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1783-03-23

DECREE of the Conseil d’État, for the renewal of the Certificates of Black people and other People of color who are in Paris

Haitian

The King, having had the Decree of his Conseil of 11 January 1773 laid before him, by which His Majesty, being informed that many enslavers had neglected to conform to the provisions of the said Decree of the Conseil for the Black people, or other People of color in their service, and that those who are not in service had not conformed to these provisions either: And His Majesty wishing to put an end to an abuse so contrary to good order, which requires that all the Black people who are in Paris be known. Wishing to provide for this: Having heard the report and all considered; THE KING IN HIS CONSEIL has ordered and does order that within a fortnight, counting from the day of the publication of the present Decree, all Black people, mulâtres or other People of color who are in Paris shall be required to present themselves at the Greffe of the Amirauté, in order to obtain a certificate in the form set out in the present Decree, for each of which no more than ten sols may be demanded by the Greffier of the Amirauté.

Source  ·  p. act 06:276 Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry, Loix et constitutions des colonies françoises de l'Amérique sous le Vent (Vol. 6) (1784-1790), p. act 06:276