The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-28
NuIHfjcnti0n I'm Connecticut.
Nrw HAVEN, CT., June &c, I8,

NFW HAVEN, CT., June 70, 1904.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD.
The following infamous notification law has been
reported by the Judiciary Committee to the General
Assembly, and hos passed the SeDate-(every de.
moerat voting against it, however)-and will un-
doubtedly pass tie House. It is openly avowed by
Mr.. Harrison, (Senator Fourth district) who drafted
it, that its object is to render the Fugitive Slave law
"null and void in Connecticut. VIII the people of
Connecticut sustain such legislation? l trow not.
AN ACT
FOR THE pEFENcE LIBERTY IN
Be ii enacted by the EenSe and House Of Representatives
in General Assembly convened.
Section l. Every person who shall falsely and maiici
ously claim, decore represent pretend, in presence
any Judge commissioner marshal or other officer Of
the United States that any other person is slave Or
service labor to any perer PERSONS with In
tent to procure or to aid or ast in procuring the for
chile removal OF such other from this State shaa
pay tine of five thousand dollars and be imprisoned
Eve years in the Connecticut State prison.
Sec O. Every claim, declaration, pretence, repre-
sentation, that any person being or having besn In
this State is or slave owes OF did owe service
in all arising under this act to be pris,a acia
false and racious and the truth Of any such claim,
deemed except by the testimony of at least TIVE
credible wtns testify to facts directly tending to
establish the truth Of such claim declaration pretence.
representation by testimony equivalent thereto
Sec If, uron the trial of any prosecution arising
under this act, the prosecuting officer shall claim that
such false claim declaration representation pretence
made wholly in Eart BY of any affidavit,
record other writing parc evidence Of the substance
of such Affidavit, record, other writing shall be ad
rssible primary evidence of its contents. =
Sec 4. Upon the trial Of any prosecution arising
under this act deposition shall be admitted evi-
dence of the truth of statement in such deposition
contained
Sec. g. IT, upon the trial Of any prosecution arising
under this act any witness shall in behalf of the party
accused and with intent to aid him in his defence.
falsely and wiifuy in testifyng represent pretend
that any person Is or ever slave, does
diu owe service labor to any person persons such
witness she pay fine of five thousand dollars and be
imprisoned five years in the Connecticut State prison
sec. 8. Whenever complaint information shall be
made against apy person for any offence described In
any section Of this act and upon such complaint or
Information shall have been duly issued for
the arrest OF such person. any who shal hinder
or obstruct sheriff, pcputy sheriff. constable in tho
service of such warrant shall aid such accused person
in escaping fTci the pursuit of such oacer shall be I'm
prisoned one year in the Connecticut State prison.
Sec T. No claim, declaration, pretence, represen-
tation that person is apprentice for fixed
term Of years. owes cid owe service merely
such apprentice for such fixed term, shall be deemed
prohibited by this act and such claim declaration,
pretence representation that any person is
such apprentice for such fixed term, diA
owe service merely such apprentice for euch fixed
term shau render any liable to penalty under
this act