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An Act to authorize the emancipation of certain slaves. 1825 32 (1826)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0120 and id is 1 raw text is: .lN ACT to authorize the emancipation of certain slaves. gah, a- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- Clotilde, dis- tives of the State of Louisiana, in General .Issembly pensed with convened, That the mulatto woman named Agathe, quired by about twenty-seven years old, together with her two law. children Pamela, about three years, and Clothilde, about one year old, belonging to F. Barriere, of the parish of St. Martin, of Attakapas, be and they are hereby dispensed with the time prescribed by law for the manumission of slaves. mei omanau- Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the owner thorized. F. Barriere, be and he is hereby duly authorized to manumit the said slaves, on his complying with all the formalities required by law, and in the same manner as if the said slaves had actually attained the age of thirty years. an misone Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Euphro- authorized. sine Tournier, a free woman of color, of the parish of East Baton Rouge, be and she is hereby author- ized to manumit Thbodule, a boy of color aged about sixteen years, after the usual advertisements, if no legal opposition be made. sp Maieo. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That Marie Mc- ziere, free woman of color, of the parish of Natchi- toches, be and she is hereby authorized to emanci- pate her grand daughter Marie Joseph Nathalie, after having given the notices and fulfilled all the formalities prescribed by law. Of Joseph Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That Athanas Marie Nat. Mzire of the parish of Natchitoches be and he is Marie Fortu- nat, and Ma- hereby authorized to emancipate his three quarte- rie Flavie. roon slaves named Joseph Marie Nat, aged twenty years, Marie Fortunat, aged twenty-one years and Marie Flavie, aged twenty years, after having ful- filled the formalities prescribed by law. A. B. ROMAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. H. S. THIBODAUX, President of the Senate. Approved Feb. 14, 1826. H. JOHNSON, Governor of the State of Louisiana.

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