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An Act to amend the 24th section of the Black Code and for other purposes. 1824 76 (1824.1)

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AM ACT To Amend the 24th sectiorn of. (ti Black Code and fon
other purposes..
Certain fines  Sect-. f. Beit ehadtedIy the Senate and I.use of
how recove- Riepresentatives of. the ta6 0e Lof isiana in General
Assembly convened; 'hat frQmiud. after the Vahage
of this actthedines imposed by the 24th seetion of the
Bbcl  ode, an(d the second section of the act relative
41 pedhtrs, approved 16th March 1809, s'll'all be recov-
erable either before :the District Court by itiformitionj
prese-tment L r indictment, in tlhe uame of ille 4tate, for
tliuse Pilie parish wherein such offence or offences
shall have been committed, or in the uanner.pregcrib
bed by said acts.
PenIty a.  Becl. 2. And be it firther enacted; That so much
* peL. of the 2nd section of the act relative to pedlars, appyo-
ri modilied vcdi6 M'karch 1809, as requires imprisonment on cnn-
victi-n of the ofVences stated in the iCtsection of said
nct,-be and the same is,.hereby repealed, provided that
the court  having competent jurisdiction shall have the
power of sentencing the delinquents-16 the fine prescri-
Iel by the act aforementioned. or to an imprisonnient
not exceedin e    lit days. or to both, at the discretion of
said cojurts, of comxmitti: g any person or persons so of-
fefdin; whin such persou or persons shall fail to pay
thefine impose( on them by said 6ourt. provided firthee
that otthiig im this act,sgall be so construed as td de-
prive any master,- mistress or legal director of any slave
or slaves of the right to recover from any person or
persons so ofT'nding such damlages as he.shd or they
mny have sustained in consequence of any su'ch offencp
or offences.
Approved, March 23, 1824.

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