Red Wing sentinel., 1860-12-19

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H misunderstanding laws of this
State forbid, under heavy penalties, her
citizens and State and county officers
from executing the Fugitive Slave act,
or from arresting q fugitive slave, or
from aiding in either; and denies tho
use Of her jails and public buildings
for such purposes. ~ '.s,!' s7S' =
~ The Governor is required to appoint
Commissioners in every county to aid
fugive slaves in recovering. their free
dom proceeded against as fugitive
slaves, and all costs attending such pro-
ceedings are directed to be paid by the
State. ..-o ~. t,s,,;e,-s-.. .,..'...e .z
Any person who shall remove, or At,
tempt to remove, or, come into ,. the
State with the intention to remove, or
assist in removing, any person who is
not a fagive slave, within the meaning
ofthe Constitution, is liable to punish.
ment by 6ns not less than $1,000 nor.
more than $4,000, and imprisonment
not less than one or more than five
years. ,,aeqa q...... ,aa+1 r,ri,zi'. ~. yeoI
Their habeas corpus act gives trial
by jury to fugitive slaves, and ipterpos-
es other impediments to the hunting
Of fugitive slaves. T. .'e''iss''2s :s''s"ol5 n
CoNNEcr1cur.-This State, which
aslate as 1e4O tolerated slavery with,
in her own borders, it appears by the
census Of that year, prohibits under
severe penalties, al her officers from,
aiding in executing the Fugitive Slave
act, and yacates oil officials acts which
may be done 81 them in attempting to
execute the law. S'l'' 2'.'' - ~
I By the act Of 1s54, sec. ], II, il pro-
vided that every person who shall falls
ly and malciously declare, represent or
pretend that any person entitled to free
do,a is q, slave.or owes service or Ia.
Dor to any person or persons, with in
tent to procure, o.. TO-. aid OF assist in
procuring the forcible removal Of such
free persons from this State 40 4
slave, shall pay 3 fine Of $4,000, and
shall be Imprisoned Eve years In the
State Prison. e57# Eas t'@#s.
d Sec .. In all cases arising under
this act, the truth Of, and declaration,
representation, or pretonce that any
!perscn being or having been in this
State, is OF was . slave, or, owes or
did owe service or labor TO any other
person, shall not ba deemed prov
Jed, except the testimony of at least two
credible witnesses tsstifying to facts
directly tending to the truth, OF such
declaration, pretcnca or representation
|or by legal evidence equivalent there.
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SEC. 8 3sutjects to . fine Of $4,000,
and imprisonment in the State Prison
for FIVE years, oil who shall seize any
|person entitled to freedom, with in
tent to have such person held in sla.
very. s ,. asi3 az .aa
SEC. 4 prohibits the admission Of
dispositions in oil cases under this act,
and provides that if any witness testi.
fies falsely in behalf Of the party &C.
cused and prosecuted under this act,
he shall be fined IS, 600, and imprison-
ed FIVE years in tho State Prison. Nj
RHODE IsLAND.-The statutes of
Rhode Island provides that any one
who transports, "r causes to be trans
ported. by land or water, any person
lawfully inhabi,ing therein, to any
place without the limits of tho State,
except by due course of. law, shall be
imprisoned not less than one nor more
than ten years. They also prohibit all
officers from aiding in executing the
Fugitive Slave act, or. arres,ing q
fugitive slave, and deny the use Of he,
|jails and public buildings for securing
any such fngi,ives. '2s.. { e q
I PrNNsYIyAs1A.-Prior to ls47, non
resident owners Of slaves were allowed
to retain them in Pennsylvania no,
Exceeding six months. In 1847 thi.
privilege was revoked. Slaves Gre
also allowed to testify in allzcontts u