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An Act providing for the manner of employing the colored male convicts in the Penitentiary, and for other purposes. 1841 518 (1841.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0254 and id is 1 raw text is: 518 Repeal. contrary to this act fie, and the same are hereby repealed. (Signed) WM. C. C. CLAIBORNE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Signed) FELIX GARCIA, President of the Senate. Approved, March 26, 1842. (Signed) A. D. ROMAN, Governor of the State of Louisiana. No. 170.-AN ACT to create two additional precincts of election in the parish of St. John the Baptist. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and 1ouse of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, in gene- ral assembly convened, That two additional election precincts are hereby created in the parish of Saint John the Baptist, one to be situated on the right bank and the other on the left bank of the Mississippi, at such places as the police jury may designate,; and that said police jury is hereby further authorized to procure two poll boxes, and to appoint three freeholders of said parish as commissioners of elections, to preside each of said precincts. SEc. 2. AJnd be it further enacted, b*c., Thait this act shall be in force from and after its passage. (Signed) WM. C. C. CLAIBORNE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Signed) FELIX GARCIA, President of the Senate. Approved, March 26, 1842. (Signed) A. B. ROMAN, Governor of the State of Louisiana. No. 171.-AN ACT providing for the manner of employing the colored mule convicts in tise Penitentiary, and for other purposes. SECTION1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, in gene- ral assembly convened, That all the colored male con- Colored mal avicts now in the penitentiary, sentenced to hard labor, Pintr shall be transferred to the possession and placed under canirol of Ite the control of the president and board of public works, trsident of tile oard of public or of any person who may have charge of the public works. works of the state, to be by said president and board, or' other person aforesaid, employed on the public works,, and that the said convicts shall be delivered to the pre- sident and board, of other person aforesaid, at the *penitentiary.

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