The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-05-27
THE BLOODY CODE OF KANSAS.
equatter Sovereignty Illustrated.
THE MODERN mDEM0CRArfSn GREED
Aa act to-PanisA 0Gsnces ayaiast Siass
PROPERTY


Am Aes to-PgnisA Offences oyaisst .Siass
Property.
Sec. /. Be ii enacted Jy Me Goreraor and
Legislative assembly Of tie Territory Of
Kansas, That every pcrson, bond or free,
who shall be convicted of actually roisiay
rebellion or iasuyrection Of .Sioses, free TO-
grocs, or mulattocs, in this Territory, eHAIL
SUFFER DEATH.
Sec 2. Every free person who shn'l aid CT
assist in any rebellion or insurrection Of Slaves,
free negroes, or mulattoes, or shall furnish
arms, or do any overt act ia furtherance Of
such rebellion or insurrcciion, SHALL SUFFER-
DEATH.
Sec 8. If any free person shall, by SPEAK
ING, WRITING, OR PRINTING, ADVISE, PER-
sUADE OR INDUCE ANY SLAVES TO REBEL,
conspre 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, ~ crcula-
ted, or shall knowingly aid or assist ia the
bringing into, printing, scrighting, px6lish-
ing, or circulating, in this Territory, any
book, paper, magazine, pamphlet, or rebel
lion, revolt, or conspiracy on the part Of
Slaves, free negroes, or mulattocs, against the
citizens Of the Territory, or any part Of them,
such person shall be guilty Of felony, and
SUFFER DEATH. g4
Sec. A. Ifany person shall rSrlcE, pEcor.
OR CARRY AWAY out of this Territory, ANY
SLAVE belonging to another, with intent to
deprive tho owner thereof Of the services Of
such slave, or WITH INTENT TO EFFECT or,
PROCURE THE FREEDOM OF SUCH SLAVE, ho
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..
Sec. 8, If any prison shall AID or ASSIST
in enticing dccoying, OF rcrsroding. o. car
rying away, or sending oUt Of his Terrific
ry, any Stare belonging to another, with in-
tent to procure or effect tho TKIFDoM OF
SUCH SLAVE, or with intent to deprive tho
owner thereof of the services of such slave, 10
shall be adjudgcd guilty Of grand Larceny,
and, on conviction thereof SHALL SUFFER
DEATH, or be imprisoned at hard labor for
not less than ten ycaia.
Sec. 6. If any person ehall tnticc, dccoy,
or carry oaodv OUT OF ANY STATE OR OTHER
rERR1ToRY of the United States, any slave
belonging to another, witb intent 10 procure
or effect THE FREEDOM cf such slave, or TO de-
privc the owner thereof Of the services ofsuch
slave, AND SHALL pRrHo srca SLAVE INTO
THIS TERRITORY, he shall he adjudged guilty
Of grand larceny, in the same manner rs if
such slave had been ehticed, decoycd, or car
ried away out of this Territory and in such
case the larceny may be charged 10 have
been committed in any county of tic Tcrito-
~, into or through which such slave shall
have been brought by such pcfson, anl on
conviction thereof the person offcnding SHALL
SUFFER- DEATH, or be impriancd a, bard Ia
Dor for not less than ten years.
Sec. 7. IF any peron shall cnt,cc, p'rsuadc,
or induce any slave TO ESCAPE FncM THE SER
VICE Of his master or owner, in this Territory,
or shall aid or assist any slavc in escaping
from the service cf his master or cwncr or
shall AID, Assist, HAnroR on covcFAL ANY
SLAVE WHO MAY HAVE EscAPrD IFoM TIE
SERVICE OF his MASTER OR OWNER, he shall
be deemed guilty Of FELONY, and punished
by imprisonment at hard labor for term'os
not lesss than FIVE YEARS.
Sec. 8. II any person in this Territory
shall aid or assist, HARpoR OR CONCEAL, any
slave who has escaped from the service Of his
master or owner, IN ANOTHER STATE OR TER
RIToRr, such person shall be punished in like
manner rs if such slave had escaped from tho
service Of his master or owner in this Terri
tory.
Sec Q, If any person shall RESIST ANY or
FIcER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ARREST ANY
SLAVE THAT MAY HAVE ESCAPED FROM THE
SERVICE Of his master or owner, or shall res
cue such slave whcnin custody Of any officer
or,other person, or shall cnticc, persuade, aid,
or assist such slave 10 escape from the custo-
dy Of any officer or other porson who inav
have such slave in custody, whether such
slave have escaped from the scrvicc cf his
master or owner in this Territory, crsip any
other State or Territory, the person 10 offend
ing shall be GUILTY OF FELONY. and punish
cd by Imprisonment at hard labor for tenn
Of NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS.
Sec. 10. If any marshall, sheriff, or con
stable, or the deputy of any such officer, shall
when required By ANY person, refuse 10 all
or assist in the arrest and capture Of any
Stare that may hare escaped from the servico
Of bis master or owner whether such slare
shall escape from his master or owner in tho
territory, or any State or other tcrritcIv. such
officer shall be fined in sum &C not less than
ONE HUNDRED nor more than FIVE rrTDRED
DOLLARS.
Sec. IL. II any person, PRINT, WRITE, X
rRoDUcE into, PUBLISH or crRcuLATE, or
cause to be brought into, printed, writer.
published or circulated, or shall lrowirgly
AID OR ASSIST in briaging into, printing
or circulating within this Tepitcry, tsYrocL
PAPER, PAMPHLET. MAcAzisr, of circuLAR,
containing ANY sTArrAsSTs, ARGUMENTS.
OPINIONS, SENTIMENT DocIRryr, Asv!cE, @,