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An Act to repeal all laws or provisions of laws prescribing the manner of remunerating the owners of slaves sentenced to death or killed whilst run-away. 1812 16 (1812.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0047 and id is 1 raw text is: .16 AN ACT To re/zeal all law - r pIrovisions qf ltva firescribing the manner of remuncrating thy nwzer.s of 4lavie sentenced to death or killed whilst 'un-away. SEcT. 1. Be it enacted by the-senate and house representatives oj the state of Louiciana, in general assenzbly convened, That all slaves killed while Ituin (inves kill- away, or killed in actual rebellion or executed in con- ed in cer- sequence thereof, shall be at the loss of the owner ain cases only. an paid for. SI-CT. 2. .4nd be it further enacted, That all slaves Sei.enced sentenced to death or perpetual imprisonment in vir- to death or tue of the existing law shall be paid for out of the pIp ctual public treasury, provided the sum paid for each slave nipnison- shall not exceed three hundred dollars. Thwyit how SECT. 3. .dnd be it further enacted, That. all lawp Plid for. !contrary to the foregoing, be and the same are herc Repealed. by repealed. STEPHEN A. HOPKINS, sea Ier of the house of rep resentatives. J POYDRAS, President of the senate. ArpuovEDi, January Rth, 1813. WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE, Governor of the state of Louisiang. AN ACT .Towovide for the wanner of carrying into execution an act laseed by the territorial legislature, and en- titled, an act to incorporate the conmany of the c'/a- nal of the Fausge Rivitre in thc district of Poin; Cou/le. . I SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the senate and hozisc of representatives of the state of Louisiana, in general assebnl convened, That the inhabitants of Fausse Rividre in the district of Pointe Cotipec who were au- thorized by the act entitled, an act to incorporate the company of. the chanal of Fausse Rivibre in the dis- trict of Pointe Copi-6c, for the purpose of destroying all and every impediment to the navigation of tfle said river, and of keeping said river in as good a si- tuation as the height of its waters may allow, shall Lihbiants 'meet before the judge of said parish on the second to meet. Monday in the mpnth bf April next in qrdeir to form themselves into a con' ny under the name express- Appoint ed in the above act, and to nominate the president, se- cfficers. cretary and treasurer of the said company, and to de- terminc the other means by which the above act in- cnrporating the said comapany shall or may be car4icd into execution.

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