The imperial law of 1 October 1828 reshaped municipal councils and assigned them responsibilities in local administration, including public works, markets, streets, and public order. In slaveholding cities these powers affected the spaces where enslaved and free Black people sold goods, carried loads, hired out labor, and built community. The law’s civic structures excluded most workers from political power even as their labor made urban life function.
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How could the 1828 municipal law affect Black workers?
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Municipal authority governed spaces where enslaved and free people worked and traded.
The 1828 municipal law directly gave enslaved workers the right to vote for councillors.
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The law regulated municipal government; enslaved people had no such electoral right.