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An Act to provide for the purchase of an additional number of negroes for the use of the State, to be employed on objects of internal improvements, and for other purposes. 1835 195 (1835)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0184 and id is 1 raw text is: Confidential commiesion're Authority to treasurer. 195 An Act To provide for the purchase of an additional number of negroe for the use of the State, to be employed on objects of internal improvements, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, in General Assenb ly convened, I'hnt the Governor be authorised to appoint, by and with the consent of the Senate. two or more conidential com- missioneus, residents of the State, who shall be authorised to purchase, for the use of the State of Lutiisiana, two hundred able bodied negro men, none of which to exceed thirty years of age, of good character, and healthy; and that the treasurcr be authorised to advance, for the purchase of said slaves., at the rate of four hundred dollars on each slave so intended to be pur- chased, if to be bought out of the State, and the I aance of their price to be paid on the delivery of said negrocs to the Board of Commissioners of Internal Improvements. Board of Pub- SEcT. 2. Ie it further enacted, Lc. That the Board of lic Works to Public Works be, and are hereby, instructed and required to fix limit the price a limit beyond whuch the said commissioners shall not go, in the ofa1aves to be purchase of said slav'es; said instructions shall be private and purchased. confidential, and made only to the said commissioners, but the Proviso. same shall be made in writing: provided, that after the pur- chase, shall have been made, the order fixing the limits, and all the proceedings in rclation thereto, shall be made public and open to-the inspection of all persons concerned. Commission- SECT. 3. Be it furthc* enacted, kc. That whenever it may em to give be necessary to advance any money to any commissioner, as bond' above stated, such commissioner or conhnislioners shall give bond and approved security, for the faithful appropriation of the money so advanced, to the treasurer of the State: And it is hereby provided, and ordered, that the treasurer of the State shall advance any money in the treasury, not otherwise appro- priated, for the purchase of two hundred negro men, as above Duty of the stipulated; and it is hereby made the duty of the Board of Public Board of Pub- Works, to inspect the said negroes, and when found to be in lic Works conformity to the previous stipulations of this act, they shall receipt to the commissioners for the same, and thereupon the Provist, treasurer shall make full payment; Provided, should any of' said slaves so purchased by said commissioners, die before they are delivered to the Board of Public Works, then it shall be the duty of said commissioners to aduce prof to the Board of Pub- lic Works that they were such as this act contemplates, when the loss of said slave or slaves shall be thnt of the State. Con eneation to to8 com- missioners. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, 4-c. That the said com- missioners be allowed the sum of thirty dollars, for each slave purchased, as full compensation of their services, and that the said ommissioners shall not be allowed to purchase slaves fo

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