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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0502 and id is 1 raw text is: Penalty for slave who shaill take or bear arms against the inhabitants of this State,
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ali against or against the government thereof, or the Government of the Confederate
tht State. States of America, or who shall be engaged in any revolt,rebellion or
insurrection, shall on conviction ibereof, suffer death.
SECTION 2. Becit further enactcd tre., That all prosecutions under the
When prose. foregoing sectioi may be commcnced and carried on, and sentences may
tutiels may. be b xctdwti ly t h
han. may bhe executed witha any parish of thi State, any law to the contrary
notwithstanding,
ShcoiN 3. Be itfurther; enacted A-., That this act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
ADOLPiU]S OLIVIER,
Speaker of the House of Repesentatives.
HENRY M. HYAM4,
Lieut.Governor annd-President of the Seiate.
Approved June 29, 1863..
THOS. 0. MOORE,
Governor of the. State of Louisiana
A true copy.
P. D. HARJY,
Secretary of Suite
No.,38.] AN ACT
Relative to the triAl of slaves accused of certain crimes.
Slaves neen- SECTION. 1. Be it enab/ed by the Senate I and 1998e of Re.
sad of' elar ecsetatives of the State ofLouisiana in - General Assembly corirened:
rid J any That any slave-who may have committed, or who may hereafter commit
ansh in the the crime of revolt, rebellion or insurrection, or of Lncouraging or excit,
e. ing others to do the same, may be prosecuted, tired and punished in any
parish in this Stae.
SECTION 2. Be it further enacted 4v., Thiat this act~take efitet from
and after its passage.
ADOLPHUS OLIVIER,
Speaker of tha house of Representatives.
IWNRY M. HYAMS,
Lieutenant Governotand President of the Senate.
Approved, Juno 20th 1863.
TELOS. 0. MO0ORE,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
P. 1). HAIDY,
Secretary of State
No. 39.J AN ACT.
Making an appropriation for th's purpose of paying the rent of the seve-
rill State offices.
S-c'rioN 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
appro-tives of thei State of Ldutsiana in General Assembly convened? That
the sum of three thousand dolars, or so much thereof as may be neces-
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