Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-12-04

an act of Congress passed February H. 1793 entitled
can act respecting ugitiyes from justice and persons
escaping from the service Of their masters to any per
ao CLAIMING 49,, osuer person as fugitive save IL 'lS
State Sc l of No. Is of lS43.) -. -.~ - /.
Sec g. No sheriff, deputy sheriff, nlgn Uau,
be ailer other officer citizen of this State, shall
hereafter seze arrest detain or aid in the seizure,
arrest detention imprisonment in any Jail or other
building belonging to this State to any county, town,
city, prison therein of any person for the reason that
he is or may be claimed as fugitive slave. (Sec of
No. Is of 1843)
Sec 8. No sheriff, deputy sheriff, high bailf consa
BILE, other officer citizen of this State shall trans
port or re1ovc aid assist in the transportation or
removal of any fugitive slave any person claimed as
such from any place in this State to any other place
within without the Sec. of No. l5 of 1913
SEC 4. any such judge, justice of the peace mags-
trate, officer citizen shall offend against the two pre-
ceding sections such judge justice of the peace mags
trae officer citizen shall be subject to the penalties
provided in section of this act Sec. of No. Is Of
l843)
Sec S. Any judge of any court of record in this State
any justice of the peace other magistrate any sheriff.
deputy sheriff. high baili constable, jaer, any
citizen of this State who shall offend against the provs
ions of this act by acting directly indirectly under
the provisions of section three OF the act of Congress
aforesaid shall forfeit not exceeding thousand
dollars to the use of the State to be recovered upon in
formation or Indictment be imprisoned in the State
prison not exceeding five years. Gec. of No. Is Of
1843, in part.)
Sec G. "Above provisions not to extend to United
States courts and officers"
Sec T. Estates attorneys to use all lawful means to
procure discharge OF any person claimed as fugitive
slave"
SEC s. soficers to inform States attorney of an en-
pected arrest"
Sec g. Estates attorneys application sufficient au
thority for issuing writ of ha5eas corpus
Sec. 10. Appeal allowed when trial is had before one
Judge out of term time
SEC. H. Proceedings upon an appeal. Trial by jury
allowed in all application of either party
RHODE ISLAND.
REVISED STATUTES RHODE IsLAND-Coer 212 page 532
SEc 49, No judge, justice, magistrate or court what
soever of tins State shall grant any certificate warrant
to- or otherwise in any officially aid any person
claiming pursuing another fugitive slave either
under the act OF Congress approved February H. l793
entitled "An act respecting fugtves from justice and
persons escaping from the service of their masters
under the act of Congress approved September 49, 1885,
entitled San act to amend, and supplementary to-, said
act.
SEC. 19-No sheriff, deputy sheriff, town sergeant,
constable or other officer this State shall arrest de-
tain or aid in the arrest detention of any person
claimed as ug tive slave for by thereof
imprson such fugitive such in any Jail or other build
ing belonging to this State to any city, town, viii
lage thereof.
i town sergeant, constable, jser keeper of Jail,
shall violate any provision of the two sections next
preceding, SHALL for every such offence, be fined five
hundred dollars be imprisoned not exceeding six
months.
ID.-Chapter, 226, page SIG.
Sec g. Prisoners excepting escaped SLAVES, may be
mtted under the authority of the United States to any
Jail upon payment of the expense of supporting such
prisoners fifty cents per month each for the Of the
JAIL and the legal fees of the jaer or keeper; &c.
CONNECTICUT
Statutes OF CONNECTICUT, COMPILATION l854-4n &c
for the Defence Of Liberty in this State.
Sec /. Every person who shall falsely and maciously
declare represent pretend that any free person emit
tied to freedom s slave service labor to any
person or persons with intent to procure aid
sist in procuring the focbe removal Of such free person
from this State slave, shall pay fine of five thou
sand dollars and be imprisoned five years in the Connec
ticut State prison.
every declaration representation pretence that any
person being having been in this State is was a
slave, did service or labor to any other
person persons shall not be deemed proved except by
the testimony of at least two credible witnesses tesyng
to facts directly tending to establish the truth of such
pretence representation by legal evil
dence equivalent thereto.
SEC. g. Every person who shall wrongfully and ma
cously seize procure to be seized any free person
entitled to freedom with intent to have such free person
held in slavery shall pay fine of FIVE thousand dollars
and be imprisoned five years in the Connecticut State
prison
4.
this act deposition shall be admitted evidence of
the truth of any statement in such deposition contained
Sec. s. If upon the trial of any prosecution arising
der this act any witness SHALL in behalf of the party
cased and with intent to aid him in his Defence falsely
and wilfuy in testYng represent pretend that any
person or ever slave does did service
labor to any person PERSONS such witness shall pay
fine of FIVE thousand dollars and be imprisoned five
years in the Connecticut State prison.
Sec infcts penalty of one year imprisonment 'for
Olc he of inP0
of under this act,
Sec provides that ''no claim or representation that
any person is apprentice is prohibited by this act
NEW HAMPSHIRE
An extract from San act to secure freedom and the rights Of Cit
aeashp TO persons IN this Stoe''-CAqpter 1865
SEC. g. Any slave who shall come be brought into
be in this State with the consent of his master mis-
tress who shall come or be brought into be in this
State nvoluntarily shall be free.
Sec 4. Section first of chapter twenty of the Com
piled Statutes shall not be construed in any to
deprive any person of color Of African descent born
within the limits of the United States, and having the
other requisite qualifications from voting at any cleo
ton but such person shall have and exercise the right
of suffrage fully and lawfully persons of the white
race.
Approved June 26, 1857
Resolutions passed by tie legislature Of Neo Hampshire
-1858.-Chaper 2, al.
Resocea by the senate and house of representatives in general
court Convened, That the people of New Hampshire
erable in their attachment and devotion to the Consti
tuition and the Union and demand of the National Adj
mnisraton return and strict adherence to the cardinal
principles on which the Constitution founded, and
by which alone the Union can be preserved.
Resolved That freedom is the natural condition of man,
that human slavery exist only by force of positive
law and that the Constitution of the United States the
great charter of law has neither established
cognsed slavery a national institution.
Resolved That the recent attempts of the National Gov
eminent by promises and threats to coerce the people of
Territory desiring to be admitted into the Union to
ntroduction and suuuort of human slavery are