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An Act granting a compensation to the owners of certain Slaves sentenced to death and whose punishment was commuted into a perpetual imprisonment. 1812 258 (1812.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0059 and id is 1 raw text is: 234 dollars and fifty cents; to Mr. Thoias'Gale,1fourtedt dollars; to Mr. Bachelier, forty nine:dollars and fifty cents; to Mr. C. Derbigny, forty dollars; to Messrs. Baird and Wagner,. three hundred and fifty dollais on account; to Mr. Thierry, three hundred and fifty dollars on account. SECT. 3. dnd be it further enacted, That it shil Q. Terry. be the duty of the treasurer to pay to Mr. Terry, duly elected member of the legislature of the territory of Orleans for the parishes of St. Helena and St. Tam- many, the said Mr. Terry having repaired to the seat of government at the time fixed by law for the purpose of acting in his legislative capacity previous to his receiving the governor's proclamationt, his mi. lage in full. SECT. 4. And be it further enacted, That the :Sew paid. aforesaid sums shall be paid by the state treasurer ot a warrant of the governor, out of such funds as shalt not have been otherwise appropriated by law. STEPHEN A. HOPKINS, Speaker of the house of rep resentativegs J POYDRAS, President of the tenate. .APPwvED, March 24th, 1813. WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE, Governor qf the state of Louisianz AN ACT Grantly a compenhation to the ownere of certain Sla.eentenced to death and whose liunishment was comnutted into a perpetual imp risonient. Sac'r. i. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Louisiana, in general Antonio assem6ly convened, That Antonio M(,ndez he and Mendes. hereby is authorized to claim from the treasurer of this state the reimbursement of the value of a negro condemned to -death, and whose punishment was commuted by the governor, with the approbation of the senate to that of perpetual imprisonment at hard labour, and that it shall be the duty of said treasurer to pay to the. said Antonio Mendez, the sumn of four hundred and ninety five dollars, the appraised value of said negro to be paid on the warrant of the justices -of the peace before whom said negro was condemned to death, provided the said Antonio Mcndez do pass deed of conveyance of said negro to the governor for tme use of this state. Widow SECT. 2. And, be it further enacted, That the Hebert. Widoweuhark be and hereby is .authorised to draW

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