Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-10-17
AN ACTTO PUNISH OFFENCES AGAINST
SLAVE PROPERTY.


AN ACT TO PUNISH OFFENCES AGAINST
SLAVE PROPERTY.
SECTION Be enacted by the Governor and Lezsla-
tive Assembly of the Territory of Kansas that every per-
son. BOND FREE who shall be convicted ofa actually
raising rebellion insurreetion of SLAVES free me-
groes, or muattoes in this Territory, Shall Suffer
Death.
Sec Every free person who shall aid and assist in any
rebellion orinsurrecon of SLAVES free negroes or r-
laitOes, shall furnish arms do any overt act in fur
theranee of such rebellion ornsurreetion, Shall sa1=
fer Death. 1 ~ ~
SEC. 3. If any free person shall by SPEAKING WRI-
TING PRINTING advise persuade or induce any sarss
to rebelOr conspe against citizen of this Territory
or shall bring into, print write publish eirculate or
cause to be brought into, printed written published or
circulated shall knowingly aid assist in the bring
ing into, printing, writing publishing circulating
this Territory, any book, paper, magazine pamphlet
Circular for the purpose Of exciting nsurrecon on the
partof the SLAVES free negroes mulattoes against
the citizens of the Territory any part of them such
person SHALL BE GUILTY OF FELONY AND
Suffer Death.
SEC. II any person shall entiee decoy or carry away
out of this Territory any SLAYES belonging to anot-
with intent to deprive the thereofof the services
of such slave, with intent effect or procure the free
dom of such slave, he shall be ajudged guilty Of grand
larceny, and, conviction thereof Shall suffer
Death, ORBE IMPRISONED At RARD LAB0R
FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
SEC s. If any person aids sssstsin enticing deeoy
ing, rpersuading carrying away or sending out Of
this Territory, any SLAVE belonging to another WITH
INTENT TO PROCURE OR EFFECT THE FREEDOM OF
SUCH SLAVE with intent deprive the owner there
services Of such slave he shall sdudged guilty
grand larceny, and conviction thereof shall suffer
Death, OR BE IMPRISONED At HARD LABOR
FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
SIC 8. If any person shall entice deeoy carry away
ofany State Territory fthe United States any slave
belonging to another, WITH INTENT TO PROCURE OR
EFFECT THE FREEDOM OF SUCH SLAVE, or to deprive
the thereof Of the services of such SLAVE into
this Territory, he shall be adudged guilty Of grand arce
in the as such slave had been enticed
decoyed carried away out of the Territory and such
the larceny may charged to have been commit
ted any county of this Territory or through wbfch
such slave shall have been brought by such person. and
conviction thereof the person offending Shall Suf-
fer Death, OR BE EIMPRISONED At HARD La
BOR FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
SEC 7. If any person shall entice persuade or induce
any SLAVE to escape from the service of his master or
owner in this Territory shall aid assist any SLAVE
ascaping the service of his master or 0ner or shall
assist harbor conceal any SLAVE who may have escaped
from the service Of his master owner he shall be deem
ed guilty of felony, AND PUNISHED By nIPRIsoN-
SfENT AT HARD LABOR FOR NOT LESS THAN FIVE.
YEARS.
SEC. s. any person in this Territory shall aid or az
sst harbor conceal any SLAVE who has escaped from
the service of his master ownerin another Sste Ter
tory such person shall be punished in like II
such slave had escaped from the service Of his master
owner in this Territory.
0rc narso, -os;st - o=,o- ,,y,;1.
tempting to any slave that may have escaped from
the service of his master owner shall such
sLAvE when in custody of any officer other person.
shall entice PERSUADE aid assist such SLAVE when in
custody of any officer other person who may have such
SLAVE in custody, whether such SLAVE has escaped
from the service of his master in this Territory
in any other State Territory, the person oendng
ISHALL BE GUILTY OF FELONY AND PUNISHED BY
IMPRISONMENT AT LARD LABOR FOR ATERM NOT
LESS THAN TWO YEARS.
SEC. 10. If any Marshal Sheriff. or Constable, the
Deputy of any such officer shall when required by any
person. refuse aid assist the Gzd capts Of
any sl0Ue that may have escaped from the service of his
master or owner whether such SLAVE shall have escaped
from his master in this Territory any other
State Territory such officer shall be fined in of
not less than one hundred nor than Eve hundred dol
lars.
SEC H. If any person print lTie Introduce intO pH5
k or circulate or cause to be brought into priHtsd
ioitten published circulated shall knOiny aid
assist IN bringing iatO, printing, publishing, ereEa
ting within this Territory, any book, paper pamphlet
magazine handbl, or circular containing any STATE
IMENT, ARGUMENT, OPINION, SENTIMENT, DOC
Urine, ADVICE OR INUENDO calculated to produce a
DISAFFECTION among the SLAVES in this Territory
OF to induce such SLAVES to escape from the service of
their masters or resist their authority HE SHALL BE
GUILTY OF FELONY, AND BE PUNISHED BY nfPRIS-
ONMENT AT HARD LABOR FOR TERM NOT LESS
THAN FIVE YEARS.
SEC. u. IF ANY FREE PERSON By SPEAK
ING OR WRITING, ASSERT OR MAINTAIN THAT
PERSONS HAVE NOT THE RIGHT TO HOLD
SLAVES IN THIS TERRITORY, or shall introduce
into this Territory, PRINT, PUBLISH, RRITE CIR
CULATE, OR CAUSE TOBE WRITTEN, PRINTED,
PUBLISHED OR CIRCULATED IN THIS TERRI
TORY, any book paper magazine pamphlet circular
CONTAINING ANY DENIAL OF THE RIGHT OF
SUCH PERSONS TO HOLD SLAVES IN THIS
TERRITORY such person shall be deemed GUILTY
OF FELONY AND PUNISHED By LAfPRISoM
MENT At HARD LABOR FOR 4 TERM NOT
LESS THAN TWO YEARS.
SEC I3 No person who is conscientiously opposed TO-
holding SLAVES, OR WHO DOES NOT ADMIT THE
RIGHT TO HOLD SLAVES IN THIS TERRITORY, SHALL,
NOT SIT AS AJURoR the trial Of any prosecution for
the violation of any of the sections of this act
This act to take effect and be in force from and after the
18th day of September, A. D. 1855.
Signed, ]. h strngellow, Speaker OF the House; At
test j. NJ Lyle Clerk Thomas Johnson President Of the
Council; Attest, J. HAlderman, Clerk
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