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An Act to authorize the Governor of the State of Louisiana to press into the service of the State, Slaves and other property, for the public defences of the State during the present war. 1862-1863 10 (1862)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0495 and id is 1 raw text is: 0  ACTS OF 1862.

No. 9.]

AN ACT

Persons not con-
templated in this
act.

To amend the 5th Section of an Act, entitled An Act relative to
the Practitioners of Medicine, approved March 16th, 1861.
See. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana, in General Assembly convened;
That the 5th section of an act entitled: An Act relative to the
practitioners of medicine, approved March 16th, 1861, be amend-
ed and re-enacted so as to read as follows, viz.: Section 5. Be
it further enacted, &c., That the provision of this act shall not
apply to persons who have been practicing medicine under the au-
thority of a license from a State board, nor to any person who may
have been practicing five years in this State or any other of the
Confederate States, nor to female practitioners of medicine, as
such; and that this act take effect from and after its passage.
(Signed)         ADOLPHUS OLIVIER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
HENRY M. HYAMS,
Lieutenant Governor and ex-officio President of the Senate.
Approved December 30; 1862.
(Signed)         THO. 0. MOORE,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.

A true copy,
P. D. HARDY,
Secretary of State.

No. 10.]

AN ACT

Power given to
the Governor to
opressinto the pub-
lIc service negroes,
&c., for certain pur-
poses.

To authorize the Governor of the State of Louisiana to press into
the service of the State, Slaves and other property, for the pub-
lic defences of the State during the present war.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana, in General Assembly convened;
That the Governor of the State be, and he is hereby authorized to
press into the service of the State, for the purpose of constructing
fortifications and other works for the public defences, not exceed-
ing at any one time one half of all the able bodied male slaves from
eighteen to fifty years of age, belonging to any one person or per-
sons, or under the charge of any person or persons within the State
of Louisiana, together with such utensils and other movables,
deemed necessary to work such-slaves pro rata; and the slaves so
pressed, shall be valued by sworn appraisers, to be named one by the
officer charged to make the press, and another by the owner or
persons having charge of such slaves; and in case of disagreement,
the two appraisers to choose an umpire; and in case of neglect or
refusal of the owner or person having charge of such slaves, then
and in that case both appraisers are to be named by the offi-
cers, and the utensils and movables are to be appraised in like
manner. And it is hereby made the duty of the several sheriffs in

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