The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-18
TERRITORY OF KANSAS.
An Act TO punish offences against Slave Pror

An Act TO punish offences against Slave Property.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Governor and
Legislative Assembly Of the Territory of Kan.
sas, That every person, bond or free, who shall
be convicted Of actually raising a rebellion or
nsurrection of si0reS, free negroes. or mulai.
toes, in this Territory, shall suffer death.
SEC. 2. Every free person who shall aid and
assist in any rebellion or instruction of slares.
free negroes, or muattocs, or shall furnish arms.
SEC 8. IT any ifee PERSON sssf 81 Sfr4H
ING, WRITING, or PRINTING, advise, per-
suade, or induce any sJaceS to rebel or conspre
against any citizen Of this Territory, or shall
bring into, print, write publish, or circulate,
or cause to be brought into, printed, writ
ten, published, or circulated, or shall knowing
ly aid or assist in the bringing into, printing,
writing, publishing, or circulating, in this Ter
ritory any book. paper, magazine. pamphlet,
or circular, for the purpose of exciting insur-
rection on the part of the Stares, free negroes,
or muattoes, against the citizens of the Terri
tory, or any part of them, such persons shall
be g"ilty Of. felony, and suffer deah.
SEC. 4. If any person shall eutice, decoy, or
carry away out of this Territory, any Sldres be.
longing to another, with the intent to deprive
the owner thereof of the services of such slave,
or with intent to effect or procure the free
dom of such slave, he shall be adjudged guilty
of grand larceny, and, on conviction thereof,
shall suffer death or be imprisoned at hard Ia
Dor for not Tess than ten years.
SEC. 5. If any person aids or assists in emit
cling, decoying, or persuading, or carrying away,
or sending out Of this Territory, any stare be-
longing to another, WITH INTENT TO PRO
CURE OR EFFECT THE FREEDOM OF
SUCH SLAVE, or with intent to deprive the
owner thereof of the services of such slave, he
shall be adjudged guilty Of grand larceny, and,
on conviction thereof, shall suf&r death, or be
Imprisoned at hard tabor for not Tess than ten
gears,
SEC. G. IF any person shall entice, decoy, or
carry away, out of any State or Territory of the
United States, any slave belonging to another,
WITH INTENT TO PROCURE OR Eff
Feet THE FREEDOM OF SUCH SLAVE,
or TO deprive the owner thereof Of the services
Of such SLAVE, into this Territory, he shall
be adiudged guilty of grand larceny, in the
same manner as if such slave had been emit
ced, decoYed, or carried away out of the Terri
tory, aud in such case 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 per.
son, and, on conviction thereof, the person Of
Tending shall SnHer leaeh, or be imprisoned at
hard labor for not less H,an ten gears.
SEC 7. II any person shall entioe, persuade,
or induce any SLAVE to escape FROM the ser
vice of his master or owner in this Territory, or
shall aid or assist any SLAVE escaping from
the service of his nlGSieg or Oicner or shall as
sist, harhog, or conceal any SLAVE who may
have escaped from the service Of his master or
owner, he shall be deemed guilty of felony. AND
PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT AT
HARD LABOR FOR NOT LESS THAN
FIVE YEARS.
Sec. 2. Il any person in this Territory shall
ala or assist, harbor or conceal, any SLAVE
who has escaped from the service of his master
or owner in another Stale or Territory, such
person shall be punished in like manner as if
such slave had escaped from tho service of his
master or owner in this Territory.
SEC Q. If any person shall resist any officer
while attempting to arrest any SLAVE that
may have escaped from the service of his mas
ter or owner, or shall rescue such SLAVE when
In custody OF any officer or other person, or shall
entice, persuade, aid, or assist such SLAVE
to escape from the custody OF any officer or
other person who may have such SLAVE in Gus
tody, whether such SLAVE has escaped from
the service of his master or owner in this Ter.
ritory or in any other State or Territory the Der
son so offending SHALL BIZ GUILTY OF
FELONY, AND PUNISHED By lMPRIS-
ONMENT AT HARD LABOR FOR A
TERM NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS.
SEC. To- If any marshal, sheriff, OF consta-
BILE, 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 siace
that may have escaped from the service of his
master or owner, whether such SLAVE shall
have escaped from his master OF owner in this
Territory, or any other State or Territory such
officer shall Ee Aned in sum of not less than
one hundred nor more than five hundred dol
lars.
SEC. IL. If any person print ~rite, ia-