The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-01

The following bill was reported yesterday. in the
House OF Representatives, by Mr. EDWARDS, from the
Committee for the District of Columbia and ordered to
be printed
BILL prohibit the introduction of slaves the Dis
uict OF Columbia merchandise, or for sale or hire
BE enacted by the Senate ard House of Representatives. of
the Unifed States Of America Congress assembled, That
The business Of Introducing or importing slaves into the
District oil Columbia as or Tor sale or hire be-
and the same is hereby, prohibited.
SEC: 2 And be further enaefsd. II any person shall
hereafter bring import any slave slaves INTO the DIS
ct aforesaid merchandise for the purpose CT selling
or hiring such slave slaves shall be accessory thereto
the persons offending shall be deemed guilty
OF msdemeanor, and conviction thereof shall be hned
in the sum of five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned
than than months at the dis
ereton OF the court for each and every slave by nun
brought into the District aforesaid as merchandise or Tor
SEC And be ii enacted That all bargains
made OF entered into and all agreements whether yeIoa,
has been for slave slaves introduced or imported into
the District aforesaid chandse, sale hire, shall
be absolutely null and void.
sro & And be further enacted, Wheneye. any citizen
slaves the District aforesaid, he she, they
shall wilhn weight hours next after his or their entry
Of the county in ts Ds i e Of
bia, and take oath that said slave slaves have
for sale hire, but that they brought for his
or their own proper nse and for no other purpose what
give The person making oath certificate under his
seal that said oath has been taken and duly recorded
administer said OATH and keep and perfect
ord his office and any person failing take
nch oath and certificate thereof and shall be found to
have entered this District with slave slaves, to have
received such slave slaves from other person who
has entered with hem shall be arrested by the marshal
the District any of his deputies, any constable
in said District to whom knowledge of the facts may
and the arrested shall be immediately
taken before Judge justice Of the District whose
day shall be TO said for his appearance
the regular o. the criminal court of the coun
ty of Washington in the District of Columbia, in the sum
OF five hundred dollars each slave found in his pos
session and failure Of such into such re-
cogzance, shall be the duty OF such Judge or justice to
commit him 10 jail, unless he is then willing 10 take the
oath above prescribed, in which it shall be admins
Tered according the provisions of this acts Py0ptded al
pays That nothing this section shalt apply any
persons visiting passing through this District with his
wants, male female Prordsd further, That nothing in
this shall be construed prevent any person
persons in removing said District from bringing with
them their slave slaves: Ind propidd, further, That
nothing in this be construed To prevent
residing within this District from ntroducg any slave
Ad provided also, That nothing in this shall
prevent bringing slaves into the District, as now author
lzed for hire for term not exceeding twelve months
SEC 5. Ind be it further enacted, That any person
persons bringing within this District under OF the pro-
visions of this slave slaves, shall, within thirty
county of Washington record Of the and age
said slaves and omission do shall be construed
into intention have introduced such slave slaves
for sale.
SEC g. And be further enacted That it shall be the duty
Secretary of State of the United States Immediately
tbs passage of this act TO cause It's publication in at
least four newspapers in each slave State of the Union,
and in three of the newspapers of this District
successive months, and this shall not take effect until
the first day OF August 1919.