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An Act establishing the mode in which parish judges can enfranchise their slaves, and accept testamentary executorships, tutorships and curatorships, regularly devolving upon them. 1811 146 (1811)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0041 and id is 1 raw text is: (146) .CHAPTER XXXII. AN ACT Establishing the mode in which parish judges can enfranchise their slaves, and accept testamentary executorships, tutorships and curatorships, regu. larly devolving upon then. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Coin. cil and House of'Representatives of the Territory of Orleans, in general assembly convened, That Tirhenevei a parish judge shall wish to enfranchise any of his slaves, he shall fulfil, beforc one of the judges of the superior court, all the formalities which other individuals are bound to execute be- fore the parish judges by the Act to regulate the conditions and forms of the emancipation of slaves. provided no opposition shall be made to such enfranchisement; and in case bf such opposition the said judge shall decide on its me- rits. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That when. ever a parish judge shall wish to accept a testa. Mentary executorship, a tutorship or curatorship, which shall have been regularly entrusted to him in his own parish, he shall- apply to one of the judges of the superior court for the confirmation of such trust, and shall take the necessary oath, and generally fulfil before him all the formalities

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