The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-14

teamster leave his team before any warehouse,
trading Or grogshop, and enter such place and
remain therein for FIVE minutes, at any houl
Of the day or night, without the consent Of his
J master, etc, it shall be taken as p%resumptlYe
evidence against the keeper of said establish.
Iments. Sections rs and 26, also, relate to ira
| ding with slaves. Section 81, ordains that any
person who shall, in anymarner, encourage o.
advise any slave to Instruction against his mas
ter, the whites, or the State government. shall
, suffer death. Sections % and %, forbid any
one to tamper with, or engender insubordlna,
ton among, free colored persons and slaves.
under the penalty Of death. Section 81, de-
clares tina every person who shallinYeIgle, steal
or carry away a slave, or aid and counsel 9th
ers in so doing, or shall aid any slave in run
ming away from his master, shall suffer impri-
sonment at hard labor for not less than two MOI
more than 20 years. Section 80, declares that
the master or any one on board OF any vessel,
who shall convey out of this State, without the
consent of his owner, any slave, shall suffer I'M
prisonment at hard labor, not less than three nor
more than seven years, and pay all damages
that the owner of the slave may have suffered.
The vessel to be considered as bound for the
amount, and the owner Of the slave to hold a
tacit lien on the hull. Sections 81 and IS, re-
! late to SO. Section So, declares that any per-
son who shall have m~ortgaged his slave, and
then transports, attempts or causes HIM to be
transported out of this State, and thus defraud
the person to whom he is mortgaged, shall be
imprisoned not less than three nor more seven
years, at hard labor, and be liable to pay all
damage that the holder of the mortgage may
have suffered. Section 81, makes a vessel re-
sponsible for any slave found on board, with
out the written consent Of his master. Section
SO, declares that any slave, convicted of any
crime, imported from another State, shall be
forfeited. Sections 80, 40, al, 40, 43, A, As,
46, Al, 48, 40, so and 81, point out how slaves
accused of capital offences are to be tried. Sec
ton SO, orders that slaves sentenced to death
or perpetual Imprisonment, except such as are
taken in actual rebellion, shall be paid for out
of the public treasury. The sum paid for each
slave shall not exceed two-thirdso of his apprais-
ed value, but the appraisement shall never ex-
coed $3.50. Section 60, declares that if at a
public sale of slaves, there be som who are
disabled, through age or otherwise, and who
have children, they shall be sold with such one
Of their children as they may choose to go with.
Section 81, declares that no slave shall carry
any arms except by the written permission ofhis
master. Section 66, ordains that whoever shall
beat a slave without being lawfully authorised
to do so, shall be fined $40; and if the slave be
mutilated or rendered incapable of working, be
obliged to pay the slaves master SO per day
for every days work lost. If the slave should
be forever rendered unable to work, the offend
er shall pay bis value, and the slave shall be
maintained at the expense of the person who
disabled him. Section So, ordains every per-
son occupying a plantation with slaves, shall
be bound to keep thereon a white overseer, un-
der a penalty of not less than 800 nor more
than $500. Section IS, prohibits the introduce
ton into this State of any slave child under 10
years of age, unaccompanied by its mother if
living, under a penalty Of not less than $1,000
nor more than $4,000 and the forfeiture of the
child. Section SO, forbids the separation of a
child under 10 years of age from its mother,
under the penalty named in 68. Sections II,
72, 10, ~ and rs, point out the process by
which a slave may be emancipated. Section
76, declares that it shall be lawful to fire upon
runaway negroes, who may be armed, andup-
on those who, when pursued, shall refuse to
surrender, and any slave killed shall be at the
loss of the owner only. Sections II, 78, 70,
80, 81, SO, SO, ga, IS and 86, are in regard to
the arrest, imprisonment and final disposition Of
runaways. Section 81, declares that whoever
shall without due process oflaw seize and forci-
bly, %confine, invcigle or kidnap any free negro,
with intent to send him within or out of this
State, against his will, or in any way abet such
acts, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or
imprisoned not more than IA years, or both, at
the discretion ofthe court. Section 88, declares
that free negroes who carry arms, shall be re-
CURED to carry with them the certificate Of a
justice of the peace %attesting their freedom
Sections SO and 80, are in regard 10 statu liberi,
and prohibit their introduction into the State
under a penalty Of not more than $1,000 and
six months Imprisonment; and points out how
such negroes are to be disposed of. Section 81,
declares that whoever shall knowingly bring or
cause to be brought into this State, any free
person of color as a slave, shall be fined $1,000;
one-half to 60 to the informer. He shall be la
Bile, also, to such free colored person for dam
ages. Sections 90, SO and "a, are in regard to
free negroes who may reside or come into this
State. Sections 95, SO, 81 and SO, %ordainthat
the masters Of allvessels on board of which any
free negro is employed, shall give q bond for
$500, with security, to the governor, that said
free negro shall not leave the vessel without a