Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-06-26

herein, shall be liable to be arrested by
warrant, under the hand and seal of any
magistrate i'll this state, and being there
of convicted, in the manner hereinafter
pointed out, shall be liable to a penalty
not exceeding one hundred dollars, and
upon failure to pay the same within the
time prescribed in the sentence awarded
against such person or persons, he, she,
or they, shall be liable to be sold by
public outcry, as a slave or slaves, in
such manner as may be prescribed by
the court awarding such sentence and
the proceeds of such sales, shall be APP
propriated in the manner provided for
the appropriation of penalties recovered
under this act;-Provided, that any per-
son or persons who shall have been con-
victed under this section, and shall have
complied with the sentence awarded
against him, her, or them, by payment
OF the penalty or penalties, shall be liza
bic to new prosecution, and to all the
pains and penalties herein prescribed,
as often as he, she, or they shall be found
within the limits of this state, after the
expiration Of twenty days from the time
ofhis, her, or their discharge from such
previous prosecution; and provided
moreover, that any articled seaman or
apprentice as aforesaid, who may be
found within the limits Of this state, after
the expiration of twenty days from the
departure of the ship or vessel in which
he may have arrived, or after his dis
charge from such ship or vessel, shall
be liable to all the pains and penalties of
this act.
4. Be Hfurther enacted, That all and
every will and testament, deed, whether
by way of trust or otherwise, contract,
agreement, or stipulation, or other instru-
ment in writing, or by parol, made and
executed for the purpose of effecting or
endeavoring to effect the manumission
ofany slave or slaves, or either directly
by comforting or attempting to confer
freedom on such slave or slaves, or indi-
rectly or virtually, by allowing and Sc
curing, or attempting to allow and Sc
cure to such slave or slaves, the right or
privilege of working for his, her, or
themselves, free from the control of the
master or owner of such slave or slaves,
or of enjoying the profits of his, her, or
their labor or skill, shall be, and the
same are hereby declared to be utterly
null and void; and the person or per-
sons SO making or executing any such
deed, contract, agreement, stipulation or
other instrument in writing, or by parol,
ana ali and every person or persons
concerned in giving or attempting to
give effect thereto, whether by accepting
the trust thereby created or attempted to
be created, or in any other way or man.
ner whatsoever, shall be severalIy liable
to penalty not exceeding one thousand
dollars, to be recovered in the manner
hereinafter pointed out; and each and
every slave or slaves, in whose behalf
such will or testament, deed, contract,
agreement, or stipulation, or other in
strument in writing, or by parol, shall
have been made, shall be liable to be
arrested by warrant under the hand and
seal OF any magistrate Of this state, and
being thereof convicted in the manner
hereinafter prescribed, shall be liable to
be sold as a slave or slaves, at public
outcry, and the proceeds of such sales,
shall be appropriated in the manner
prescribed by the first section ofthis act.
5. Be it further enacted, That all and
every free person or persons of color,
residing or being within this state, at the
time OF the passing of this act; and con-
tinuing or being therein, on the first day
OF March next, except as herein before
excepted, shall, on or before that day,
and annually on or before the first Mon
day in March in each and every succeed
ing year, which they shall continue with
in the limits of this state, make applica-
ton to the clerk of the inferior court of
the county in which they reside, and it
shall be the duty of such clerk, to make
a registry of such free person or persons
of color, in book by him to be kept for
that purpose; particularly describing
therein, the names, ages, places OF ma
tivity and residence, time of coming into
this state, and occupation or pursuit of
such free person or persons OF color;
and such clerk shall be entitled to de-
mand and receive fifty cents for each and
every person or persons so registered as
aforesaid, and for granting certificate
thereof, which he shall in like manner
be bound to do, on or before the first
Monday in May thereafter, if no person
shall appear to gainsay the same, and to
the intent that all persons concerned or
interested therein, may have due notice
thereof, it shall be the duty of such clerk