 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1832 - 636 pages
...by the 8th section of this act, slavery is forever prohibited in all the territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36° 30 ' north latitude, not included in the contemplated state. 1821. March 2d, congress passed a... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 800 pages
...act passed for this purpose, there is an express clause, that in all the territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36° 30' N. Lat., not included within the limits of the state of Missouri, slavery and involuntary... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1836 - 650 pages
...which the celebrated compromise consists— the provision " that in all that territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana,...lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes nortli latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - Commercial law - 1837 - 886 pages
...whatever, until approved and confirmed by congress.(3) ABT. 675. In all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty (1) Ordinance, 1787, (3) Act 1st July, 1836, sec. 1. (2) Ibid. minutes north latitude, not included... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1844 - 440 pages
...by Trance to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36 degrees and 30 minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery mid involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, wheraof the parties shall have... | |
 | Calvin Colton - 1846 - 516 pages
...compromise in the eighth section of the bill for Missouri : " That in all the territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana,...minutes north latitude, not included within the limits contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes,... | |
 | Lucien Bonaparte Chase - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 574 pages
...government. The citizens of each State have the right * "That, in all that territory ceded by ^France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana,...slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than for the punishment of crimes, whereof the parties shall be duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby,... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins, John Mason Peck - History - 1850 - 818 pages
...in the following words: — "And be it further enacted, That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana,...thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, [excepting only such part thereof as is] not included within the limits of the State contemplated by... | |
 | Hugh A. Garland - 1851 - 476 pages
...majority ingrafted on the Missouri bill a provision — " that in all that territory teded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana,...servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, wiereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited." Thus... | |
 | United States - 1854 - 656 pages
...Compromise, whereby slavery was declared to be " forever prohibited in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State " of Missouri. Retained,... | |
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North of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, Slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of Crimes whereof... 
