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  Some of the strictures on negro slaves seem funny, not to say harsh, to the present generation. For instance, no negro was allowed to own a dog; and negroes were not allowed to assemble on porches or other public places on Sunday; and negroes were not allowed on the street after nine o'clock at night without a pass; and it was discretionary with the Town Marshal to whip or confine all negroes found on the streets after nine o'clock, and the owner of slaves confined must pay. $1.00 to the Marshal or have the slave whipped; and negroes were not allowed in a bar-room at any time. These were not harsh laws. They were necessary police regulations, and were necessary for the good of the negro himself, as well as for the good order of the community.
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