"Section 1. Be it ordained by the police jury of the parish of St. Landry, that no negro shall be allowed to pass within the limits of said parish without special permit in writing from his employer...Section 3... no negro shall be permitted to rent or keep a house within said parish...Section 4...Every negro is required to be in the regular service of some white person or former owner, who shall be held responsible for the conduct of said negro...Section 7...No negro who is not in the military service shall be allowed to carry fire-arms, or any kind of weapons, within the parish...Section 11...It shall be the duty of every citizen to act as a police officer for the detection of offences and the apprehension of offenders, who shall immediately be handed over to the proper captain or chief of patrol."The Louisiana Black Code, 1865Senate Executive Document No. 2, 39th Cong., 1st Sess.The excerpt above is best understood in the context of

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