Demoine courier., 1855-09-13

our native and foreign born citizens.-
Never, certainly, was there a time wher
The services IF a peace-making conserva
live party more seriously needed thar
The present, and we hope lha, some o
our leading spirits will see the necessity
of inierposition before any further serious
collisions occur, either ID the States or il
Kansas. But, TO the law:
IN CTt punish offences agains
siare property.
SECTION L. Be il enacted By the Gov
ernor and Legislative Assembly of tn,
Territory of Kansas. That every pefso,
bond or Tree, who shall be convicted o
actually raising a rebellion or Insured
ton Of slaves, free negroes, or mulauoes
in this Territory, shall suffer death.
SEC. Q. Every free person who shall
aid or assist in any rebellion or insured
tion Of slaves, free negroes, or nulaiioes
or shall furnish rr 8, or do any over, &C
in fur.herance of such rebellion or in
surrection, shall suffer death.
SEC. 3. If any person shaIl, by speak
ing, writing, or printing, advise, persuad,
or induce any slaves 10 rebel, conspir,
against or murder any citizen of thi.
Territory, or shall bring INTO, print, write
publish or circulate, or cause 10 bt
brought in.p, printed, written, published
or circulated, OF shall knowingly aid OF
assis. in 1.-THE bringing into. printing, wri,
ing, publishing or circulating. in this
Territory, any book, paper, maga zine,
pamphlet or circular, for The purpose o
exciting instruction, rebellion. revolt OF
conspiracy on the part of slaves. free
negroes or mulauoes, against the citizens
of the Territory or any par, Of them,
such person shall! be guilty. of felony
and suffer death.
SEC. A If any person shall %en,ice. de-
coy, or carry away out Of this Territory
airy slave belonging 10 another, with in
tent TO deprive the owner thereof of the
services Of such slave, or with intent /, o
effect or procure the freedom OF such
slave. he shall be adjudged guilty OF
grand larceny, aud on conviction hereof,
shall suffer death, or be imprisoned a,
hard labor for not less than len years.
SEC. 5 1t any person shall aid or as
isl 10 %enticing, ~Gecoying, or persuading,
or carrying away or sending out Of This
Territory, any slave belonging 10 ano,h
er, with intent TO procure or effec, the
freedom Of such slave, OF with intent to
deprive the owner thereof of the services
Of such slave. he shall be adju1ged guilty
Of grand larceny, and on CT nviction ihsre.
OF shall suffer death, or be imprisoned al
hard labor for not less than ten years.
Sec. 6 II any person shall e%ntice, de.
coy, or carry away out of any State or
other Territory Of ,he United States any
slave belonging TO another, with intent to
procure or effect the freedom Of such
slave, or to deprive the owner thereof of
the services Of such slave, and shall
bring such slave into this Territory, he
shall be ~adjudged guilty of Grand Lar
ceny, in the same manner as if such
slave had beer enticea, decoyed, or car.
ried away GU, Of the Territory, and in
such case The larceny may be charged { o
have been committed in any county Of
this Territory, inlo or through which
such slave shall! have been brought bv
such person, and on conviction thereof.
the person offending shall suffer death.
or be Imprisoned al lard labor for no,
less than ten years.
SEC. 7 Ii any person shall %en,ice. per
suade or induce any slave TO escape from
the service CO his master or owner, in
this Territory. or shall aid or assist n
slave in escaping from the service of bis
master or owner, or shall aid, assist. har-
Dor or conceal any slave who may have
escaped from the service of his master
or owner, shall be deemed guilty Of feio
ny. and punished by imprisonment at
hard labor for a term Of not less than
five years.
SEC. 8 IL any person 10 this Terri
Tory, shall aid DR. assist, harbor or con
ceal. any slave who has escaped fromth
service Of his master or owner. in anoth-
er State or Territory, such person shall
be punished in like manner az if such
slave had escaped from tie service of his
master or owner in this Territory.
SEC. 8 If any person shall resist &ny
officer while attempting 10 arrest any
slave that may have escaped from the
service of his master 9: owner, or shall
rescus such slave when in custody Of n
officer or other person, or shall entice,
persuade, aid or assist such slave to es
cape from the custody of any officer or
other person who may have such slave
in custody, whether such slave have es.
capped from the service Of his master or
owner in this Territory OF in any other
State or Territory, the person so offend
ing shall be guilty Of felony aud punish.
ed by Imprisonment at hard labor for a
term of no, less than two years.
SEC. 10 Ii any Marshal, Sheriff or
Constable, or the deputy Of any such
officer. shall, when required by any per.
son, refuse 10 aid or assist in the arrest
aud capture of any slave that may have
escaped from the service Of his master
or owner. whether such slave shall have
escaped from his master or owner in
this Territory, OF any State or otter
Territory, such officer shsll be fined in
a eum of not less than one hundred nor
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