Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-27

7lPRoTEcTIoN OF SLAVE PROP.
ERTY.
A Bn1 tesamsed chapter 192 Of tss coes Of
FiyafEiG, 20 az more eBeetuGLlg to PFsgcat
4 lie escape cfssEaees.
Passed March 18th, 1856.
4 Il Belt enacted By the General Assembly that
the 24th. a5th, 26th, 9th, and 18th sections of
chapter 1879 Of the Code Of itgrnla, be and the
same are hereby amended and re enacted 50 as
to read as follows:
stSEc. "a Any free person who shall carry OF
cause to be carried out of any county or corpor-
alton any slave without the consent of his owtl-
err or Of the GUARDIAN or COMMITTEES ofte Owner
who shall attempt 10 carry off, or aidyor conniye
at, or be in any way eodceFned m the escape OF
of any slave, with intend TO detraud or deprive
/ the owner of such slave, shall be prosecuted
therefor in. such county or corporation and pc
iconfned In the pententiary notlcs than five nor
more than ten cars; and shall moreover Cn lieu
of damages) forfeit to the owner double the val
ue of the slave, and pay him all reasonable ex-
pcnses incurred by him in reSaining or attempt
ing to regain such slave; and the jury, in its dis
cretion, may also condemn such offender 70 . %
Ipublicity whipped, to such an extent and at such
.Itimes as it may see fit If the person so offend
ing shall at the time be in command of or be at
ltached to vessel the same shall be fortified to
| the Commonwealth
'SsC. 20. ANY master of q vessel trading to or
bound for port beyond the limits of the State,
lhaying a slave on board, without the written
consent Of the master or owner thereof and GO
ing with him beyond the limits of any county;
and any free person travelling by land, who shall
aid any slave to escape out ofany county or cor
Iporation, shall be considered as carrying otfslch
slave within meaning of the preceding section.
/ ANY master of a vessel, owned in whole or. in
part by citizens of this State, and trading to OF
IpIying exclusively between places within the
| State, knowingly receive slave on board. and
going with him hcYondthe limits ofany county,
1 without the written consent of the master or
Iowncr of such slave Sllalpay TO the injured par
ty the full value Of said Save. and in default Of
payment by the master Of said Yessel; the same
shall be held liable therefor, ,,5 .9si'7 e,
"SRc. %, If The mastcr or skipper Of any yes
sci knowingly receive on board any runaway
slave, and permit him to remain on board, NTH
out proper efEortto apprehcHd him, he shall be
confined in the penitentiary not less II &c
nor more than ten years, and shall moreover
forfeit TO the owner the full value of the slave
and pay himalI reasonable expenses incurred by
him in regaining such slave; and the jury in its
discretion may also condemn such offender to be
Epublically whipped to such an extent and at such
times as il may see fit; and if such slave be on
board such vessel after leaving port, the master
or skipper shall be presumed to have knowing
lrreceivcd him. II the master other person in
charge or command Of any vessel belonging in
whole or part to a citizen Of another State, or
commanded by any person not resident or citi-
zen of this Commonwealth, permit slave to go
lon board his vessel, or employ or trade with a
slave without the consent of the mastcr or own
or of such slave, given with reference to that
iparticular vessel, Specifying the same by name
he shall be fined sum not less than twenty dol
liars nor more than fifty dollars, to be recovered
by action of debt before Justice; and on failure
to nav said fine and costs, he shall be confined
in jail until payment thereof, or until released
by order of the county or corporation courtwith-
in whose jurisdiction the offence was committed;
or proceedings may bc had against tho vessel,
which is held liable for the payment of said fine
and all costs and expenses thereby incurred
Ifa slave be found on any vessel aforcsaidin the
night time without written authority to that ef-
feet from his master or owner, the person in
charge or command of said vessel shall be pre-
stunned to have knowingly received him with in
Itent to carry him off or TO aid him to escape out
of the State. a slave violating any of the fore
going provisions, shall, on conviction thereof,
before aiusticc of the county or corporation, be
punished with stripes, and the cost thereby in
Ecurred to be paid by the master; or if the slave
be hired ont, by the person hiring the slave
at the time of his committing the offence.
'SEC. %. fla free person advise any slave to
abscond from his MASTER or aid such slave to alb
scond, by procuring for or delivering to him a
pass, register or other writing, furnishing him
4 money clothes provisions or other facility be
in any manner accessory to the escape or attempt
to escape OF such slave, ne snalL oe conhnea IN
the pcnitentiaTy not less than i've nor more than
ten years ana the jury may, IN us olscrenen
condemn such offender TO De also PHonciy whlp. ,.
ped to such an extent and at sucn umes as II
may see nj a save convicted oil pe PEI S.g
slave, with intent leave, or who actually leaves,
the state shal DC punisheu WIN sulPe, anu
soIdto be carried OUT OF ihe etese; ana until SO
solo, no shali DC conn ne4 IN !al, nnCsS BIS own
er or some oter person 1oF nun MS sna give oSma
Win security, SATISFACTORY 70 Ihs cours Ietote
will, within thirty days thereafter, sellsuch slave
beyond inc limits OF inc otate, anG IN Eases ss, OF