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offences which are punishable by fine. There is a minimum fine imposed which while it is not unsuitable for, and is but a light punishment for a white person, is ruinous to a negro -

For the offence of adultry the minimum fine is $100 00. With the costs it will amount to at least $150 00. This is an offence which very few negros regard as at all serious. It is true that their ideas must be reformed and that they must be taught better, but this cannot be done by imposing a punishment upon them which they feel to be wholly to great for the offence committed. After a time they may have the same feeling upon this that the whites have