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1743-08-02

ORDER OF THE KING, granting exemption in favor of the Officers of the Companies of Milices of People of Color

Haitian

BY THE KING’S COMMAND.

HIS MAJESTY, being informed that the Officers of the Companies of nègres and free mulâtres established at Saint-Domingue have enjoyed, in consideration of the services they render, exemption from all duties and public labor; namely, the Captains for 12 of their enslaved people, the Lieutenants for 8, the Ensigns for 6, and the Sergeants for 4; and His Majesty having reason to be satisfied with the account given Him of their zeal, their fidelity and their obedience, He is pleased to maintain them in the enjoyment of the said exemptions, for the time that they are in their posts and perform their functions. His Majesty commands and orders the Sieurs Marquis de Larnage, Gouverneur and His Lieutenant-Général, and Maillart, Intendant of the Leeward Islands of America, the Conseils Supérieurs of Saint-Domingue, and all other Officers concerned, to see to the execution of the present Ordinance, which shall be registered at the Greffes of the Conseils, and everywhere needed. Given at Versailles, &c.

Registered at the Greffe of the Intendance, 5 December following.

Source  ·  p. act 03:734 Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry, Loix et constitutions des colonies françoises de l'Amérique sous le Vent (Vol. 3) (1784-1790), p. act 03:734