Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-01-30
TtiE RAFTsNlAN's JOURNAL,
REPEAL OF THE KIDNAPPING LAW.

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OF the Revised Penal Code being in circulation
IN this county, we below print those sections
Ia iuii, so that every one may know what is
| asked to be repealed. One OF the sections, il
VIII be seen, is designed to prevent the kid
mapping of free negroes; the other prohibits
the selling of slares in Pennsylvania.
SECTION 96. If any person or persons shall,
oy iorce or violence, take and carry away, or
cause TO be taken carried away, or shall, by
fraud or false pretence, entice or cause to be
ehticed, or shall attempt so to take carry, a.
way or entice, any free negro or mulatto from
any part OF this Commonwealth, to any 9th er
place whatsoever out of this Commonwealth, !,
with design aud intention of selling and dis
posing OF, or of causing to be sold, or of keep
ing ana OBTAINING, or of causing to be kept
ana detained. such free negro or mnlatto, as a
slave or servant for lie, or for any term what
soever, every such person or persons shall be
guity OF misdemeapor, and on conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to pay fine not
exceeding two Thousand dollars, one half
whereof shall be paid to the person or persons
VINO shall prosecute for the same, and the 9TH
er half to this Comm onwealth, and to under
go an imprisonment, by separate or solitary
confinement at labor, not exceeding twelve
years; If any person or persons shall hereafter
knowingly sell, transfer assign, or shall
knowingly purchase, take a transfer or assign
ment OF any free negro mulatto, for the
purpose OF frauduiently removing, exporting or
CARRYING such free negro or muatto out of
this State, with the design or intent, by fraud
or false pretences, OF making him or her
slave or servant for life, or for any term what
soever, every person offending shall be
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to pay fine not
exceeding two thousand dollars, one half
whereof shall be paid to the person or persons
who shall prosecute for the same, and the
other half to this Commonwealth, and at the
discretion OF the court, to undergo an impris-
onment, by separate or solitary confinement
at labor not exceeding twelve years; no Judge
of any of the courts Of this Commonwealth,
nor any alderman or justice of the peace of
said Commonwealth, shall have jurisdiction
or take cognisance of the case of any fugitive
from labor, from any Of the United States or
territories, under any act of Congress, nor
snail any such judge, alderman or justice of
the peace of this Commonwealth, issue or grant
any certificate or warrant of removal of any
suck fugitive from labor, under any act of
Congress; and If any alderman or justice of
the peace Of this Commonwealth shall take
cognizance or jurisdiction of the case of any
such fugitive, shall grant or issue any GER
tihcate or warrant of removal as aforesaid,
then, and in either case, he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor in office. and shall,
at the discretion of the court, any sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars, the one half
to the party prosecuting for the same, and
the other half to the use of this Common
wealth; if any person or persons claiming
any negro or mulatto, fugitive from SER
vitude or labor, shall under any pretence of
authority whatsoever, violently and tumultu-
onsly seize upon and carry away to any place,
or attempt to seize and carry away In a riot
Gus, violent, tumultuous and unreasonable
manner, aud so as to disturb or endanger the
public peace, any negro or mulatto, within
the intention of taking such negro or mu latto
before any district or circuit Judge, the person
or persons so offending against the peace of this
Commonwealth, shall be guilty OF msde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be
sentenced to pay fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars, and further, to be imprison
ed in the county Jail, for any period at the
discretion of the court, not exceeding three
months.
Section 81 Allsaies that shall hereafter
be made within this State. Of any fugitive
from service or labor, who at the time of
such sale shall be within the limits of this
State, shall be utterly null and void; and if
any person, under color or pretence of any
such sale Or sales, shall seize, arrest. OF by
intimidation, seduction or fraud, shall remove
or cause to be removed from this State, any
such fugitive thus sold, or attempted to be
sold. the person so offending shall forfeit and
pay the sum of five hundred dollars, one-half
thereof to the use of the Commonwealth, and
the other half to the use of the party suing for
the same.