DECREE of the Conseil du Port-au-Prince, which maintains the Chirurgien-Major du Roi in the right to rule on the redhibitory defects of nègres, to the exclusion of all others, and declares the Lieutenant de l’Amirauté…

LOUIS, etc. Between the Sieur Germon, Chirurgien-Major, holding our warrant at Port-au-Prince, etc.; appearing by Maître Bruneau de la Roque, lawyer, of the one part; And the shipowners of the vessel l’Apollon, of Le Havre, at the suit and diligence of the Sieurs Meynardie, Picard and company, merchants at Port-au-Prince, etc.; appearing by Maître Goguet, also a lawyer; And also the Sieur Tallard, settler near this city, etc.; appearing by Salaignac, lawyer, of the other part: OUR COURT, ruling on the Appeals from the Sentences of 2 June last and 12 July of the present month, joined by Decree of the 15th of this month, has set aside and does set aside the Appeals and that from which appeal was taken; amending, declares the said Sentences null and rendered without competence; ruling on the principal matter, maintains and upholds the party of Bruneau in the right and privilege granted to him by Article 21 of the Ordinance of 25 September 1744, and by Article 18 of the Ordinance of 30 April 1764.