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vvirhftanding the flavery of the fiither; but, if the father be free, 

 and the mother a flave, her cliildren fhall in like manner be flaves. 



XIV. Mafters fhall be obliged to caufe their baptized flaves to 

 be interred, after their deceafe, in holy ground, in the coemeteries 

 allotted for that purpofe. And, in regard to thofe flaves who may 

 die before receiving the facrament of baptifm, they fliall be buried, 

 in the night-time, in feme field near to the place of their deceafe. 



XV. We forbid flaves to carry any offeufive arms, or clubs, on 

 pain of whipping and forfeiture of fuch arms to the ufe of the 

 feizerj with exception only of fuch as are fent a hunting by their 

 mafl:ers, or carry their tickets, or known tokens. 



XVI. We likewife forbid flaves, belonging to different maflerSj^ 

 to affemble together, by night or by day, under pretence of wed- 

 dings, or any other account, whether it be at the plantation of 

 their mafter, or any other; or more particularly in any, highway, 

 or in unfrequented places ; on pain of corporal puniihment, which 

 at leafk fhall be by whipping, and burning on the right fhoulder 

 with a red-hot iron, imprefled with a fleur-de-lis. And, in cafe of 

 frequent repetition of the fame offences, or other aggravating clr- 

 cumflances, they may be punifhed with death, or -according to 

 the difcretion of the judges. We enjoin all our fubjeifts, whether 

 officers or others, to purfue the offenders, and to apprehend and 

 conduct them to prifon, even although no warrant may have been 

 iflued'aoiainll; them. 



XVII. The mafters, who fliall be conviiled of having permitted 

 orfuitered aflemblies compofed of any other flav.es than their own, 

 fiiall be adjudged, af their own proper expence ; to make good all 

 damage that may arife or be done to their neighbours in confe- 

 quence of fuch aflemblies; and fhall pay a fine of ten crowns for 

 the firff offence ; which fine fhall be doubled, upon every fuc- 

 cceding otl'ence. 



XVIII. We forbid flaves to fell fugar-canes on any account or 

 pretence whatfoever, and notwithflandingany permiffion from their 



were born to the' fume flate of fervitude, ■ which was continued to all the fiicceeding generations, 

 unlefs their lord enfranchifed them by his own a£t. The French ordinance in this cafe follows 

 the old rule of the civil Law, \vhich we likewife adopt in our colonies, of, " /•arctii Jc^uitar . , 

 " I'aitrein." 



mafler^ 



