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Sere and Lardale v. Pitot and Others U.S. 332 (1810)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0018 and id is 1 raw text is: SUPREME COURT U. S. AmTAELE never passed any law prohibiting the importation of Luocv Lc slaves. T.B U. S. ':' It was contended by Rodney, Attorney-General, that as congress by the act of the 26th of March, 1804, pro. hibited the importation of slaves from foreign countries into the territory of Orleans, and as the same act ex- pressly extends to the territory the act-of the .28th of February, 1803, which forfeits the.ship which imports a slave into a state where such importation is prohibited, the evident meaning and intention of congress was, to declare that the vessel should be forfeited i hich ihould import a slave into the territory of Orleans. E. Lzvzng ston, contra, contended, that inasmuch as the territorial legislature of -Orleans had never pro- hibited such importation, the act of the 28th of Fe- bruary, 1803, did not apply. If the territory is -to be assimilated to a state, so as to brng the case within the spirit of the law, yet, there must have been a pro- hibition by the territorial legislature, to make it a pa- rallel case. And of that opinion was this court, the -case having been submitted without argument. Sentence reversed, SERE AND LARALDE - .'PITOT AND OTHERS, A general as- ERROR ,to the district court of -the United States s',e,,1e rof the for the district of Orleans, in a suit in equity, in which e t.Ls of ax, insolvent can- Sere.& Laralde were complainants, against Pitot and not su tse others, defindants, feiieralcors if his assignor could not have The complainants stated, that they were aliens, and sued| in those courts. syndics of the creditors of the joint concern of Dumas The citizens & Janeau, Pierre Lavergne and Joseph Faurie, that of the territom r of Orleans Faurke died insolvent, that Dumas & Jaeau were

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