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An Act respecting Slaves imported into this territory in violation of the act of Congress of March the 2d, 1807, and for other purposes. 1810 18 (1810.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0031 and id is 1 raw text is: Sheriffs until the Sheriffs to be appointed by virtue of
the present act, be in office.
THOS. URQUHART,
Speaker of the floude of Representativesf.
,J. D. DEGOUTIN BELLECHASSE,
President of the Legislative Council.
kpproved March 16th, 1810.
WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE,
Governor of the Territory of Orleansi
CHAPTER IX.
AN ACT
pespecting Slaves imported into this territory in viold-
tion of the act of Congress of .111arch the 2d, 1807,
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS by the fourth section of the act of
Congrebs of the United States, approved on the se-
cond day of March, 1807, entitled an act to prohibit
the importation of Slaves into any port or place with-
in the jurisdiction of the United States from and after
the first day of Janu'tty 1808, it is provided that any
negro, mulatto, or person,pf colour, who may be im-
p?.rted or brought within the United States or territo,
ries thereof, in violation of this law, shall remain sub-
ject to any regulations not contravening the provisions
cf this act, which the Legisatures of the several States
or Territories at any time hereafter may make for dis-
gosing of any such negro, mulatto, or person of color..

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