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An Act to amend the Black Code. 1843 91 (1843)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0263 and id is 1 raw text is: 91 by virtue of this Act be capable of holding, possessing, owning and en- joying, they and their successors forever. any property, real or personal, of any nature, by vay of contracts, purchase, hire, transfer, exchange, Privege. and all other modes or form of contracts of any kind known to the laws of this State, and be capable also to receive and accept any gifts and donations inter vivos and causa mortis that may or shall be made to them by any private persons or body politic, to build, erect, rebuild, repair, improve, or cause to be improved, all kinds of edifices, homses or build- ingi that may from time to time be found by them necessary or useful for the object of their charitable institution, to conduct, manage or ad- minister, by themselves or by any three of themselves whom they may deem proper to appoint or designate according to the rules of their in- stitute, all or any part or parts of their property or affairs: Provided, that none of the properties or money, income or revenues of said insti- tution, and no part of the gifts or donations made to the same shall in any manner be employed or disposed of otherwise than for the exclusive use and benefit of the same. SEc. 2. Be s.further enacted, 4-. That in regard to all and every destitute orphan that shall have been admitted into said Asylum, and of unorha,,iv whom the said Asylum shall have taken charge, it shall not be lawful for authority ofr s the relations of said child at any time thereafter to take, arrest from or cars or charity, carry away the said child without the consent of said Sisters of Charity, wvho shall have maternal authority over all and every one of the children entrusted to them, and shall continue to enjoy the same until they have attained the age of majority, or be emancipated by marriago contract or otherwise. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, 4v. That there shall be at all times kept in the said New Oleans Female Orphan Asylui ., subject to be in- Iooktobeke spected by any committee of the Legislature, such a book or books as to allow can.may be necessary to show the situation of the said Asylum, what proper. lon of Asylum. ty or resources it possesses, the manner in which they were acquired or are administered, or any thing that may interest tht. welfare of the insti. tution. (Signed) C. DERDIONY, Speaket of the House of Representatives. (Sitne) FELIX GARCIA, President of the Senate. Approved, April 5th, 1843. (.gned) A. MOUTON, Governor of the State of Louilaana. No. 131-AN ACT to change the mode of appointing DrPputy Sheriffe. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That it shall no longer be ne- cessary for the oath of office to be administered in open Court to any Deputy Sherif, but that said oath of office may be administered by the Parish Judge in open Court or at chambers. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, 4c. That this Act shall be in force from and after its passage. (:igned) C. DERDIGNY, Speaker of the House of Pepresentatives. (Sitned) FELIX GARCIA, President of the Senate. Approred March 30th, 1643. (Signed) A. MOUTON, Governor of the State of Louislan,. No. 131.-AN ACT to amend the Black Code. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, in General Assembly convened, That upon the trial

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