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


from and after the 18Th day of Septem- t
Der, 1855. a
"signed, ]. H. stingfellow, Speaker t
of the House; J. NJ. Lyle, Clerk. Tho. (
Johnson, President of the Council At I
test: A. Halderman, Clerk" a
THE CHAIN AND BALL.
The second section of chapter e2, en-
titled "An Act providing System of I
Confinement and H lrl Lalor," is as fol-
lows:
"SEc. 2. Every person who may be
sentenced by any court of competent Ju-
risdictiOn, under any law in force with
in this Territory, TO punishment by con-
fnement and hard labor, shall be deem
ed a convict, and shall Immediately, un-
der charge of the keeper of such jail or
public prison, or under the charge Of
such person as the keeper of such Jail or
public prison may select, be put to hard
labor as in the first section of this act
specified; and such keeper or other per-
son, having charge of such convict, shall
cause such convict, while engaged at
such labor, to be securely confined by
chain six feet in length, of not less than
fOur-sixteenths nor more than three
eights OF an inch links, with a round ball !
Of iron, of not less Than four ror more
than six inches in diameter, attached, |
which chain shall be securely fastened |
to the ankle of such convict, with a
strong lock and kew; and such keeper or
other person, having charge of such con- |
vict, may, Unnecessary, conGne such con-
vict, while so engaged at hard labor, by
other chains or other means in his dis |
cretiOn, so as to keep such convict secure
and prevent his escape; and when there
; shall be two or more conYicts under the
charge of such keeper or other person,
such convicts shallbe fastened togelherby
strong chains, with strong locks and
keys, during the time such convicts shall
be engaged in hard labor without the
walls of any Jail or prison."
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
"An Act concerning Attorneys at
Law" Chapter II, provides as follows !:
"SEc. 1. No person shall practice as
an attorney or counsellor at law, or So
Iicitor in chancery, in any court of rec
ords, unless he be free white male,
and obtain the license from the supreme
court, or district court, or some one Of
judges thereof, in vacation.
"SEc. 5. Every person obtaining a IL
cense shall take an oath or aft imation TO
supper: the Constitution of the United
States, and TO support and sustain the
provisions of an act entitled can act 10
organize the Territories of Nebraska and
Kansas" and the provisions Of the act
commonly called the Fugitive Slave
Law, and faithfully to demean himself
in his practice to the best of his knowl
edge and ability. A certificate of such
oaths shall be endorsed on the license.
"SEc. 5. If any person shall practice
law in any court of record, without be-
ing licenced, sworn and enrolled, he
shall be deemed guilty of contempt of
court, and punished as in other cases of
contempt"
! At the trial of The Free State prison
ers before Judge Lecompte, one of their
counsel was ruled out of court, because
he refused to take the degrading oath.
WAC MAY NOT BE JURORS.
The thirteenth section of chapter 90,
entitled "An Act concerning Jurors, ="
is as follows:
''SEc. IS No person who is conscien-
tiously opposed to the holding of slaves,
or who does not admit the right to hold
slaves in this Territory, shall be a juror
in any cause in which the right to hold
any person in slavery is involved, nor in
any cause in which any injury done to
o. committed by any slave is in issue,
nor in any criminal proceeding for the
violation of any law enacted for the pro-
lection of slave property, and for the
punishment of crimes committed against
the. right to such prop. rty.'
/ Justice from the courts" eh?
And then, to perpeluate the Ruffiian
rule, the right of suffrage is restricted,
and another test oath prescribed, in
tended 10 disfranchise the Free State set
tiers:
DIsFRANCHISEMENT.
The twelfth section of Chapter &c, en-
titled "An act to regulate Elections, is
as follows:
SEC 12. Every person possessing
the qualifications tf voter, as herein
pFtSCIlOeC, anu hEO eLihll H"'S lSSioSu
in this Territory thirty days prior to the
election at which he may offer himself
as candidate, shall be eligible as Del
ega,e to the house of Representatives Of
the United States, TO either branch of
the Legislative Assembly, and 10 all 9TH
er Offices in this Territory not otherwise
especially provided for, provided hoT-U-
er, that each member of the Legislative
Assembly, and every officer elected Or
appointed TO Office under the laws of this
Territory, shall, in ldition To- the oath
or affirmation specially provided TO be
taken By such officer, take an oath or af-