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The Code Noir (The Black Code)
Edict of the King:
On the subject of the Policy regarding the Islands of French America
March 1685
Recorded at the sovereign Council of Saint Domingue, 6 May 1687.
Louis, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre: to all those here present and to those to come, GREETINGS. In that we must also care for all people that Divine Providence has put under our tutelage, we have agreed to have the reports of the officers we have sent to our American islands studied in our presence. These reports inform us of their need for our authority and our justice in order to maintain the discipline of the Roman, Catholic, and Apostolic Faith in the islands. Our authority is also required to settle issues dealing with the condition and quality of the slaves in said islands. We desire to settle these issues and inform them that, even though they reside infinitely far from our normal abode, we are always present for them, not only through the reach of our power but also by the promptness of our help toward their needs. For these reasons, and on the advice of our council and of our certain knowledge, absolute power and royal authority, we have declared, ruled, and ordered, and declare, rule, and order, that the following pleases us:
Article I. We desire
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Transcription of "The Code Noir" (The Black Code)
The Code Noir regulated the institution of slavery and the rights of all Black subjects--whether free or enslaved--within the French Empire. First issued as an edict under King Louis XIV in 1685, the Code Noir was enforced by French authorities in the Louisiana Territory as the nation expanded its landholdings in what would later become the United States. The Code Noir remained in effect after France ceded the Louisiana Territory to Spain in 1762 and remained on the books until the United States acquired these lands through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803-1804. Parts of the Code Noir would later show up in the Missouri State Constitution after statehood was acheived in 1821.
A full translation to English and transcription of the 1685 Code Noir is below. While some changes were made a few of the codes in subsequent years, the 1685 version captures the essense of how slavery was regulated and policied in the Louisiana Territory and, by extension, St. Louis, during French and Spanish rule in the eighteenth century.
Edict of the King:
On the subject of the Policy regarding the Islands of French America
March 1685
Recorded at the sovereign Council of Saint Domingue, 6 May 1687.
Louis, by the grace of God, King
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Louis XIV
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| Louis XIV | |||
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Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701 | |||
| Reign | 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715 | ||
| Coronation | 7 June 1654 Reims Cathedral | ||
| Predecessor | Louis XIII | ||
| Successor | Louis XV | ||
| Regent | Anne pageant Austria (1643–1651) | ||
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| Born | (1638-09-05)5 Sept 1638 Château make bigger Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | ||
| Died | 1 Sept 1715(1715-09-01) (aged 76) Palace of Metropolis, Versailles, France | ||
| Burial | 9 September 1715 Basilica of Saint-Denis | ||
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| House | Bourbon | ||
| Father | Louis XIII | ||
| Mother | Anne of Austria | ||
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