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or ad ste TioN 1. De it enacted by the Senate and ouse of Represeintatives of the
State of Louisiana, in General Assembly conrened, That the said act of sale
made as aforesaid, be and the same is hereby legalized, and the title to said
Wben this act property therein sold to the said Michael Boyce, be and the same is hereby
sk.. er ac. confirmed and made perfect, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, &c., That this act shall take effect from
and after its passage. W. PUGH,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WM. F. GRIFFIN,
President of the Senate.
Approved March 15th, 1859.
ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ANDREW S. HERRON,
Secretary of State.
No. 87.] AN ACT
Relative to free persons of color coming into the State from other States or foreign countries.
Personsorcolor SecTioN 1. Be it enacted by the Senate an(I House of Representatives of the
coming into tbo State of Louisiana, in General Asseibly convened, That any free person of
State by water, 1 cni~it h tt ~~I
to be lodged in color, 0m1g into the State on board of any vessel, steamer, or other water-
prison. craft, trading or plying out of the limits of this State,-shall, upon the arri-
val of said vessel, steamer, or water-craft, he forthwith lodged in the
parish jail, and shall remain therein until the vessel, steamer, or other water-
craft, on board of which said free person of color arrived, shall be ready to
leave port.
Bond required Se. 2. Be it fhrther enacted, &c., That the jail-keeper, on receiving in-
from ia ter or formation that the free person of color so detained in his custody is wanted
water-craft, inytlecpti l)
certain caes. by the captain or aster of the ship, steamer, or w'ater-eraft, on: board of
which he or sie canme, shall require from said captain or master, a written
affndarit and hond of fivo hundred dollars, conditioned that the vessel lie
commands will leave within not more than twenty-four hours, and that
during that time the said free person of color shall not be allowed to go on
Penaty. shore under penalty of five hundred dollars; said penalty recoverable
against said eaptain by civil action, with privilege oin his vessel, in tihe name
of the Charity Hospital of New Orleans, one-half for the henefit of said
Hospital and the other half for the benefit of the informer, who shall not,
by reason of his interest, he deemed incompetent as a witness against the
offender.
Prison fees to SEc. 3. Br it Arther enacted, &c., That the captain or master of the ves-
be paid by was. el, steitmer, or other water-craft, on board of which any free person of color
.has arrived, shall, upon taking the said free person of color out of jail, pay
the sum of forty cents a day for each and every day that said free person
of color shall have been in custody, without any other charges whatever.
SEc. 4. Bt it jIum'er enacted, 4c., That should the captain or master of](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsla0464&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)