The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-28
APPENDIX.

February %, 1860 Mr.. Brown introduced
the following BILL which, having been twice
read, was referred to the Committeeon Terri
tories, Mr.. Green, chairman
IN ACT to punish offences ogaiRgt Stare
property IN the 1srr5torycf Kansas.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of Amer
lea IN Congress assembled, SECTION l. That
every person, bond or free, who shall be con.
vlcted of actually raising rebellion or insur-
rectlon of slaves, free negroes, or mulattoes
in the Territory, of Kansas, shall suffer death
SEC. :. Every free person who 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 fIrtherance of
such rebellion or instruction, shall suffer
death
SEC. 3. IT any free person shall by speak
ing, writing or printing, advise, persuade or in
duce any slaves to rebel conspire against. or
murder any citizen of said Territory, or shall
bring into print, write, publish, or circulate,
or cause to be brought into, printed, written,
published, or circulated, or shall knowingly aid
or ASSIST IN bringing into, printing, writing.
publishing, or circulating in said Territory any
book, paper, magazine, pamphlet, or circular
lor the purpose OF exciting instruction, rebel
hon, revolt or conspiracy on the part of the
slaves, free negroes, or mulattoes, against the
c'tlzens OF said Territory, orany part of them.
such person Shall be guilty of felony, and, on
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned at hard
labor for not less than ten wears.
SEC. 4. If any person shall entice, decov,
Or carry away out of said Territory anv slave
belonging to another, with intent to deprive
the owner thereof of the services of such
slave or with intent to effect or procure the
reedem OF such slave, he shall be adiudrcd
guilty OF grand larceny, and on conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned at hard labor for
not less than five nor more than ten years.
Sec. .. If any person shall aid or assist in |
snticlng decoying, or persuading, or carr, ing |
away, or sending out of said Territory any
slave belonging to another with intent to pr5- |
'ure or effect the freedom of such slave, or !
With intent to deprive the owner thereof of |
he services of such slave he shall be adiudg |
ID guilty. of grand larceny, and, on conviction |
hereof, shall be imprisoned at hard labor for
not less than five years, nor more than ten |
7ears.
SEC. =. Ii any person shall entice, decoy,
" carry away out of any State or other Ter
itory of the United States any slave belong
ng to another, with intent to procure or eff
ect the freedom Of such slave, and shall bring
UGH slave into said Territory of Kansas. he
hall be adjudged guilty of grand larceny in
he same manner as if such slave had been
nticed, decoyed, or carried away out of said
territory of Kansas, and in such case the lar
eny may be charged to have been committed
l any county of said Territory of Kansas. in
D or through which such slave shall have
cen brought, by such person, and on convic-
on thereof, the person offending shall be i'm
risoned at hard labor for not less than five
ears, nor more than ten years.
SEC. T. If any person shall entice, persuade
r induce any slave to escape from the service
his master or owner in the said Territory
Kansas, or shall aid or assist any slave in
'caplng from the service of his master or
vner, or shall aid. assist, harbor, or conceal
~ slave who may have escaped from the SER I
&c OF his master or owner, shall be deemed l
lilty of felony, and be punished by impris-
lment at hard labor for not less than FIVE 1
ears, nor more than ten years.
SEC. 8. If any person in the said Terrific 5
of Kansas shall aid or assist, harbor or con- L
al any slave who has escaped from the SER
ce of his master or owner in another State
Territory, such person shall be punished in !,
re manner as if such slave had escaped from
e service OF his master or owner in the said
,rritory Of Kansas 2
Sec. 8. If any person shall resist any Off D
r while attempting to arrest any slave that :.
ay have escaped from the service of his mas II
or owner, or shall rescue such slave when
custody of any officer or other person or
all entice, persuade, aid or assist such slave r
escape from the custody of any officer or
ler person who may have such slave in CHS
ly, whether such slave has escaped from =,
e service of his master or owner in said Ter =.
DRY of Kansas or any other Territory. the ot
rson SO offending shall be guilty of felony, .,
d punished by Imprisonment at hard labor
not less than two years, nor more than
Q years. h.
SEC. 10 If any marshal, sheriff, or consta- ~
}, or the deputy of any such officer shall. ,c
len required by any person, refuse to aid or ~.
list in the arrest and capture of anv slave n
10 may have escaped from the service of his h,
lster or owner in any Territory or State. n
ch officer shall be fined in sum of not less ~
IN one hundred dollars, nor more than five -
ndred dollars. -
SEC. IL. If any person, print, write intro bo
ce into, publish, or circulate, or causs to be ~
'ught into, printed, written, published, or III
culated, or shall knowingly aid or assist in 90
nging into, printing, publishing, or crcula- 60 60
3 within the Territory of Kansas any book, 81
yer, pamphlet, magazine, hand-bill or circu- 10
containing any statements, arguments, on
Mons, sentiment, doctrine, advice or inu- Gn
10 calculated to produce dsorderlv. dan Of
Gus, or rebelious disaffection among the M.
yes in the Territory Of Kansas, or to induce ~
h slaves to escape from the service of their
sters, or to resist their authority, he shall
guilty of felony, and be punished by i'm W.
;onment and hard labor for a term Of not oee
than five. years, nor more than ten years. d,
SEC. H. II any free person, by speaking or s %s
writing, assert or maintain that persons AZ
e not the right to hold slaves in the Terri n
' of Kansas or shall introduce into said Ter pa
ry, print, publish, write, circulate, or cause o.
Va ;ntrodncad into the said l,o.-;t...- init | .