive, th ugh one ancestor of each generation may have been a white ptrson, shall vote for the legislature.... | |
| Tennessee. Supreme Court, Return Jonathan Meigs - 1839 - 720 pages
...indians, mullattoes and all persons of mixed blood, descended from negro or indian ancestors to the third generation inclusive, though one ancestor of each generation may have been a white person, whether bond or free, should be held and deemed to be incapable in law to be a witness in any case... | |
| 1844 - 506 pages
...marriages between white persons and " persons of colour," includes in the latter class all who are descended from negro ancestors to the fourth generation...ancestor of each generation may have been a white person. Slate v. Watters, 3 ib. 455. MORTGAGE. (Of leasehold when good.) Where there is a lease of a lot of... | |
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