Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-06

10 prove she age the slare slsyes alleged TO
have been Imported into the state, in violation of
the provisions hereof but that the burtheu of prov
ing the age OF said slave slaves sha! be on the
individual or individuals accused. provided, how
ever, that certificate OF such age, signed,
sworn to. authenticated and deposited in tho
manner provided by the first section of this act
shall be received as full proof Of such age.
Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That no slave
introduced into this state after the first of April
eighteen hundred and twenty-nlne, shall be the
subject Of a mortgage or lien, unless the owner
thereof shall have compii ed with the provisions
Of this act, persons introducing for sale, emil
grating to the state, or citizens bringing them in
Tor their own use.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That no slave
introduced in violation Of the prohibtory clauses
OF thu act, shall he subject judicial SALE within
two years after the time Of introducing them, ex-
cept in payment OF debts bona fds contracted af-
ter the passage OF this act, and without.any view
toclude or evade the provisions thereof, provi ed,
however, that no debtor who shall bring his slave
or slaves from another state into this avoid the
payment Of his debts, for the period in which the
judicial sale of them is prohibited under the afore.
said restriction, shall be permitted to avail himself
OF such prohibition, if the creditor establish the
oond fde existence of his debt, and that it was
not contracted with view to elude the true intent
anu meaning OF this act provided that in all suits
brought by creditor against person having in
troduced slaves from another state, the plaintiff
shall give notice of the tendency of such suit TO
the district attorney, whose duty it shall be to
perintend, in the name Of the state, the whole Of
the proceedings and guard ainst the violation of
the spirit of this act.
Sect 10. Be 1t further enacted. That from and
alter the PRONUNCIATION Of this act, il shall be un-
lawful Tor any person. whether citizen of this
state or not. to introduce for any purpose under
any pretext whatever, any slave slaves who
shall have been accused Of any conspiracy or in
surrection, or who had resided in any county of
any state or territory Of the United States during
the lime OF any conspiracy or instruction in such
county, and that any person who shall be convict
ed Of having introduced any slave or slaves accus.
ed or resident aforesaid, shall be fined in sum
not less than one thousand dollars nor more than
hive thousand dollars and shall suffer imprisonment
for period not less than one nor more than five
years; provided that when moro than two wears
shall have elapsed from the time when the said
conspiracy or insurrcction shall have taken place
the prohibition enacted by The present shall
not extend to slaves who may have been residing
In the said county at the time when said conspira-
cy or instruction took place and were neither en-.
gagged or accused ofhaying had any agency therein
Sec Id. BE 1t further enacted, That it shall be
lawful to prosecute to conviction and punishment,
any person accused under the provisions Of this
act at any time within three years after the COM
Inission Of the offence, the Limitation of the thirty
seventh section OF an act for the punishment OF
crimes and misdemeanors, approved May fourth,
eighteen hundred and five, or any other att part
OIL any act to the contrary notwithstanding.
| Sec. Is. Be It further enacted, That 40 slave
child or children ten years Of age or under, shall
be introduced into this state, unaccompanied by
his. her, or their mother, if living under the PEN
atty prescribed in the tenth section of this act
and that in all trials for violation of this section
that the burthen Of proving the age Of such child
or children, and that his, her, or their mother was
dead at the time of introducing them shall be OF
the accused.
Sec. I6- Be 1t further enacted, That if any per-
son or persons shall sell the mother of any slave
child or children under the age OF ten years Sc
parate from said child children, or shall, the
mother living, sell any slave child or children of
ten years of age or UNDER separate from said mo-
ther, shall incur the penalty of the sixth section
Of this act.
Sect. IL. Be 1t further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the several parish judges and nota-
public OF the state 10 furnish the clerks of the
court OF criminal jurisdiction over the said parish,
ON the first day of the term of each of said courts
with list OF all sales of slaves which shall have
been passed before them, since the last term
| tioning therein the of said slaves, and the
person by whom sold and bought, to the end that
SAID list may be laid before the prosecuting attor-
ney, by said clerk, under the direction of the
court.
Sect. Is. -And be it further enacted, That il
shall be the duty of the judges of criminal iuris
diction in this state, to give this act in charge to
the grand jury at each term of their respective
courts. A. b. ROMAN,
Speaker Of the III. of Representatives.
AID. BE&UVAIS,
President Of the Senate
Approved, January 31st, 1929.
p. DERBIGNY,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
March 6.