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Crimes and Offences. 1806 190 (1806)

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conceive themfelves equal to the white ; but
on the contrary that they ought to yield to
them in every occafion, and never fpeak or
anfwer to them but with refpeEL under the,
penalty of imprifonment according to the
nature of the offence.
JOHN WATKINS,
Speaker of the houfe of reprefentatives.
Pa. SAUVE,
Prefdent of the legi //ative council.
Approved--June 7th, i8o6.
WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE,
Governor of the territory of Orleans.
CRIMES AND OFFENCES.
Sec. i  As the natural purport of juf-
tice forbids, that any perfon, let their fitu.
ation in life be what it may, thould be con.
demned without a legal hearing, and as the
order of civil government requires, that a
jft and equitable mode of adminiffering
juffice (hould be eflablifhed, as well as a
fuitable and proper fyftem of proceedings
in fuch cafes ; Be it therefore enafled, that
all crimes and offences which fhall be com-
Capital crimeB mitted by any flat e or flaves of this ter.
how tried & pun.   b
ished.      ritory, and for which crimes capital pun.
ifhment may or ought to be infliaed accor-
ding to law, thall be tried, heard, examin-
ed, queflioned decided, and finally deter-
mined by a tribunal compofed of the judge
of the county (and in cafe of his ablence)
by two juftices of the peace, and a num.

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