The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

An Actto Punish Oftencesagainst Slave
boh as"A ~ Properly.


-iSRctroN isalBe it'enacteJi BY the Gov
efnofT and Legislative Assembly Of the
Territory Of Kansas, Thatievery person,
B0NDsOR FREE, who shall be convict
ed Of actually raising rebellion or insur-
rectiof OF SLAVES, free negroes or nu-
lattoes in this Territory. SHALL SUI
FER DEATH.o tsil3%aa oh Fa Z
SECT. 2. Every free person who shall
aid and assist ID any rebellion or insur-
rectior' OF SLAVES. free negroes or fiu-
lattoes, ,sor shallsfurnish arms, or do any
over act in furtherancet of such rebel
lion or instruction, SHALL SUFFER
DEATH. a.la l94A t
9SEcr.! 3. oIfiany free person shall by
SPEAKING, oiWRITING, or PRINT
ING. advise, persuade or induce. any
SLAVES to Tebelor conspire against any
citizen of this Territory,l or shall bring
into, print, write,s publish or circulate. or
cause to be brought into, printed, written,
published Or circulated, or'shall knowing
" aid or assist inithe bringing into, print
ing, writing, publishing or circulating in
this Territory, any book, paper. niaga-
zne, pamphlet or circular for the pur!
pose .of exciting insurrection on the part
OF the SLAVES, fee negroes or mulat-
toes, againstthe citizensof the Territory,
or any part Of them, such person SHALL
BE GUILTY OF FELONY, AND SUI
FER DEATH. :"
SECT. 4. If any person shall entlce,
decoy or carry away out of this Terrlto-
~, ans SLAVE belonging to another,
with tie intent to deprive theowner there
ofof the services Of such slave, or with
thesintent to- effect or procure the freedom
OF such slave, he shall be adjudged guilty
of grand larceny ,-ahd, on conviction there
of. 1SHALEg EgSUFFER DEATH, OR
BEIMPRISONED AT HARD LABOR
NOT LESS TIL AN TEN YEARS.
SEcrss5aqIf any person aids or assists
in enticing,s decoying, persuading or car
rying away or sending out Of this Terri
tory, any SLAVE, belonging to another.
WITH INTENT 10 PROCURE OR
EFFECT THE FREEDOM OF SUCH
SLAVE. .dor with intent to deprive the
ownerthereof of.thesergicesofsuch slave,
he shall be adjudged guilty ofsgrand lar
cenys and on conviction thereof, SHALL
SUFFER DEATH, OR BE IMPRIS-
ONED At HARD LABOR FOR NOT
LESS THAN TEN YEARS es sf.a
Sect g. If any person shall entice,
decoy or carry away out of any State or
Territory Of the United States, any slave
belonging to another. WITH INTENT
TO PROCURE OR EFFECT THE
FREEDOM OF SUCH SLAVE, or to
deprive the owner thereof Of the services
ofhsuch SLAVE. into this Territory, he
shall be adjudged guilty Of grand larceny,
in the, same manner as ifsuch slave had
been enticed, decpyed or carried away out
of,the Territory, and in such case the lar
ceny may be charged to have been com
mitted in any county Of this Territory, In
to or through which such slave shall have
been brought by shch person, and, on
conviction thereof. the person so offend
ing SHALL SUFFER DEATH, OR
BE BEIMPRISONEDEA HARD LABOR
FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS,
sSEoT,.7, If any person shall entice,
persuade or induce any SLAVE to es-
cape from the service of his master or
owner]in this Territory, or shall aid or
assistany SLAVE escaping from the SER
vice. of his master or osoner or shall as
sistsharbor or conceal any SLAVE who
may have, escaped from the service of his
master or owner, he shall be deemed
guilty of felony, AND, PUNISHED BY
IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR
FORNOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
SECT, 3, tIfany person in this Terri
tory shall aid or assist. harbor or conceal
anysSLAVE who has escaped from the
service of bis master or owner in another
State or Territory. sucb, person shall be
punished in like manner as if such slave
had escaped from the service Of his mas
terror ownerinthis Territory.
Sect 9aaaIf any person shall resist
any officer, while attempting to arrest any
SLAVE that may Ii We escaped from the
service of his master or owner, or shall
rescue such SLAVE when in custody Of
any officer or other person, or shall en-
tice,, persuade, aid or assist such SLAVE
to escape from the custody of any officer
ors other person who may have such
SLAVEinieustody, whether such SLAVE
has escaped from the service of his mas
ter or owner in this Territory or in any
other State or Territory, the person SO
offending SHALL BE GUILTY OF
FELONY, AND PUNISHED BY I'M
PRISONAfENTz AT HARD LABOR
FOR A TERM NOT LESS THAN TWO
YEARS. l,a.s ,sr,sl ffa 4
SEcTssl0,lgi fany Marshal, Sheriff, or
Constab!e;aor the Deputy of any such
officer, shall, when required by any per-
son, refuse to aid or assist in the orres1
and capture of any stave that may have es-
capped 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 o6ieersshall be fined in sum Of not
lessthanlone hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars.I .as4ia8 .ss4lr4a
Seer. 4 r. If any person PRINT
WR1TE.INTRODUCE. INTO, PUB.
LISH Or CIRCULATE, or cause to be
brought into, printed, soritten, published
or eircalatsd, or shall knowingly AID OF
Assssr in bringing into, PRINTING, PUB
LIsHING OR CIRCULATING, within this Ter
ritoryl anylbook, paper, pamphlet, maya
zine, hapdbill, or circular, containing an,
STATEMENT ARGUMENT. OPIN
ION,F SENTIMENT, DOCTRINE, AID
VICE OR INUENDO Q, calculated to pro
duce a D1SAFFECTION among tn.