Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-03-07

State who shall or may introduce or bring
therein, one or more slaves for their W use
shall bring with them the same kind of certi-
fcate and declaration for each slave above
twelve years of age, which is provided for by
this act, and he or they shall within twenty
days of the arrival of the slave or slaves with
in the State deposit the said document or do
cuments with the Parish Judge of the Parish
in which he or they may have their domicil
and shall make and subscribe a declaration on
oath before said Judge in relation to the gem
u~ineness ofthe document or documents so de-
posted and the identity of the slave or slaves;
and the person or persons, who shall fail to
comply with the provisions of this section,
shall suffer a fine of not less than two hundred
and fifty dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars for each and every slave so introduced
Sect. $. BE it further enacted, That from
and after the first day of April eighteen hun
dred and twenty nine, persons ernigratng to
this State ard with the bona 6de intention of
settling and establishing themselves therein
shall comply in every respect with the proyi-
sions ofthe first and fourth sections of this act,
and shall not sell any slave of slaves by them
brought or introduced herein until after the
expiration Of two years from the time when the
same may have been introduced or brought in,
and that at the time when any conveyance
shall be about to be made, the same shall be
executed before a Notary Public or Parish
Judge, and the person or persons by whom
such conveyance may be about to be execut-
ed, aud before executing the same, shall make
and subscribe a declaration on oath before
said Notary or Parish Judge, declaring that
he or they have come into the State with the
bona tide intention of settling and establishing
themselves therein, THAT he or they have lived
in this State for the term Of two consecutive
years, Immediately preceding the time of
making such declaration, and that the slave or
slaves which he or they are about to convey,
are the same brought or introduced into this
State by him or them at tie time Of their set
Element and establishment therein: Provided,
however, that the said person or persons so
emigrating to this State, may hire for a term
not exceeding one year at any one time, the
slave or slaves SO introduced or brought in,
which contract of hire shall be executed be-
fore a Notary or Parish Judge, and none other
shall be valid in law; and that the said person
or persons shall make and subscribe a declara-
ton on oath of the same kind and in the same
manner as that required to be made by the
owner in the preceding part of this section ex-
cept as regards the lime he or they may
have lived in this State, and he or they shall
further declare on oath, that the slave or slaves
about to be hired, have not within his know
ledge, been guilty or convicted o fany crime;
and whoever shall act in contravention OF the
provisions of this section shall suffer a fine not
less than five hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars, for each and every slave
so introduced; Provided, That persons emf
grating to this state, as above stated, be au-
thorised to sell the slaves by them so intro
duced, or brought in before the expiration OF
the two years above mentioned, on complying
with the provisions Of the first, second and
third sections Of this act.
Sec. 6. BE IL further enacted, That If any
person or persons, introducing or bringing
into this state, any slave or slaves above
twelve years of age, or shall introduce or
bring into this state any slave or slaves, with
the intention of selling or hiring the same,
which intention shall be presumed OF the per-
son introducing them, shall fail within twenty
days after the arrival of such slaves in the
state, to take the oath and conform to the re-
gulations in every particular prescribed for the
observance of emigrants and citizens without
complying in every particular with the for
malities and requisites provided for in the
first, second and third sections of this act, such
person or persons on conviction thereof shall
suffer a fine not less than one thousand dollars,
nor more than two thousand dollars, and
an Imprisonment of not less than SIX months
nor more than one year, and shall moreover
forfeit the slave or slaves so illegally intro
duced or brought into the state. which may
be unsold in his possession, which slave or
slaves shall be publicly sold, after a notice OF
twenty days, by the sheriff of the parish
where such forfeiture may have been pro,
nounced, one fourth Of the nett proceeds OF
which shall be to the use of The informer, the
remainder to the use of the state.
Sec 7. Belt further enocied, That if any
person or persons shall purchase any slave OF
slaves introduced or brought into this state for