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to take his deat-in the house of wlich he is
a member, before the expiration of the
said fifteii days, shall 'prove.to the satisfac-
tion of a majoiity 4-t the mcmbqrs tolthe
house to wlhii i he belongs,.that he had de-
parfed froih his place :of residence on his
way to the legislature, alnd afer such dr
partire, hd been prei'ented bysickners, or
any ofie unforesee- accident,.frpm con-
tung r pursuing his journey to such
session, or meeting then and i such case
such member hall re cive the same com.
pensation that is now allowed to Inem.
bers of the legislative council. and house of
representatives by the firit' seiionoftheact
towhich this is a suppleinent, anything here-
in contained th contrary notivithstatiding.
T10s. URQUHAR't,
Speaker of the.loYuse of Representatives.
J. POYDRAS,
President of the Legislative Council.
Ar rnoyvED, March 8, 1808.
WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE,
Govern or of the Territory' of Orleans.
CHAPTER I.
AN ACT
To xplain the foiirth qection oftheA 1 t to
amend the act entitkd! An .ct for the
pzttifhug of primes and misdemeanors.
WIIE JiE AS doubts have arisen as to
the inanner of cpnstruing the fpurth section
Preamble. pf the apt abve mentioned:
Se it threfore enacted by the Legislativf
Council and by the.House of Rep 'csenatives](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsla0024&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)