Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-24

For the beneht Of tnOse WHO may NOV nave
read them and for the particular information of
80 former democrats we give The laws which the
Black Democracy commands the people to sup
port or else be no longer entitled to the name of
democrat but classed in its long list of former
democrats. Read and tell US if this is democra-
cy?
CHAPTER cLl.-sLAvBs.
An act 10 punish ofenses against Stare Pro.
perfy.
Be il enacted the Governor and Legislative
Assembly Of The Territo~yof Kansas as toLOos;
SECTION |. That every person, bond or free,
who shall be convicted of actually raising re-
belon or instruction of slaves, free negroes or
mulattoes, in this territory, shall suffer death.
SEC. 2 Every free person shall aid or assist
in any rebellion or instruction of slaves, free
negroes or mulattoes, or shall furnish arms, or
do any overt act in furtherance of such rebellion
or Instruction, shall suffer death.
Sec, 3. If any free person shall, by speaking,
writing or printing advise, persuade or Induce
any slaves 10 rebel, conspire against or murder
any citizen af this Territory, shall bring into,
pint, write, publish or circulate, or cause TO be
brought into, printed, written published OF cir
cuated. or shall knowingly aid or assist in bring
ing, writing, publishing or circulating, in this
Territory, any book, paper, magazine, pamphlet
or crcula for The purpose of exciting insurrec-
ton, rebellion, revolt or conspiracy on the part
of The slaves, free negroes or mnlattoes, against
the citizens of the Territory or any part Of them
such PERSONS shall be guilty of felony, and SUI
fer death.
SEC a. If any person shall entice, decoy or
carry away out of this Territory any slaves be-
lnging to another. with intent TO deprive the
owner thereof of the services of such slaves, or
with the intent to effect or procure the freedom
of such slaves, he shall be adjudged guilty Of
grand larceny, and, on conviction thereof,
shat suffer d. ah, or be imprisoned at hard 'abor
for not less Than ten years
SEC. 5 If any person shall aid or assist in en-
ticing, decoying, or persuadlng. or carrying
away. or sending out OF This Territory any
slave belonging to another, with intent TO deprive
the owner thereof of the service of such slaves,
he shall be adjudged guilty of grand larceny, and
an conviction thereof, shall suffer death, or be
imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten
years.
SEC 6, If any person shall entice decoy or
carry away out of the United States any slave
belonging to another with intent to procure
TO deprive the owner thereof of the services Of
such slave, and shall bring such slave into his
Territory, he shall be adjudged guilty of grand
larceny, in the same manner as if such slaves
had been enlced, decoyed or carried away out
of this Territory, and in such case the larceny
NAV be charged to have been committed in any
country of this Territory into or through which
such slave shall have been conviction thereof,
the person offending shall suffer death or be in.
prsoned at hard labor for not less han ten years
SEC. T, If any person shall entice, persuade
or induce any saves to escape from the service
of his master or owner in this Territory, or shall
aid or assist any slave in escaping from the SER
vice of his master or owner, or shall aid, assist
harbor or conceal any slave who may have escap-
ed from the service of his master or owner,
shall be deemed guilty of felony, and punished
bv Imprisonment at hard labor for term not less
than five years
SEC. s, If any person in this Territory shall
aid or assist, harbor or Conceal any slave who
has escaped from the service of his master or
owner, in another State or Territory, such per-
sons shall BE- punished in like manner as if such
slave had caped from the service Of his master
or owner in this Territory.
Sec. 8 If any person shall resist any officer
5 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 Gus
tody Of an officer other persons or sha entice
persuade aid or assist such slave to escape from
thu custody of any officer or other person who
, may have such slave in custody, whether such
. slave have escaped from his master or owner in
' this Territory or in any other State or Terri
tory, the person so offending shall be deemed
! guilty of felony, and punished by Imprisonment
, at hard labor for term of not less than two
o years.
Sec TO- If any marshal, sheriff or consa-
BILE, or the deputy of any such officer shall,
when required by any person. refuse to aid or as
sist in arrest and capture of any slave that may
have escaped from the service of his master or
owner, VIII Their such save shall have escaped
. from his master orowner in this Territory. or
shy State or other Territory, such officer shall
be fined in a sum of not less than one hundred
: nor more than five hundred dollars
SEC Ii, If any person print, write, intro.
8 duce into, publish or circulate, OF cause to be
brought into, printed, written, published or cir
cnated, or sha knowingly aid or assist in bring
i ing into, printing publishing or circulating with
: in this Territory, any books, paper pamphlet.
d magazine handb or circular, containing any
: statements, arguments, opinion, sentiments doc
trne- advice Ut inuendo, Giro uated g. procure
u disorderly, dangerous or rebellious dsafection
d among the slaves in this Territory, OF to induce
d such slaves 10 escape from the service of their
masters or TO resist their authority, he shall be
guilty of felony, and be punished by imprson-
men and hard labor for term no, less than five
!, years.
v SEC. ~. II any free person. BY speaking or
o. writing, assert or maintain tina; persons have
not the right TO hold slaves in this territory or
snail Introduce into this Territory print publish,
}. write, circulate, or cause to be introduced into
h this Territory, written, printed, published, or
q clrcu ated in This Territory, any book, paper,
magazine, pamphlet or circular containing any
y denial or the right to hold slaves in this Territory,
= such persons shall be deemed guilty Of felony,
n and punished by Imprisonment at hard abor for
n a term OF not itss than two years.
SEC. 49, No person who is conscienlousy
: oppos d To holding aves OF who dues not admit
d the right TO hold slaves in this Territory, shall
sit as juror on the trial of any prosecution for
81 any violation of any of the sections of this act
This act TO take effect and be in force from
y and after the fifteenth day of September, A. D.
y 1855.
In addition TO the above, the statute Of The
j. STATE Missouri, so far as they are moi lncOn-
ss'ent with the legislation of the so-caed Kan
- sas Legislature. were extended over tie errltoy
3 Among these statutes are equally stringent laws
IS for the protection Of slave property
st Lectures in Montpelier.
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