The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-26
AN ACT TO Prevent the Imm,cr.,,om of
Free Negroes lut0 thjs state.

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AN Az 10 Prevent the imm,srstlom of
free Negroes iuto this state.
SrcrI"y l. Bsitensei,d5v TIE Peou,e of "a.
STATE Of Illinois, r,presested in The Gmnsi As.
'en'b'y That. n any person or persons shall
bring, or cause to be brought. into tho state any
negro or mulatto slave. whether said slay, ia set
lieeor not, shall te liable TO an Indictment. ard.
upon con'i'tion thereof be fined E,r every ,u,h
negro ~ n'ulatf' s,;m MI les, tIlan one hun.
died dollars n"r n"f. thai tive -huoslre, tolsts.-
anu 1nPis"ned ~ he ro',iy jail not nioie than
me year. aud sinll .tand committed unil such A
tine and Costs are paid
When an indictment ,lar be ka,nd
against nny person ur persons whu are cot resi-.
dents OF this state il shall be the DUTY OF tho !.
court before which said Indictment is pending,
| upon affidavit being made and n,d in said count
hy the Frosecu''ng attorney 81 ANY other credible
witness, setting f nth the non.rtsi,leucs uf said
Il, frndant, To notify lhe Guy,rier If this State.
10y causing the clerk Of s.id court to transmit IL,
he office "i the Secretary II State certified Gu
py ut sand ihdIcrlent aud NfiiaVii ynd it shall
Oe the duty OF the Governor, upon Tie receipt ~
'hid c"pls TO arrest said d, irndant ur dcicud.e
| int' III whatever state OF county lie or they mao
! hr i"und, aud Ia commit lin o. ih,m 10 the ian
Of tho county in which said irdi nent is pending
( mere to iemaln and caswsr sad Indictment, and
l." otherwise dealt with in ace rdancs with tina
act And il shall Ia. the ,I,,t, ,C ,L. C,,.,n,.'
issue all necessary r,uri,jti,ns wri,s and non.,,
10 tue Governor o, other cx,cutiy, officer III ~
! state territory or province where such defendant
/ or Il. fendants may he FOUND: proficd that this
section shall not be construed 90 " To affect PEI,
sons or slaves Gopa fie who are travelling lifo'
! hs sts'e, from aud 10 any other state in tho
! uuited States
| So II any nero or mpIot,o bond or fra.
.htll come jnto tLis .ta,, ami ,,u,,,;n 10, d,;s
with the evident int.nion of rp.diu,. in n. SAM.
every such nero or nun,to shall b, deemed
guilty Of "A high ntisd,meunor and e., Nh. a.,
ofrsnse shall be fuel III. srm .f 6(ty ,IoIl,,. 10
lie recovered /. .fore any Justice of The pesc. IN
the county where said ncpro or mulatto NAV be
found; said proccedipy. sLal, be in tb, nam. ~
| the ptople of the state Of Illinois md shall Ia
! tried by n irrv If twciy. men The p,rso, ma
King the information or complaint shall not be a
| c, mpctebt witness upon said trial
! e4. If said negro or mul,tto shall h. f,nnd
! guilty and the fine assessed be not paid forthwith
! t tn il stice Of the reace BE- fore ubom said nro
/ cccdIurs were had il shall he the du,r ,,f said
| justice To commit snid negro or ,nulatio 10 tho
custody Of the sheriff Of said county. or othef.
wife keep him, her or them in custody: anil said
n,iice shall forthwith advertise ,vid negro or mn.
lato, hy pos ing up no,i es thereof in at least
[ three II the most public places in tho district.
! which said notices shalt be posted up for ten
days. and On the div, anil at he time and place.
mentioned in said advertisement, the said Justice
shall a, public auction. proc, ed to sell said negro
or nulatto to any person or per sons who will nav
said fne or cost. for the shortest time and said
/ purchaser shall have the right to compel said ne.
gro or mulatto TO work for ard serve out said
4 time and he shall Furnish said negro or muiatto
with comfortable food clothing aud lodging dur
/ inc ,ad .er,itude
IS. II ,aid negro or mulatto shall not, within
ten days af er ,kc expiration Of his her or their
term of service rs aforesaid leave the state he,
shc or they shall be liable TO n second prosecu
tion. in which the pealty to be inflicted s,all he
one hundred dollars and 50 On for every subsc.
queut ufcu.e the renaty siall be Increased fif,,
dollars over and above the La, penalty Inflicted;
aud the same proce edings shall be had in each
case as is provided for III the preceding sections
for The first "iFrn.e.
] So Said negro or mula'to shall have a right
To take an appeal To he circuit court Of said
county IN which said Proceedings shall have been
had, within five days after the rendition Of ins
judgment before the justice of the peace, iy Civ.
ing bond and security, 10 br approved ly the
clark Of said court, Ia the people of the State of
inois, rnd to be filed in the ulIire Of said clerk
within said five days, in double tie amount Of
sald tine aud all costs, conditioned that the party
Gppesl,ng will personally be and appear befolc
said circuit count, AT the next term thereof and
not depart said court without leave, and will paw
said tine anI all costs il the same shall be So a,.
, Judged BY said Court; and said security shalt
have the right to take said negro Or mulatio iniu
, custody. and retain the same until the order Of
said court i. complied with. And If the judg.
mcnt OF the lu'tice OF the peace he affirmed, IN
whole or III part, the said negro ir nulatto lie
found guilty the said circuit cnur shall th,reupon
render Judgment against said negro or mulatto
and the security ar sec-riies on said appeal
bond for tie amount Of fine 80 found by the
court and AL costs ct suit and he clerk Of sad
coua; shall forthwith hsUe an 'Xcc.tlon against
said defendant and security rs III other cases, AMI
tie sheit ~ other officer tn whom SAID execution
IL directed Shall proceed to collect the same by
sale or otherSisc: Proridcd, That this section
shall not te 80 construed Is loglye the security on
,ad appeal bond right To retain the custody of
laid rcgro or mulatto FOR lu''ger time than ten
days alter the rendition u said Judgment by said
ii cult court.
81. In all ciscs ari-ing under the provisions
of thi- act the prosecuting witness OF person
making the compluint and pr"-ecu'ins the
same, shall lu cu,itled 10 one half Of the fine
so imposed aud collected, and the residue Of
said fine shall be pad into the county treasury
Of the county N whirh said proceedings were
had; and SAID lines when collected, shall be-