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An Act for the relief of Sally Demery and her children and Allen Demery. 1841 27 (1841.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0231 and id is 1 raw text is: 27 [No. 25.-AN ACT For changing the manner of holding Elections in the Parish of Ascension, aid also changing the Election Precincts of said Parish. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the State ofLouisiana in General Assembly,, convened, Thtt from and after the passage of this act, the following shall bi the places of holding election in the Parish of Ascension Election pre. viz .Fit cinctc in the Firt precinct, at the Court 1Touse in Donaldsonville parish of Ascen. Second precinct, at or near the house of Judge Duffil. Third at or near the store of Voleir Ifebeit, and Fourth, at or neal the hbuse of Frangois Picou on the Amite River; and tha the elections be held in the following manner: on the firs day of election at the first and fourth precincts; second day at the second precinct, and last day at the third precinct and that all laws to the contrary be. and are herebyrepealec (Signed) WM. DEBUYS, Speaker of the Lroipve of Representatives. (Signed) P. E. BOSSIER, President of the Senate pro tenpore. Approved February 24th, 1841. (Signed) A. B. ROMAN, Governor of the State of Louisiana. [No. 26.1-AN ACT For the relief of Sally Demery and her children and Allen Deorncr. Preamble. Whereas satisfactory information has been presented to tl Legislature that Sally Demery late of the Parish of Cat, houla, and now in the Parish of Caldwell, a free womE of color, is the vidow of David Domery a free man color who served with honor in several campaigns durii the late war, and was in service as a soldier at the siel of New Orleans in eighteen hundred and fourteen-f teen. That said Sally is now left by the deatl of h husband with a large family of children, in a destitu situation, andhas been, though of the most unexceptional character, and no charge of misconduct has been ma against her, pursuant to an act entitled An Act to preve free people of color from entering the State and for ott purposes approved the sixteenth of March eighteen hi. dred and thirty, ordered to leave the State. That the I band of said Sally had three brothers who served repa bly in the army during the late war, and that she hadi brothers who fought in the army at the siege of New(- leans, and one died of a mortal wound received dui its continuance. And whereas satisfactory information has also been pr n,

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