Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-11-17
No. l5;-.AN ACT, for The protection efpersOnol lib

No. ban ACT, for the protection of personal ih.
erty.-1t is hereby enacted &C.:
SEC. l.. No court of record in this state, nor any
Judge thereof, no justice Of the peace nor other magis.
trate, acting under the authority of this state, shall
hereafter tnKe cognizance OF, or grant any certificate.
warrant or other process, in any case arising under
section three OF an act of Congress, passed February
twelfth, seventeen hundred and ninety. three, entitled
IAN act respecting fugltlves from justice, and persons
escaping from the service of their masters" 10 any
person claiming any other person as a fugitive slave.
in this state.
SEC. :, No sheriff. deputy sheriff, high bailifF, con.
stable, Jaller, or other officer or citizen Of this state
shall, hereafter, seize, arrest, or deiain, or aid in the
seizure, arrest or detention, or Imprisonment, in any
Jail or other building, belonging to this state, or to
any county, town, city, or person therein, Of any per.
son tor the reason that he IS or may be claimed asa
fugitive slave.
SEC. 3. No sheriff, deputy sheriff, high bsilifF, con:
s 5s1Ioe Or or r eiheS Hft of an Or ,a 1!!IHsn si Gt !h 81 s sny ps s !
claimed as such, from any place in this state TO any
other place within or without the same.
SEC. 4. Ifany such Judge, justice of the peace.
magistrate, officer or citizen, shall ofiend against The
two preceding sections, such Judge, justice Of the
peace, magistrate, officer or citizen. shall be subject 10
the penalties provided. in section FIVE of this act.
Sec. 5. Any Judge Of any court of record IN this
state, any justice of the peace or other magistrate, any
sheriff, deputy sheriff, high baiifl, constable. or ]si'er.
or any citizen of this state, who sha offend against
the provisions of this act, by acting directly or inoi.
recily under the provisions Of section three Of me ACT
of Congress aforesaid, shall forfeit a sum not exceeo'
ing one thousand dollars, to the use of the state, TO De
i recovered upon information or Indictment, OF %
imprisoned in the state prison notexceedinQ five years.
Provided, that this act shall not be construed 10 e1.
3 tend TO any citizen of this state acting ASA Judge OF
the circuit or district court Of the United States, or %
C marshal or deputy marshal Of the district of Vermont,
Y or 10 any person acting under the command or au'
: thority of said courts or marshal. -.
SEC. 6. An act entitled ian act TO extend the risht
:, oftrial by jury" approved October 2s'h' lSao' 10 10
r pealed.
: Sec. 7. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved Nov. l, lS43.
y, M. lAat AtGT.sirg ,eaaiIisg" TO s4apssr s!shse:.
8 Iii hereby enacted, &c: -.
SEC. /. II shall be he duty of the clerk Of each
e school district, in making his returns 20 the town
clerk, as required in section ten of said chapter, 10 an
mex TO the names of the heads of families the name.
r of the children, and also 10 certify the number o!
weeks a school shall have been taught by a male and
BY a female teacher, and the amount Of wages to each
together with the number of scholars that have atten;
ded school, and the amount of public money received
the preceding year, in the manner and form following
/. US nearly as may be: