Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-07-04
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR.

:, speaking, writing or printing, advise
persuade or induce any slaves to rebel
or conspire against any citizen of thi
Territory, or shall bring into, print writ
-, publish or circulate, or cause to b.
: brought into, printed, written, published
] or circulated, or shall knowingly aid o.
r assist in the bringing into, printing
; writing, publishing or circulating in this
Territory, any book, paper, magazine
pamphlet or circular, for the purpose O
exciting insurrection on the part Of the
slaves, free negroes or mulattoes, against
, the citizens of the Territory, or any part
of them, such person shall be guilty OF
felony and suffer DEATH
E Sect. 4. If any person shall entice,
decoy, or carry away out of this Terrific
ry, any slaves belonging to another, with
the intent to deprive the owner thereof
OF the services OF such slave, or with in
tent to effect or procure the freedom OF
such slave, he 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.
Sect. 5. If any person aids or assists
IN entlclng, decoying, or persuadins, or
carrying away or sending out of this
!, Territory, any Slave belonging another,
with intent to procure or effect the free
dom of such Slave, or with intent to de-
lprive the owner thereof of the services
of such slave, he shall be dudged gull
ty OF grand larceny, and, on conviction
thereof shall suffer death, or be impris-
oned at hard labor for not less than ten
ears.
SECT. 6. If any person shall entice,
ttecoy, or carry away out Of any State or
Territory Of the United States, my slave
belonging to another, with intent to pro-
cure or effect the Freedom of such slave.
or with intent to deprive the owner ther.
of of the services Of such slave, into this
Territory, he shall be adjudged guilty of
grand larceny, in the same manner. as if
i, such slave had been enticed, decoyed, or
carried away out Of the Territory, and 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 person, and, On conviction thereof,
the person offending shall suffer death or
| imprisonment at hard labor for not less
) than ten years.
S-ot. I. If any person shall entice,
persuade, or induce any slave to escape
from the service of his master or owner
: in this Territory, or shall aid or assist
any Slave escaping from the service of
his master or owner or shall assist, har-
Dor Or conceal any slave who may have
escaped from the service of his master or
!, owner, he shall be deemed guilty of fell
> lony, and punished by imprisonment at
hard labor for not less than five years
Sect. 8. If any person in this Tori
tory shall aid or assist, harbor or con-
conceal any slave who has escaped from
the service Of his master or owner in an
other State or Territory, such person
shall be punished in like manner as il
such slave had escaped from the service
OF his owner or master in this Territory.
Set. 9. If any person shall resist
ANY officer while attempting to arrest any
slave that may have escaped from the
service OF his master or owner, or shall
rescue such slaves when in the custody
of any officer or other person who may
have such slave in custody, whether such
slave has escaped from the service of his
master or owner in this Territory or in
any other State or Territory, the person
so offending shall be guilty Of felony
and punished by imprisonment at hare
labor for a term not less than two years
Scct. TO- If any MARSHALL, Sheriff, Oh
Constable, or the Deputy Of any sucl
officer, shall, when required by any per
son. refuse to aid or assist in the ares,
md capture Of any stare that may have
escaped from the service of his master O
owner, whether such slave shall have cs
capel from his master or owner in thi
G Territory or any other State or Terrific
: ~, such officer shall be fined IN a sum o
! not less than one hundred for more thai
five hundred dollars.
Sect /. If any person print, aorilc
introduce into. publish or crcniatc, OF
e cause to be brought into, printed, m,it.
ttN, pt'ttSfttf6 ~ Ct C.'Lttfd,Oi Ststit hHJ{U-
. tngly aid or GSSs@ in bringing into
printing, pubHshiay, or cirtulatiug with
in this Territory, any book, paper, pam
} pallet, magazine, handbill, or circular
z containing any statement, argument
II opinion, sentiment, doctrine, advice, in
ucndo, circulated to produce disaHec
ton among the slaves in this Territory
Il or to induce such slaves to escape from
n the service of their masters, or resist thci
: authority, he shall be guilty of felony
. and be punished by imprisonment at hare
labor for a term not less than five years
Sect. l.. If any free person, b,
speaking or writing, assert or maintain
that persons have not the right to hol,
slaves in this Territory, or shall introduce
s into this Territory, print, publish, write
circulate, or cause to be written, printed
published, or circulated in this Territor,