Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-10-24
AN ACT 10 PUNISH OFFENCES AGAINST
SLAVE PROPERTY.

SECTION Be It enacted by the Governor and Lsgisa
tive Assembly Of Territory Of Kansas that every per-
son. BOND or FREE, who shall be convicted ofactualy
raising rebellion insurrectiOn of SLAVES free
groes, mulsttoes in this Territory, Shall Suffer
Death.
Sea- Every free person who shall aid and assist in any
rebellion or insurrection of SLAVES free negroes
lsttoes shall furnish arms do any overt act in fur
ther4nce of such rebellion or insurrectOn Shall Suf
fer Death.
SEC. 8. II any free person shall by SPEAKING, wRI-
TING PRINTING advise persuade induce any saVss
to rebelo conspe against any citizen Of this Territory,
shall bring into print write publish circulate,
to be brought into printed written, published
circulated shall knowingly aid assist in the bring
ing into printing writing, publishing circulating in
this Territory any book paper magazine, pamphlet
circular for the purpose OF exciting insueetion the
part Of 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.
SIC II any person shall entiee, decoy or carry away
out Of this Territory any SLAVES belonging to AnOth-
err with intent deprive the thereofof the service
of such slave with intent effect procure the free
dom 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.
SIC 6. II any person aids assistsin entcing, deeoy
ing orpersuading, carrying away sending out Of
this Territory any SLAVE beOngingt to another, WITH
INTENT TO PROCURE OR EFFECT THE FREEDOM OF
SUCH SLAVE with intent to deprive the owner there
ofthe services Of such slave he shall be adudged guilty Of
grand larceny and conviction thereof Shall Suffer
Death, OR BE IMPRISONED At HARD LABOR
FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
SEC. O. any person shall entice decoy, carry away
of any State Territory ofhe United States any slave
belonging to another, WITH INTENT TO PROCURE OR
EFFECT TEE 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 larce
nv in the such slave had been entieed
deeoyed carried away out of the Territory, and in such
the larceny may be charged to have been commit
ted in any county of this Territory into through which
such slave shall have been brought by such person. and
on conviction thereof the person offending Shall Suf-
fer Death, OR BE IMPRISONED At HARD La
BOR FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
SEC. :. any person shall entice, persuade induce
any SLAVE to escape from the service of his master
owner in this Territory shall aid assist any SLAVE
sscAping from the service of his master 0Hs shall
assist hArbor conceal any SLAVE who may have escaped
from the service OF his master or owner he shall be deem
ed guilty of felony, AND PUNISHED BY BfPRIsoN-
NENT AT HARD LABOR FOR NOT LESS THAN FIVE
YEARS.
SEC any person in this Territory shall aid or as
ss hArbOr conceal any SLAVE who has escaped from
the service of his master ownern another State Ter
rtory such person shall be punished in like
such slave had escaped from the service Of his master
owner in this Territory.
SEC. 9. If any person shall resist any officer while at
tempting to arrest 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
any other State Territory the person offending
SHALL BE GUILTY OF FELONY AND PUNISHED BY
IMPRISONMENT AT LARD LABOR FOR ATERS NOT
LESS THAN TWO YEARS.
SEC. 10. If any Marshal Sheriff. or Constable or the
Deputy of any such officer shall when required by any
person. refuse to aid assist in the eapsre
any sape that may have escaped the service of lis
master owner whether such SLAVE shall have escaped
from his master in this Territory any Other
State Territory, such officer shall be fined in sum Of
less than hundred than FIVE hundred dol
lars.
SEC. II. any person Prnf prte introduce i1tO pub
sA circulate cause to be brought into printed
Titen yEblsked circulated or shall kHOningy aid
assiSt in bringing into PrintHg, publishing, reHia
ting within this Territory any book paper, pamphlet
magazine handbill, circular containing any STATE.
NENT, ARGUMENT, OPINION, SENTIMENT DOC.
TRINE, ADVICE OR INUENDO calculated to produce a
DIsAFFECTION among the SLAVES in this Territory,
to induce such SLAVES to escape from the service o
their masters, resist their authority, HE SHALL BE
GUILTY OF FELONY, AND BE PUNISHED BY DiPRIS-
ONMENT AT HARD LABOR FOR TERM NOT LESS
THAN FIVE YEARS.
SEC. Il. IF ANY FREE PERSON. By SPEAK.
! ING OR WRITING, ASSERT OR MAINTAIN THAT
4 PERSONS HAVE NOT THE RIGHT TO HOLL
SLAVES IN THIS TERRITORY or shall introduce
into this Territory, PRINT, PUBLISH, WRITE, CIR
CULATE OR CAUSE TO BE 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 SLAHES IN THIS
TERRITORY such person shall be deemed GUILT
OF FELONY. AND PUNISHED By IBfPRISON
MEHT At HARD LABOR FOR 4 TERM MOI
LESS THAN TWO YEARS.
SEC l3 No person who is eonscientiousy opposed t.
holding SLAVES, OR WHO DOES NOT ADMIT THE
RIGHT TO HOLD SLAVES IN THIS TERRITORY, SHALL
NOT SIT AS JUROR the trial of any prosecution fo
the violation Of any of the sections of this act.
This take effect and be in force from and after th
: 18th day of September, A. D. 1855.
Signed J. H. strngEelow, Speaker of the House; At
test J. NJ Lyle Clerk Thomas Johnson President Of tn
Couneil Attest, J. A Halderman, Clerk.
Indiana Election.
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