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

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especially that portion Of them who are plan
, tiers, that we feel constrained 70 publish IT
substance for their benefit. The bill may b
i amended and somewhat altered before it be
comes a law, but we presume that no materia
change will be made. We have not had TIM
to thoroughly consider its merits and dement's
and will therefore say nothing on that head
The first section declares that any slave VIII
7 shall commit wilful murder shall, on conyic
ton thereof, be punished with death BY hanging
Section 2, ordains that any slave who shall will
a dangerous weapon, and with intent to Kill, Gu
Of otherwise wound any person, or who shall
attempt maliciously to kill BY drowning, 9
strangling, on conviction thereof, shall SUITE:
death. Section 8, ordains that any slave VIII
shall wilfully and maliciously strike his maste,
or mistress, or his masters or mistress child
or any white o~yerseer appointed by his owne'
to superintend said owners slaves, SO as to cause
a confusion or shedding Of blood, shallbe pun.
ished with death. Section 4, declares that if
slave shall shoot at or stab any person with in
tent to kill, such slave on conviction Of either
Of said offences, shall suffer death. Section 5
declares that if any slave or free colored person
shall %willfully and maliciously poison or attempt
to poison any person, he shall, on conviction
thereof, suffer death. Section 6, declares that
if any slave or free colored person shall COM
nit a rape, or attempt to do 50, he shall, upon
conviction thereof, sufcrdeath. Section z, de-
@clares that any slave who shall encourage OF
excite any instruction or ~reyoltin this State, OF
who shall be in any wise concerned in i%nstigating
to the same, on conviction thereof, shall suffer
death. Section s, declares that if any slave or
free colored person shall wilfully and malicious
" burn any building, he shall, on conviction
thereof, suffer death. Section 8, declares that
if any slave shall strike a white person, for the
first and second offence, lie shall receive such
punishment as the jury shall think proper, but
for the third offence the said slave shall suffer
death; and whenever any slave shall have griey=
ously and wilfully wounded or mutilated any
white person, although it prove to be the first
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offence, such slave shall suffer death; provided
the blow, wound, mutilation or bruises are not
made OF committed in defence of the person or
property of his master, or of some member of
his family, or of the person having charge of
him, or in whose care lie then may be, in which
case the said slave shall be entirely justified
Section 10, declares that any slavewho shall fe-
loniously andforcibly take any goods or money
from the person Of another by violence or by
putting him in fear, shall upon conviction be
punished with death, or otherwise, at the dis
erection Of the court. Section II, declares that
any slave who shall break into and enter any.
dwelling, store, or house of any kind, or who
shall attempt to do so, with the intent to steal,
or to commit any other crime, shall upon con-
Yiction thereof suffer death, or other punish
ment at the discretion of the court. Section
12, declares that if any slave or free colored
person shall wilfully and maliciously burn, or
destroy, or attempt to burn or destroy, any
stacks of rice, corn, fodder or other grain or
produce of this State, raw or manufactured, or
any work other than building, he shall on con
%viction be punished at the discretion ofthe court.
Section IS, declares that if any slave shall in
suit, threaten or strike the o~verseer, or other
white person representing his owner, he shall
be punished at the discretion of the court. Sec
ton Il, declares that any slave who shall re-
volt OF rebel against any white oyerseer APP
pointed by his owner to superintend the conduct
of his slaves, when being punished by him, or
another by his orders, shall be punished at the
discretion of the court. Section Is, declares
that if any slave shall cut, pull down, destroy,
burn, OF carry away any tree, wood, or timber,
growing orlylng on the land Of another, with
out the consent Of the owner, orlegal possessor
thereof, he shall be condemned to receive SO
lashes;; but no slave shall be 50 punished who
acted under the orders of his owner or the per-
son having legal command over him. Section
II, declares that any slave found guilty of FLAIR
ceny shall be punished at the discretion Of the
court. Section is, declares that whoever shall
infict or cause to be inflicted any cruel treat
ment upon any slave, whether by maltreating,
aogging, falling to clothe and feed in a proper
manner, by imprisoning, BY putting in irons or
by i'll treating in any other manner, to be judg
ed ofby the court and jury, shall be fined not
less than $50 nor more than 5000. The court
and jury. shall have power in all cases, whether
they convict or not, to decree the sale of the
slave at public auction. The owner shall not
De allowed to purchase either directly or indi-
rectly, orto have underh his control the said slave
underline penalty of $1,000. The price Of the
slave thus sold, after deducting all costs, to be
paid over to the owner. Section 49,. declares
that any free person who shall play at any game
Of chance, make any bet, or in any manner
gamble with any slave, shall be fined not less
than 800 nor more than $1,000, and be inn
prisoned IN the parish Jail not less than one
month nor more than twelve. A second or anv
subsequent conviction to be fined $1,000 and one
years Imprisonment. Section 90, forbids the
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