Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-10-31
AN ACT TO PsINHStI OFFENCES AGAINST
SLAVE PROPERTY.

IN Kansas:
AN ACE To PsINIs55 OFFENCES AGAINST
SLAVE PROPERTY.
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SECTION J. Be enacted by the Governor and Legisa
tive Assembly Of the Territory of Kansas that every per-
son, BOFD or FREE, who shall be convicted ofactuay
raising rebellion insurrection of SLAVES, free
groes, mulattoes in this Territory, Shall Suffer
Death. -.... -..,
sEc2 Every free person who shall aid and assist in any
rebellion or insurrecton of SLAVES free negroes mu
lattoe shall furnish arms do any overt act in fur
therance of such rebellion nsurrecion, Shall Suf-
fer Death.
SEC. 8. If any free person SHALL by SPEAKING, WRI-
TING or PRINTING advise, persuade induce any slares
to rebelor conpre aganstany citizen of this Territory
shall bring into print write publish circulate, or
to be brought into printed, written published or
circulated shall knowingly aid assist in the bring
ing into printing writing publishing circulating in
this Territory, any book, paper, magazine, pamphlet or
ciEcular for the purpose of exciting instruction the
part of the SLAYES free negroes mulattoes against
the citizens of the Territory any paIt of them, such
person SH1LE BE GUILTY OF FELONY ANDI
Suffer Death.
SEc l. If any person shall entice decoy carry away
out of this Territory, any SL4VES belonging to anoth
er with intent to deprive the thereofof the service
of such SLAVE, with intent to effect procure the free
dom of such slave, he shall be adudged guilty of grand
larceny, and, on conviction thereof, Shall suffer
Death, ORBE IMPRISONED At HARD LAB0R
| FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
SEC s. If any person aids or assistsin enticing, decoy
ing, orpersuadng carrying away sending out of
this Territory any SLAVE belonging to another WITH
INTENT TO PROCURE Or EFFECTTHE FREEDOM OF
SUCH SLAVE with intent to deprive the ownerthere
services such slave, he shall be adudged guilty Of
grand larceny, and conviction thereof Shall Suffer
DeatIl, OR BE IMPRISONED AT HARD L4BOR
FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
SEC g. If any person shall enee, decoy, carry away
out of any State or Territory ofthe United States any slave
belonging to another WITH lNTENTTO PROCURE OR
EFFECT THE 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
ny in the such slave had been entieed
decoyed carried away out of the Territory and in such
case the larceny be charged to have been commit
ted 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 BEIlIPRISONED AT H.4RD La
BOR FOR NOT LESS THIN TEN YEARS.
SEC T. If any person shall entice persuade or induce
any SLAVE to escape from the service of his
owner this Territory, shall aid assist any SLAVE
ascapng from the service of his master OHe shall
assist harboror conceal any SLAVE who may have escaped
from the service his master owner he shall be deem
ed guilty of felony, AND PUNISHED BY BIPRISoN-
lIENT At HARD LABOR FOR NOT LESS THAN FIVE
YEARS.
SECS If any person in this Territory shall aid
sist habor any SLAVE who has escaped from
the service of his master ownern another State Ter
itor such person shall be punished in like if
such slave had escaped from the service of his master
owner in this Territory
SEC g. If any person shall resist any officer while at
tempting to arrest slave that have escaped from
the service of his master or owner shall rescue such
SLAVE when in custody Of any officer other person.
shall entee persuade aid or assist such SLAVE when in
OF any officer or other person who may have such
SLAVE in custody, whether such SLAVE has escaped
from the service OF his master or owner in this Territory
or in any other State or Territory the person so offending
SHALL BE GUILTY of FELONY AND PUNISHED BY
l'li ioo> HiE-NI al LAlNi' LAnOI' fOl' n 1Ehh NoI
LESS Than TWO YEARS. -t.
SEC 10. II any Marshal, Sheriff. or Constable, or the
Deputy OF any such ohcer shall when required by any
person. refuse to aid or astin the arrest and capture Of
any stare that may have escaped from the service of his
master or owner whether such SLAVE shall have escaped
from his master or owner IN this Territory or any other
State or Territory such officer shall be fined in sum OF
han one hundred nor more than Ve hundred dol
ars'
SEC H. any person pr'Ai ~''se 'tr'aNee mo PAo-
sh or eTc1'ae or cause 10 oe Drought ln'o' Pr'Hea
Nfaie p1osne0 or e'rcHtate0 or sno' Hn0"Hgy ana O'
assist ~ orNgtHg mo printing pHofsAHg' or eTee1a-
ing ~lthn tnls ler'ofy' any oook' paper pamphlet
magazine nangD,L' OF eireGar' containing any olAlE
DIS INFECTION on among the SLAVES in this Terrtorv