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An Act to amend Article 155 of the Civil Code of Louisiana. 1864-1865 42 (1864.1)

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States and Territories ; and the General Assembly lierehy pledges
itself to ratify such amendment, if made.
SIMEON BELDEN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
J. MADISON WELLS,
Lieutenant Governor and Presidentof the Senate.
Approved January 20, 1865.
MCITAEL HAHN,
Governor of tihe State of Louisiana.
A true copy :
S. VROTNOWSKI,
Secretary of State.
No. 23.]                     AN ACT
To amend Article 155 of the Civil Code of Louisiana.
SCTION 1. Be it enacted by the ASnate and Home of Representatives
of the Slate of Louisiana, in General Assembly conmened, That article
one hundred and fifty-five (155) of the Civil Code of Louisiana, which
reads as follows: There are in this State two classes of servants,
to-wit, the free servants and the slaves, he it so amended as to read
thus :  There is only one class of servants in this State, to-wit, free
servants.
SEC. 2. Be it ftller cnacted, &e., That this Act shall take effect
from aid after its passage.
SIMEON BELDEN,
Speaker of the House of lRepresentatives.
J. MADISON WELLS,
Lientenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved January 31, 1865.
llCITAEL IAllN,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy :
S. WmorNowsxI,
Secretary of State.
No. 24.]               JOiNT RESOLUTION
Ratifying a proposed amendiment to the Constitution of the United States.
WuEnEs, The Congress of tihe United States has adopted tihe follow-
ing Resolition, with a Inoposed amemlmoenmt to the Constitution of
the United States, to be submitted to the Legislatures of the sev-
eral States, as follows :
A RESOUTION
Submitting to the Legislatures of tihe several States a proposition to amend the Con-
stitution of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (tico-thirds of both Houses
coneurring), That the following article be proposed to the Legisla-
tures of time several States as an amendment to the Constitution of

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