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An Act to provide for the delivery of fugitive Slaves to their owners, inhabitants of the Spanish Provinces adjacent to the Territory of Orleans. 1809 4 (1809)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0025 and id is 1 raw text is: (4) to its present dimensions and in the manner in which it is now built be and the same is hereby repealed. THOS. URQUHART, Spcakcr of the Rouse ofReprsentatives. J. POYDRAS, President of the Legislative Council. Approved, February 8th, 1809. WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE, Governor of the Territory of Orleans. CHAPTER II. AN ACT To provide for the deliver-y qffitgitive Slaves to their owncrs, inhabitantsof the 5panish Provinces adjacent to the Territory of Orleans. Sect. 1st. Be it enacted by the Legislative Council. and House of Representatives of' the Territory of Orl'ans in General Assembly convened, That the judges of the Superior Court of this Territory, the Parish judges and justices of the Pence shall be and are hereby autho- rised respectively to hear the complaint of persons re- siding within the limits of the Spanish Provinces adja- cent to this Territory, their agents or representatives claiming and demanding thc right of ownership of any slave or slaves, who may have fled from the provinces aforesaid, and of this, due proof being made, it shall be the duty of the said Judge or Justice of the Peace forthwith to direct and order the delivery of said slave or slaves to the owner thereof, his agent or represen- tative. Sect. 2d. And be it further cnacted, That the costs and charges for the apprehension, safe keeping or deli-

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