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noon to five o'clock in the afternoon on all Sundays, Christmas-
day, Easter-Monday and Whit-Monday.

86. Nothing contained in the preceding section shall be con-
strued to prevent negroes, free or slaves, from attending places
of public worship attended by white citizens.

87. If any negroes shall assemble, contrary to the provisions
of section 85, the constables of the county shall arrest and take
them before a justice of the peace, who shall impose and adjudge
such moderate punishment to slaves as he in his judgment may
think proper, and such moderate fine on free negroes as he may
deem necessary to prevent a repetition of the offence; such fine,
when collected, to be paid to the managers of the Sunday school
in said district; and, if there be no Sunday school existing at the
time, to the commissioners of the school fund for said county.

88. Upon complaint, made under oath, by any inhabitant of
this State to the Circuit Court for said county, or to the judge
thereof in vacation, that he verily suspects or believes that any
person having a license to trade or sell in said county, deals
unlawfully with negroes, or is in the habit of receiving stolen
goods, the said court or judge shall issue a summons, returnable
on a certain day, to such person, directing him to appear and
answer the charge contained in said affidavit.

89. Such summons may be served either by the sheriff, or any
constable of the district in which the party charged resides.

90. If such person shall be returned summoned, or the sum-
mons shall have been left for ten. days at his place of abode, the
court or judge may proceed to try the case, and if satisfied that
the party charged has dealt with •negroes contrary to law, or
received stolen goods, or if the court or judge shall have good
reason to believe that the party charged deals with negroes
contrary to law, or receives stolen goods, the court or judge
shall suppress his license.

91. In all cases where application shall be made for a license
or permit to retail liquors in said county, the clerk of the Circuit
Court shall inquire upon oath of the person applying, whether
the license or permit is intended for his use, or the uae or benefit
of some other person; and unless the said license or permit shall,