The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-08-25
Rednced to ssrfdom.

We have lying before US pag,phlet Of
two leaves of which the following is tie
tile page 80 An act to punish offences
against slave property. Passed by the
Legislative Assembly of the Territory OF
Kansas. Aug. IA, 1855. Published by
authority. Shawnee N. L. S. John 7.
Brady, Public Printer, 1855" Turning
over the leaf we read as follows -.
-Ay ACT to punish offences against
Stare Property.
Section 1. Bet snafted By The Gov
srnor Gad Legislative Assena5iy Of tie
Territory Of Kansas, Thatevery person.
bond or free, who shall be convicted of.
actually raising a rebellion or insurrec-
ton of slaves, free negroes or mulattoes,
in this Territory, shall suffer death.
SEC. 2. Every free person who shall
aid or assist in any rebellion or insurrec-
ton of slaves, free negroes or mulaltoes,
or shall furnish arms, or do any overt
act in furtherance of such rebellion CT
insurrection shall suffer death.
SEC. 3. If any free person shall, By
speaking, writing. or printing. advise.
persuade or induce any slaves to rebel,
eonspire against or murder any citizen of
this Territory, or shall bring into, print,
write, publish or circulate. or cause to be
brought into, printed, written, published
or circulated, or shall knowingly all or
assist in the bringing into, printing,
writing, publishing or circulating,
In this Territory, any book, paper, mag
azine, pamphlet or circular, for the pur-
pose of exciting rebellion, insurreetion,
revolt or conspiracy, on the part tofslaves,
free negroes or mulattoes, against the cit
izens of the Territory or any part of
them, such person shall be guilty of fell
ony and suffer death.
SEC. 4. If any person shall entice, de-
coy, or carry away out of this Territory,
any slave belonging to another, with in
tent to deprive the owner thereof of the
services of such slave, or with intent to
effect or procure tie freedom of such
slave, he shall be adjudged guilty of
grand larceny, and on conviction thereof,
shall suffer death, or be imprisoned at
hard labor for not less than ten years.
SIC. 5. If any person shall aid or as
sist in enticing, decoying, or persuading,
or carrying away or sending out of this
Territory, any slave belonging to another.
with intent to procure or effect the free
dom of such slave, or with intent to de-
prive the owner thereof of the services
of such slave, he shall be adjudged guilty
of grand larceny, and on conviction
thereof, shall suffer death, or be impris-
oned at hard labor for not less than ten
years.
= SEC. 6. If any person shall entice. de-
coy, or carry away out of any State or
other Territory of the 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 larceny, in the
same manner as if such slave had been
enticed, decoyed or carried away out Of
this Territory, and in such case the lag-
ceny may be charged to have been COM
mitted 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 offend
ing shall suffer death, or be imprisoned
at hard labor for not less than ten years.
SEC. z. If any person shall entile,
persuade or induce any slave to escape |
tlom 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 aid, assist, |
harbor or conceal any slave who may
have escaped from the service of his
master or owner, shall be deemed guilty |
of felony, and punished by imprisonment
st hard labor for term of not less than
five years.
SEc. 9. If any person in this Territo-
n, shall aid or assist, hsrbor or conceal
any slave who hasescaped from the SER
vice 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 mas
ter or owner in this Territory.
SEC. 8. If any person shall resist an
officer while attempting TO arrestany 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 who may have such slave
N custody, whether such slave has es-
capped from the service of his master or
owner in this Territory. or any other |
State or Territory, the person so offend |
ing shall be guilty of felony and punish
ed by Imprisonment at hard labor for a |
term of not less than two gears.
SEC. 10. Ii any Marshall, Sheriff. or
Constable, OF the deputy of any such of |
heer. shall, when required by any person,
refuse to aid OF assist in the arrest and
capture of any 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 Terrific
~, or in any State or other Territory,
such officer shall be fined ina sum of not
less than one hundred nor more than FIVE
hundred dollars.
SEC. IL. Ii any person print, write,
introduce into, publish or circulate, or
cause TO be brought into, printed, written,
published, or circulated, or shall know
ingly aid or assist in bringing into, print
ing. publishing or circulating within this
Territory, any book, paper, pamphlet,
magazine, handbill or circular, contain
ing any statements, arguments, opinions,
sentiment, doctrine, advice or inuendo,
calculated to produce disorderly, dan
gerous or rebellious disaifection among
the slaves in this Territory. or to induce
such slaves to escape from the service of
their masters, or TO resist theirauthority,
he shall be deemed guilty of felony, and
be punished By Imprisonment at hard la
bor for term of not less than FIVE years,
SEC. I2. Il any free person, BY speak
ing orby writing, assert OF naintain that
persons have not the right to hold slaves
IN this Territory, or shall introduce into
tbs Territory, print. publish. write o.
circulate or cause tc be introduced INTO
this Territory, written. printed. publish