Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-10-08

Oh EfFECT The FREEDOM OF
SUCH SLAVE, or with intent 10 deprive
he owner thereof OF the services of such
slave, he shall be adjudged guilty of
grand larceny, ard shall on conviction
thereof, SHALL SUFFER DEATH, |
OR BE IMPRISONED AT HARD LA
B0R FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN !
YEARS.
"SEc. 6. If any person shall entice,
decoy, or carry away, out of any State
or Territory of the United States. any
slave belonging to another, WITH THE
INTENT TO PROCURE OR EFFECT
THE FREEDOM OF SUCH SLAVE,
or 10 deprive the owner thereof of the
services of such SLAVE, into this Ter
ritOry, he shall be adjudged guilty of
grand larceny. in the same manner as if
such slave had been enticed, decoyed,
or crried away out of the Territory
and in such case the larceny may be
charged 10 have been committed in any
county Of this Territory, into or through
which such SLAVE shall have been
brought by such person; and on convic-
ton SHALL SUFFER DEATH, OR
BE IMPRISONED AT HARD LABOR
FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
"SEC. Z. If any person shall entice,
persuade, or induce any slave 10 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 mis- master
or owner, he shall be deemet guilty Of
felony, and punished by IMPRISON-
MENT AT HARD LABOR FOR NOT
LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
'"!;Ec. C. If any person of This Terri
t0ry-shaIl aid or assist, harbor or con-
ceal any slave who has escaped from the
service of his master or owner in auoth-
er State or Territory, such person shall
be punished in like manner as if such
slave had escapedfrom the service of his
master or owner in this Territory.
"SEc. 9. If any person shall resist
any officer while attempting TO arrest
any Slave who MAJ have escaped from
the service of his master or owner, or
shall rescue such Slave when in custody
of any officer or other person, or shall
entice, persuade, aid or assist such Slave
10 escape from 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 mas
ter or owner in this Territory, or in any
other State or Territory, the person SC
offending shall be guilty of FELONY,
and be punished by IMPRISONMENT
AT HARD LABOR FOR A TERN
NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS.
"SEc. 10. If any marshal, sheriff, OF
constable, or the deputy of any such of,
ficer, shall, when required by any per,
son, refuse TO aid or assist in the arrest
and capture of any slave that may have
escaped from his master or owner
whether such Slave shall have escaped
from his master or owner in this Ter
ritory, or any other State or Territory,
such officer shall be fined in sum moi
less than one hundred nor more than five
huadred dollars.
"SEc. II. If any person print, write,
introduce into, publish or circulate, or
cause to be brought into, printed, writ
ten, published or circulated, or shall
knowingly aid or assist in bringing into,
printing. publishing or circulating with,
in this Territory, any book, paper, pam
phlet, magazine, handbill, or circular
containing any STATEMENT. ARGU-
MENT, OPINION, SENTIMENT
DOCTRINE, ADVICE, OR INNU-
ENDO, calculated TO produce DISAF'
FICTION among the SLAVES in Til:
Territory, or to indure such SLAVES
to escape from the service of their mas
ters, or resist their authority, he shall
be guilty of FELONY. AND BE PUN
/ ISHED BY IMPRISONMENT AT
/ HARD LABOR FOR A TERM NOT
LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
"Ssc. 12. If any free person, by
speaking or writing, assert or maintain
that persons has not the right to bold
slaves in this Territory, or shall intro
duce into this Territory, print, publish,
write, circulate, or cause TO be written,
printed, published or circulated in thi;
Territory, any book, paper, magazine,
pamphlet or circular, containing any
denial of the right Of such persons TO hold
slaves in this Territory, such persons
shall be deemed guilty Of felony, and
punished by Imprisonment at hard labor
for term not less than two years.
"SEc. IS. No person who is cOnscien-
tiously opposed to holding SLAVES, OR
WHO DOES NOT ADMIT THE
RIGHT TO HOLD SLAVES IN THIS
TERRITORY, SHALL SIT A JU.
ROR on the trial of any prosecution for
the violation of any of the sections Of thi'
act.