An Act Prescribing Additional Penalties for the Commission of Offences against the State, and for Other Purposes, Ch. 1460, No. 3, §§ 12-15, 1865 Fla. Laws 23, 25-27.
"Sec 12. Be it further enacted. That 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: and the said Judge of Probate is hereby authorized to issue such license, upon the recommendation of two respectable citizens of the county, certifying to the peaceful and orderly character of the applicant; and any negro, mulatto, or other person of color, so offending, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall forfeit to the use of the informer all such fire-arms and ammunition, and in addition thereto, shall be sentenced to stand in the pillory for one hour, or be whipped, not exceeding thirty-nine stripes, or both, at the discretion of the jury,
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Judge of Probate to keep an accurate register of all licenses so issued as aforesaid, and at each regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, to lay the same before them for their supervision, who shall have power to revoke any licenses which, in their opinion, may have been granted to improper persons.
Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That 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 sentenced to stand in the pillory for one hour, or be whipped, not exceeding thirty-nine stripes, or both, at the discretion of the jury; nor shall it be lawful for any white person to intrude himself into any religious or other public assembly of colored persons, or in to any railroad car or other public vehicle, set apart for the exclusive accommodation of persons of color, under the same penalties.
Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall form any military organization in this State, not authorized by law, or shall participate or aid or abet in the formation of such organization, he shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisoned for a term not exceeding six months; or shall be made to stand in the pillory for one hour, and be whipped, not exceeding thirty-nine stripes, at the discretion of the jury: Provided, That if the person so convicted shall, upon the trial, be proved to have accepted an office in such organization, the penalties herein provided may be increased three-fold, at the discretion of the jury."
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Acts and Resolutions Adopted by the General Assembly of Florida at Its Fourteenth Session, Begun and Held at the Capitol, in the City of Tallahassee, on Monday, December 18, 1865 (Tallahassee, FL: Dyke & Sparhawk, 1866), 25-27. Chapter 1,460 [ No. 3. ]—An Act Prescribing Additional Penalties for the Commission of Offences against the State, and for Other Purposes, §§ 12-15. Passed the House of Representatives January 4, 1866. Passed the Senate January 8, 1866. Approved by the Governor January 15, 1866.