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An Act to prevent the introduction of Free People of Color from Hispaniola, and the other French Islands of America into the Territory of Orleans. 1806 126 (1806)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0016 and id is 1 raw text is: ( iz6 ) at the dicretion of the fuperior-court, aind be rendered forever afterwards iicapable of. holding any office of truft or profit under, the government of this Territory, and fhall moreover be liable to adion by the party injured. JOHN WATKINS, Speaker of the houfe of reprefentatives. Pa. SAUVE, Prefident of the legi//lative council. Approved-June 7th, i 8o6. WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE, Gowrnor of the territory of Orleatu CHAP. XXX. AN ACT To prevent the introdu~lion of Free People of Color from Hiffaniola, and the other French lIands of dmerica into the Territory of Or. leans. Preamble. Sec. I. HEREAS ferious inconve. WV niences might arife, if mea. fures were not taken to prevent the intro. duaion of people of color from Hifpaniola, and from the French American Iflands ; Be it enaled by the Legi/lative Council and Houfe of Reprefentatives of'the ferritory of Orleans, in general aqenbly convened, That ,from the paffing of this act, no free man of

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