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An Act to authorize the citizens of the several parishes in this State wherein slaves are impressed by the State or Confederate States, to select a suitable person or persons not liable to military duty, to supervise them, and to exercise a general supervision over said slaves in all things affecting their health and comfort. 1863 16 (1863)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0498 and id is 1 raw text is: Suc, 3. Be itflrthere-nacted '.l, hat this act shall take effectfron and after its passage. ADOLPHUS OLIVIER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. H. M. HYAMS. Lieu't. Governor and President of the Senate. Approved June- 17, 1863. THOMAS 0. MOORE, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A truo copy. P. D. HAnDY, Secretary of State. No. 21.1 AN ACT To authorize the citizens of the several parishes in this State wherein slaves are impressed by the State or Confederate States, to select a suitable person or persons not liable to military duty, to supervise them, and to exercise a general supervision over said slaves in all things affecting their health and comfort. Overseers of SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tie Semate and Iouse of Representa- aie press- tives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly con vened* That ed to beZ pointed by t in all cases where slaves shall be impressed by the State or Confederate ovners. States, the owners, agents or overseers of such slaves, shall have the right to select, whenever the number exceeds thirty slaves, from any one parish, and for each additional number of thirty slaves, a suitable person or persons ijot liable to military duty, to givea personal supervision over said slaves in all things affecting their health and comfort, not in- consistent with the rules and regulations prescribed by the authorities of the State or Confederate States governments. Compensation SECTION 2. Be it further enacted 3c., That said person or persons of said over- so selected to superintend the slaves so impressed, shall be entitled to twenty cents for the first twenty slaves, and ten cents for all above that number, per day, for each slave under his supervision, to be paid by the State of Louisiana, in the same manner as the wages of the slaves are paid. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted 4-c., That this act take effect from and after its passage. ADOLPHUS OLIVIER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. H. M. IHYAMS, Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate. Approved June 17, 1863. THOMAS O. MOOR E. Governor of the Stata of Louisiana A tren copy. P. D. HARDY, Secretary of Slat. 16 Acts oF 1863.

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