Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-29
THE BLOODY CODE OF KANSAS.

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ed and gone to their Missouri homes. The
following is one of the acts of that Legislature.
We invite our readers, to examine it, that they
may ascertain what they are to expect from
Slavery when the doctrine of popular sover-
eighty" is fully carried ont =
|. BE II enacted By the Gorcrnor and Legis-
htire assembly Of Kansas, That every person,
bond or free, who shall be convicted of actually
raising a rebellion or insurrection of slaves, free
negroes or mulattocs, in this Territory, shall
suffer death.
:. Every free person who shall aid or
assist in any rebellion or inSurrection of slaves,
free negroes or mulattocs, or shall furnish arms,
or do any over act in furtherance of such re-
belion or Instruction, shall suffer death.
5 3. If any free person shall, by speaking,
writing or printing, advise, persuade or induce
any slaves to rebel, conspirc against or murder
amy citizen of this Territory, or shall bring
into, print, write publish, or circulate, or shall
knowingly aid or assist in the bringing into,
printing, writing, publishing or circulating in
this Territory any book pa magazine, pam
phlet OF circular for the purpose of exciting
lnsurrectlon, rebellion, revolt or conspiracy on
the part of slaves, free negroes or mulattocS,
against the citizens of the Territory or any part
of them, such persons shall be guilty of felony
and suffer death.
5 4. If any person shall e%ntice, decoy or
carry away out of this Territory, any slave
belonging to another, with intent to deprive
the owner thereof of the services of such slave,
or with intent to effect or procure the free
don OF such slave, he shall be adjudged guilty
of grand larceny, and, on conviction thereof,
shall suffer death, or be imprisoned at hard
labour for not less than ten years.
). If any person aid or assist in enticing,
decOying, or persuading, or carrying away or
sending out of this Territory, any slave belong
ing to another, with intent to procure or effect
the freedom of such slave, or with intent to
deprive the owner thereof of the services of
such slave, he shall be adjudgcd guilty of grand
larceny, and, on conviction thereof, Shall suffer
death, or be imprisoned at hard labor for not
less than ten Vars.
s 6. If any person shall cnticc, decoy, or
carry away out of any State or Territory of
the United States, any slave belonging to
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
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same manner as if such slave had been enticed,
decoyed or carried away out Of this territory,
and i'll such cases the larceny may be charged
to have been committed in any County Of this
Territory into or through which such slave
shall have been brought by such person, and,
on conviction thereof, the person offending shall
suffer death, or be imprisoned at hard labour
for not less than ten years.
s {. If any person shall cnticc, persuade or
induce any slave to escape from the service OF
his master or owner in this Territory, or shall
aid or assist any slave in escaping from the
service of his master or owner, or shall assist,
harbour or conceal any slave who may have
escaped from the service of his master or owner,
he shall be deemed guilty of felony, and pun
ished by Imprisonment at hard labour for a
term of not less than five years.
s 8. If any person in this Territory shall aid
or assist, harbour or conceal any slave who has
escaped from the service of his master or owner
in another State or Territory, such person shall
be punished in like manner as if such slave had
escaped from the service of his master or own
er in this Territory.
s 8. If any person shall resist any officer
while attempting to arrest any slave that
may have escaped from the service of his
master or owner, or shall rescue such slave
when in custody of any officer or other person,
or shall %cntce, persuade, aid or assist such
slave to escape from the custody of any officer
or other person who may have such slave in
custody, whether such slave have escaped from
the service of his master or owner in this
Territory or any other State or Territory, the
person 50 offending shall be guilty Of felony
and punished by Imprisonment at hard labouI
for a term of not less than two years.
s 10. If any Marshall, Sheriff or Constable
or the Deputy of any such officer, shall when
required by any person, refuse to aid or assist
in the arrest and capture of any slave that
may have escaped from the service of hi:
master or owner, whether such slave shall have
escaped from his master or owner in this Terri
tory or any State or other Territory, sucl
officer shall be fined in a sum of not less thai
one hundred nor more than five hundred
dollars.
s IL. If any person print, write introduce
into publish or circulate, or cause to be brough
into, printed, written, published or circulated
or shall knowingly aid or assist in bringing
into, printing, publishing or circulating with
in this Territory, any book, paper, pamphlet
magazine, handful, or circular, containing an,
statements, arguments, opinions, sentiment
doctrine, advice or inucndo, calculated t.
produce a disorderly, dangerous or rebelliou
disafrection among the slaves in this Territory
or to induce such slaves to escape from TIN
service of their masters, or to resist theI
authority, he shall be guilty of felony, and b'
punished by Imprisonment at hard labour for
term not Less than five years.
SO. If any free person, by speaking Oh
writing. assert or maintain that persons have
not the right to hold slaves in this Territory
such person shall be deemed guilty OF felony