Louisiana Legislature places ownership of children born to slaves with the enslaved mother's owner.
- Type
- Book
- Source
- Louisiana Legislature Non-LDS
- Hearsay
- 2nd Hand
- Reference
Civil Code of the State of Louisiana, (New Orleans: J. C. De St. Romes, 1825), 56
- Scribe/Publisher
- J. C. De St. Romes
- People
- Louisiana Legislature
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
Art. 183-Children born of a mother then in a state of slavery, whether married or not, follow the condition of their mother; they are consequently slaves and belong to the master of their mother.
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