, 1859-01-27
ss UNFRIEbLY LEGfsLATION.o


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| The followinis Que of the bills introduced into
the Kansas Editorial Legislature for the nbol:-
| tion Of Slayer}ud tue punishment OF offences in
regard to perns held In seryitude. 1t was pre-
sented By C. HBranscomb, E:q., Of Lawrence:
1an act adais12 aN ia,Ds establishing or rfcoG-
] ni-tns Siarty in the Territory Of Raas Is, and
punishing alain offences in regard 10 persons
had as s!drt
force the lnstiuioD Ut Slavery upon The people Of
| hansas, and tuegalize the same within the limits
Of this Territg, contrary to the known will Of
lt5 lnhabltante and, whereas, the existence OF q
| seryile class debased and degraded nesEoes
within said frritory, il deemed inimtcal To lts
| ua4intained tht Siayery has legal existence in
SAID Territory and, whereas, persons are now
he'd in statelf scryitude in this Territory, ly
PERSONS claimlg to own right OF property IN
| them aud. wtreas, neither the organic act under
which the Tentory Of Kansas Wis organized. nnr
tue Con,itupn Of the United States: contains
any limtatior Of the power Of the people Of SAID
Territory oyeithe subject Of Slavery Therefore,
lie it euactedty tue Governor and Legislative
Assembly Of he Territory Of karsa=, ~ follows ::
Sec. l. Tlrre shall be neither Slavery nor in-
voluntary te:rItude in this Territory, otheEwl'e
thah IL punishment Of crimes whereof the party
slall lie dtly convicted, and all laws and statu-
tory pEoyi&olE now existing md in force III said
Territory, 80 r a5 the same, either directly Or i'll
directly, leglize CT attempt to leG2zc or 1ecog-
nize tile existence Of Slavery within this Territory
are hereby repealed and declared null and vnli
Sec. 2. Every person who shall bring within
thls Territory auy other person held ~ slave hy
!aW or usage in any State Or Territory of the
nted States, with intent to hold such person a!
slave within III s Territory, and shall assert III
maintain aly right Of property in such other ier-
sou within this Territory, shall be deemed ~ bc
guilty Of In s1emeanor, and shall, on conviction
thereof, lc punished by 1iuc not exceeding five
hundred dolilrs, OF by imprisonment in county
jill mot exceeding SIX n1ontlis. or by bo.h sHcb
line anal Imprisonment.
SEC. g. Every person who shall, within this
le'rFory, restrain OF attempt to restrain tue lib.
cry Of any oillcr person, upon rEeteuce Of owning
any property IN such other person, shall be deeped
there..t, sll4'l be punished by fine not exceeding
Tive hoolf~a L.!lafs. Or by imprisonment in 4
s;Guuty JAIL nut exceeding six months, or b. both
Sec. i. >sg imprisonment.
been broush. into this rciTfnGlts1; rGto!oEe have
hereafter he SO hrruyhs, br ls'r ons claiming Il
llol4 lLenl as slaves, arr hereby declared to bt
prisons and perso71s only they naly sue and be
narl"s, and shall BE- deemed clpa!lt Of entering
into valid and tinding contracts, aud Of acquiring
transferring and transmitting property. They
IN ~ marry persons of their own ctlur, and -.lal
he entitled u the custody Of their own cli1d.en
Sec. 5. II any persop asserting Or cl4imius any
right Of property i'll any other pers II III Tits Ter
ritory, shall separate S ch per>on fsom, or deny
lin o. her lcces. to lis Or hes father ar iuotAe
nr hls or hcr wife or husband, such person It
o1en1iug shall be dtclnel guilty OF I u1i:deinclnor
aud shall ,oI conviction thereof, be punished bJ
line not exceeding three thousand dollars, or b,
Imprisonment i'll i county jul not exceeding ,w.
years, or ly bo:h such liue aud i1lprl' oun'ent.
Sec 6. alt fines paid Or recovered for violation
OF any provision Of this act, sa go to tue c0uut'
in wEcn tue oir=uce shall be tried.
This act =iall take elect Immediately.