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Section l. BE Il enaotedby tie GOUerRor and
Legislative AssemJiy ethe Territory Of Kansas,
That every person. bond or free, who shall be
convicted Of actually raising rebellion or in
surrection Of slaves. free negroes or mulattoes
in this Territory, shall SUFFER DEATH,
Sec. 2. Every free person who shall aid or
assist 10 any rebellion or insuuection Of slaves,
free negroes or mulattoes, or shall furnish arms
or DO any overt act in flrtherance of such re-
bellion or insurrection shall SUFFER DEATH
Sec. 8. If any free psren shall, by speak.
ing, writing or printing, advise. pursuade or in.
duce any slaves to rebel, conspire 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 or circulated, or shall Knowingly aid
or assist in the bringing into, printing, writing,
publishing or circulating in this Territory any
book, paper magazine, pamphlet or circular,
for the purpose ofexeiting insurrectiOn, rebel
lion, revolt or conspiracy on the part of slaves,
free negroes or mulattoes against the citizens
of the Territory or any Part Ofthem, such per.
son shall be guilty of felony, and shall SUF-
FER DEATH.
Sec. 4. lfau! person shall entice, decoy, or
carry away out of this Territory, any slave be.
longing to another with intent to deprive the
owner thereof of the services Of such slave, or
with intent oprocure the freedom Of such slave
he shall be adjudged guilty Of Grand Larceny,
on conviction thereof shall SUFFER DEATH
or be imprisoned at hard labor for not less
thvn ten years.
Sec. 8. If any person aid or assist in enticing
or decoying, persunding, or carrying away or
sending out Of this Territory, any slave belong,
ing to another, with intent to procure or effect
the freedom of such slave, or with intent to de-
prive the owner thereof of the services of such
slave, he shall be adjudged guilty of Grand
Larceny, and on conviction thereof, shall SUF-
FER DEATH, or be imprisoned at hard la
Dor for not less than ten years.
Sec. 6. Ifany person shall entice, decoy, or
carry away out of any State or other Territory
of the United States any slave belonging to an
other, with intent to procure or effect the free
dom Of such slave, or to deprive the owner
thereof of the services of such slave and shal.
bring such slave into this Territory, hc shall
be adjudge6 guilty Of Grand Larceny, in the
same manner as if such slave had been en-
ticed, decoyed, or carried away out Of this Ter.
ritory, and insuch case the larceny NAV be
charged to have been committed in any Coln-
ty 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 be imprisoned at
hard labor for not less than ten years.
Sec. 7. lfauy person shall en.lce, persuade
or induce any slave to escape from the service
of his master or owner in this Territory, OF
shall aid or assist any slave in escaping from
tha service Of his m aster or owner. or shall as
sist, harbo1, or conceal any who may have es
capped from the service Of his master or owner
shall be deemed guilty of felony, and punished
by Imprisonment at hard labor for q term o
not less than FIVE years.
Sec. 8, II any person in this territory shal
aid or assist, harbor or conceal any slave who
has escaped from the service of his master OF
owner in another State or Territory, such per.
son shall be punished in like manner as il such
slave had escaped form the service of his mas
ter or owner in this Territory.
Sec, 8. If any person shall resist any officer
while attempting to arrest any slave that may
have escaped from theservce Of his master OF
owner, or shall rescue such slave when in Gus.
tody Of any officer or other person, Or shall en-.
tce, persuade, aid or assist such slave to es
cape from the custody ofany officer or ether per.
son who may lave such slave in custody, whether
such slave has escaped from the service of his
master or owner in this Territory, or any 9th.
er State or Territory the person so offending
shall be guilty of felony and punished by i'm.
prisonment at hard labor for a term not less
than two years. .s,r
Sec. 10. Ii any Marshall, Sheriff, or Cousta-
BILE or the Deputy of any such officer, shall
when required by any person, refuse to aid OF
assist in the arrest and capture Of any slave that
may have escaped from the service of bis mas.
ter or owner, whether such slave shall have es-
capped from his master or owner in this Terri.
tory, or any State OF other Territory, such Of
6cer shall be fined in sum OF not less than
one hundred, nor more than five hundred dol
lars, .- .t .o a-.-- H 7t .H
Sec. Ii. If any person print write, intro
duce into, publish or circulate, or cause to be
brought into, printed, written, published oil
circulated, OF shall knowingly aid or assist in
bringing into, printing, publishing or circulat
ing within this Territory, anV book, paper