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An Act to amend the act entitled An act relative to the introduction of Slaves. 1832 140 (1832)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0164 and id is 1 raw text is: ( 140 ) certified by at least two of aaid commissioners and to be included as part of the expenses of said, improvement in tAe above mentioned assessiment. (Signed) A. MOUTON, Speaker f the House of Representatives C. DERBIGNY, President of the Senate., Approved, April S, 1532. A. B. ROMAN, Governor of the state of Lbuisiona. AN ACT to amend the act entitled 'An act relative to the roduction Qf Slaves, approved November 9, 1881. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senafe and House of Representaties if Nopurchase the State of Louisiana in general assembly convened, That no. purclse ade biea ea- mide by an agent, under the provisions of the act to which this is an amend- pept-in certai .ent, shAll be considered legal, unless the agent employed be a enen of t ie State of Louisiana a frcettolder of the parish into which the slaves are to cases. be intfoduced, at the t me of such introduction and for the five preceding years, and entitled, during that time, to veto in saill parish, and be apponted and authorized by a special power of attorney previously given and recorded in the ptrish in which he resides, and into which thq sla%.e or slaves are to be in- troduced, and every person or persons introducing any slave or slaves in con- t ivention to is i, section, shall be subject to the same pains and penalt es, and .the slaves sointroduced shall be subject to the same disposition, that are sti- *litated and prescribed in the act to which this is an aricndment: Provided however that any citizen posessing all the qualifications required by this a0c- tion, for an agent may appoint as his agent for the purpose of purchasing slaves un, er the prove ans hereof, his son, or son-in-law. See 2. Be it further enacted, I c. That the States of Tennessen, Kentuc- Certain other 'ky, mid Missouri, are inuded in the proviso of the second section of the act statesincit 'd relative to the introduction of slaves approved the 19th November, 1931, to in provio of which this is an amendment, in the same manner as those of Alabama, Mis- o the, - a sectIe :ssippi, of the territory of Arkansas and Florida, and if any slave or slavets engine boutht within the states aforesaid are introduced, the person or persons in- troducing them, shal be subject to the pains and penalties Frovided for in the 3rd 'e oii of the act relative to the intraductioi of slaveA, approved 10th of November, 1831, and to which this one is an amendment: Provided however, that it sali, in no wise, be considered that any pereon emigrating from the said prohibited states, with the intention of beconming citizens, and who ac- teally become so, of the state of Louisiana, shall be restrained from bringing such slaves of which they were the owners, before the passage of the act to which this is a supplement, within the said state. Section 8. Be it further enacted, &c. That the clause in the third section Certain provi- of the act relative to the introduction of laves, approved the 19th Novem- sionin original her, 1831. which authorises any proprietor to take his oath before any com- act repealed., potent officer, in any other state, and to haye it filed in the State of Louisi- ana, be hereby repealed. Sec. 4. Be it farther enacted. &c. That the sixth section of the act rela- !nalle from tive to the introduction of slaves, opproved the 19th of November, 18 $, &-ourts 'of pro- which prevents the slaves introduced by virtue of said act, to be sold under bates untheriz- any writor-process of law from the courts of this state, is 9o amended as to cd. authorise the courts of probates of the state, to order any sale which may be- come necessary itb the settlement of succeisions only. Appr priation See. 5. Be it further enacted, tc. That the sum of five thousand dol- a tars le and is hereby appropriated out of any funds of the treasury not other- wise dispose of to be put at the disposal of the Governor, in order to carry intn execution the act relative to the introduction of slaves, approved the 19th November, 1881, and to which this is a supplement, See 6. Be it further enacted, 4-c. That whenever any plantation is di- Sided by the boundary line of Louieiapi, and any other state or territory, the

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