New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-28
CHAPTER CLL-SLAvEs.


81. P,on. ta.grrec,oa Pq,.hmeai for oo,e',r"
Alder pas.tstle Punishment for slaves
rqaAHss for iss5 as away os, .se refuses
Pun.bmer, sx .s-.ss slave. Il Pzs
Whist deemed felony IL Who are sIAlhsd a. jurofs
Be !, enacted BY II. Governor and Legatre A'embly Of tie
Territory Of klssg', as fol1tos:
SECTION l. That every person. bond free, who shall be
convicted Of actually raising rebellion instruction Of slaves
Tyer fee person Who shall aid or assist in any rebel
lion or instruction free nulstoes or shall
furnish arms or do any overt &c, IN arae'hce OF 'en rebel
SIC fanny person shall by speaking writing or print
ng advise persuade sdeee any slave. TO rebel eon.pre
against murder any cizen Of this Territory or shall BRING
mo pint write publish or eIease or sAg'e 70 pc o,ousa.
i1gy aid assist in the bringing into printing writing publish
psnphlet o. circular the purpo. Of exciting Instruction
rebellion revolt or eoD Tracy on the part OF The saves lee
pegroe. n usoe against the citizens u the Territory or any
.l . bem such peToH shall be guilty OF 'eony an s5eS
SIC II any person shall .ntce decoy carry away
Of this Territory any belol another with intent 10
prive the thereof OF the services OF such slave With
procure the freedom OF such he shall be
kdudged guiiy OF grand larceny aud on c9Lscon hesof
death be imprisoned at hard labor for not less
SEC ifsny person shall aid entieins decoyns,
persusdng carrying away sending out OF this Territory
a beonsg another with intent TO procure or effect
OF such slave with intent TO deprive the owner
Of the OF such slave he shall be suy
grand srceny, a. conviction thereof shall suffer dean
or be Imprisoned hard labor for less than ten
II any shall ence decoy or carry away ou OF
1fs to snoke With intent to procure eject the freedom
Of such slave deprive the thereof Of the services Of
such and shall bring such into hs Territory ne
.s De s" h deoyed or carried sTsy Out
of . Territory and in such the larceny may be charged
committed In county OF this Territory into
-r.op and on conviction thereof person offending shall
DEATH be Imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten
sEc l. II any person shall enee, persuade or induce any
slave from the service Of hi; master or thus
Territory shall aid OF assist any slave 10 escaping rom inc
..yce Of BIZ. owner shall aid assist hafbor or
conceal slave whS may have esesec S ns 'es Oh
hed by imprisonment at hard labor tor term Of not lees than
SIC f,ny person in tai. Territory shall aid assist har
Dor conceal any slave who IA, ESCAPED from the se'ce OF
shall punished like manner as such slave had escaped
the service Of hf master or owner Ia TINS renoTy
sYc person shall officer while attempting
any slave that have escaped from the service OF
h' s't,f o. Vwhef . " ., hal etc. ner,d ali or
ss.s ueh sve to escape from the custody Of any oer OF
e.e.Iec from the :sries Of hi.
i. s suy '.:s PsH
SAT. e'f :S ny .:h ss 81 or soabs | d.py
sy such officer shall when required by person.
escaped the service of his OF owner whether
such slave 'hs have escaped from bis master owner IN This
Territory any State or other Territory such officer shall DO
fined in Of not lees than one hundred nor more than i've
SIC H. fanny person print write introduce into publish
circulate cause to be brought into printed wrttsn pub
ito priutins rubhing or cIrcuat6s within this Territory
any paper pamphlet, magazine h.nabl circular
rine advice nuendo calculated TO produce dsordeny
dausfous rsbeous dsafection the slaves in this
Territory or 20 such slaves from the service Of
their sters or 10 resist teir authority he shall be guilty Of
felony and be punished by imprisonment and hard aoo for
tern less than five years.
SIC - II any free person speaking by writing assert
or maintain that persons have the right hold slaves In this
Territory shah introduce into this Territory PRINT puolsh
write Circulate TO be introduced into this Territory
written printed published circulated in this Territory
bcoi payer pamphlet circular containing de
NAL Of the night Of to hold slaves in th Territory such
per,on shs be deemed guilty Of felony and punished By in
ri ouu hard labor for Of not ess than two
No who consceniOusy opposed 70 holding
slaves or admit the right hold slaves this Ter
rtoTy shall sit the trial Of any prosecution for
violation Of any Of the sections OF this act
effect and he IL from aud after tbs nj
tesnth day Of September, A. ID. 1850
Reader study the provisions of this act, and
remember that Lawrence was burned TO the earth
la.t Wednesday because her citizens would not
surrender their arms to the Rufians and swear i'm
plicit obedience to this and other such deyillsh
libels on the name of law