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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0452 and id is 1 raw text is: certain laws SEC. 12. Be itfurther enacted, &c., That all laws or parts of laws con4
repealed. flicting with these presents be and the same are hereby repealed.
WM. W. PUGH,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WM. F. GRIFFIN,
President pro team. of the Senate.
Approved March 13th, 1858.
.ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ANDREW S. HERRON,
Secretary of State.
No. 86.] AN ACT
Providing for the trial of slaves accused of capital crimes in the parish of Orleans.
Tribunal to try SECTION 1. Be it enicted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
slamesaccusedor State of louisiana, in General Assemly convened, That such slaves as
may be acciused of capital crimes in the parish of Orleans, shall be tried
by a tribunal composed of the Judge of the First District Court of New
Orleans, and six citizens, slaveholders ini said parish, chosen and convoked
by said Judge.
Oath to be SEC. 2. Pe it farther luacled, TC., iThai: lihe jurors shall take the fol-
taken by the loWing Ottill, to be administered by ilie Judge or Clerk of' said court:
I (A. B.), do solemuly swear, or allirm, (as the case may be), that I will
truly and impartially examilne and .idge the prisoner (or prisoners) who
may be brought before ile, according to law and thie evideucc, to the best
of my knowledge and ability, so help me Cod.
Verdict to be SEC. 3. BC fitrther -iackte, Y*C., Thit in order to Convict the accused,
onanimous thue jury must Iiaimiously concur in a .verdict to be by them signed, on
which verdict the Judge shall cdorse the sentence.
Duty or the SEc. 4. Be it further enacted, -c., That ihe judge who shall preside at
judge. the trial of any slave, shall take no part in the deliberation of' the jury,
but shall, in conducting lite trial, exercise such powers and perform such
acts as are now exercised by other judges of tile State presidig on the
trial of' criminal cases.
Dutyof District SEC. 5. lie i, furtlher etcted, ti*c., That it shiall he the duty of the
Attorney. District Attorney, whein notified by the Judge, to attend and prosecute
on behalf of lhe State, and in default of such attendance it shall be lawfil
for the presiding Judge to appoint some attorney to not as prosecnor.
SIavesentenced SEC. 6. IC it erther enacted, (-c., That the slave who shall have eci
nt ou en sentenced to any paunishnient shall not lie set at liberty until his master
liberty until la has paid ti1e cost of prosecution.
crts a SEC. 7. le it /irther enacted, &c., That it shall be the duty of the
torney to be Judge to appoint an attorney to defend the slave or slaves thus accused,
aas tone: should the owner refuse or neglect to do so; in which case the Judge
rend. shall fix the amount of compensation, which shall not exceed fifty dollars,
to be paid by tho owner to such attorney,
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