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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0448 and id is 1 raw text is: No. 281.] AN ACT
Instructing the State Engineer to remove obstructions to the navigation of BrofrRive.
Be it enacted by the Anate and House of Representatives of the State
obtrations of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That the State Engineer
iomuroffiliver. be and he is hereby instructed, as soon as practicable, to remove
obstructions to the navigation of Broff River, in the 1arishes of
Provso. Caldwell, Franklin, Ouachita, Morehouse and Carroll; provided, that
this Act shall not be so construed so as to interfere with other in-
ternal improvements already begun.
WM. W. PUGH,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
C. H. MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved March 19th, 1851,
ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy,
ANDREW S. IannoV,
Secretary of State.
No. 232.] AN ACT
Relative to Slaves.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
Murderpunish. lives Of the State of Loti-siana in General Assembly convened, That
able with death, any slave who shall colmmit 'I1e crime of willfA murder, on convic-
tion thereof, shall be punished with death.
outting with S8. 2. Be it farther enacted, <c., That any slave who shall,
pnoatep with a dangerous weapon, and with intent to kill, cat or otherwise
to drown or Vondit any p3riin, or who shall attempt maliciously to kill, by
strangle within
tent to kil-, drowing, or strangling, oR conviction thereo , shall suffier death.
puniabable with
death.
enalty for Sea. 3. Be it further enacted, &c., That any slave who shall
strking certain willfully and maliciously strike his inasteror mistress, or his master's
prson wit. or mistress' child, or any whito overseer appointed by his owner, to
fusion of blood, superintend said slaves, so as to cause a contusion or shedding of
unihable b blood, shall be punished with death or imprisonment at hard labor
amisonen& at for life.
Var labor.*
enat, ar Sr.. 4. Be it farther enqded, <Oo., That if a slave shall shoot at
tent to kill, or or stab any person with intent to kill, such slave, on conviction
tahb.gapuh. of either of said offences, shall sufrer death.
Poison or at. Se. 5. Be it further enacted, &c., That if any slave shall will-
tempt to poison, ul
pishableb fully and maliciously poison or attempt to poison any person, he
*a*th, shall, on conviction thereof, suffer death.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsla0448&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)