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An Act to explain certain doubts which have arisen as to the mode of carrying into execution the twenty-seventh section of the black code. 1812 168 (1812.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0054 and id is 1 raw text is: Abientees,   hzer. 5. And 6e it further enaetedi That ever
&c. how    person whose usual place of abode slil1 be in any
;lassed.   family on the aforesaid first Monday of Au' st shall
be returned as .of such family, and the -uname of any
person who 'shall be.an inhabitant of any parish, but
without a setilrd place of residence shall-he inserted.
in the colunin of the afoiesaid schedtile which is ale.
tiltted for the heads of families in that division, where
le or slie shall lie ch the said first Monday of August
next, aid eveir 'persbn occasionally ablent ht the time
of the ernumeration as belongihg to that place in which
i e.annually iesides ivithin the state.,
SECT. 6: .And be it IJurther enacted, That each
Persons to and every friepers6ri zhbre than sixteen years of age,
gic infor- whether heads of families, or not within any parish or
mation.  ,. division of a parish, shall be and hereby is obliged to
render such sheriff 6r assistant a true account if re.
quired, to the best.of hibDr her kmiowledge of all and
every person belongiig to such family respectively,
according to the. several, descriptions aforesaid, on
Penalty.  pain of forfeiting fifteen dollars to be sued for and re-
covered by such sheriff or assistant; the, one half for
his own use, .the other half for the Use of the state.
STEPHEN A. HOPKINS;
Speaker qf thc house of riresentativesi
J POYDRAS,
Preoident      . theth eratc.
FrROVED, March 25th, 1813.      .
WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE,
Governor of the state of Louisian.
AN ACT
ro exlain certain doubts which have arisen as to the
made of carrying into yxecrtion the twentr  cventd
section of the blaq4L en e.
Srcarbbic    Vhereas the French and Engiish teit of the 2701
section of the.black cide differ from each other, in
such a manner asto create. doubts as to the mode of
carrying the sarme into execution; rnd whereas difli-'
culties atise therefrom tending to injure ihe interest
of slaveholders, therefore.
Be it enacted by the scnate and house of reffresenta-
tives qf the state of Louisiana, ih gelerai assembly con-
bened, That the twenty seventh section of the black
code shall be carried -into executiop in the manner
rench prescribed in the French text of sid code, and there*
text to gov fore in or4er to correct the English part of the twenty
seventh section, and. provide Tor what- has beenopnit-
ted, alier the words  to wit in the seventh linci

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