, 1861-02-02

der the laws thereof; nor in any place underr
the exclusive Jurisdiction Of Congress-. and
situate within the limits Of any State Or Terr1-
tory under Whoss laws parsons arc hsld to aer-
to abolish or impair the relation Of persons
held to service or labor In the District Of Co
lumbia, under the laws In force therein, with
out the consent Of Maryland and Virginia, 10
long as such relations shall exist In either OF
tho5e States, under the laws thereof, nor shall
Congress have power to interfere with or pre-
vent the removal OF persons held to service or
labor from one State or Territory to an
other.
ECO, 8 The African slave trade eha11 bo
forever suppressed; and 1t shall be the duty OF
Congress to mike such laws a. will efectuallT
prevent the immigration or importation into
he:United etates Of pe7ons held toser7iee OF
any person intended to be 10 held IN any State
or place within the United States under any
pretence Whatever.
Sec. 4. The second clause Of the second Sec
ton Of the. fourth article Of the Constitution
shall be construed to include al crimes CON-
mftted within and against the State or place
from which the fugitive ded, whether the acts
charged were criminal OF not in the place whcra
tho fugitive vas found.
Sec. S. The elective franchise and the right
to hold office, whether Fadersl, State, Terri
torial, or Municipal, shnl1 not be exercised by
persons Of the African Iace, In whole ortn part
SEC. 6. The United States shall have power
to acquire districts Of country in. Africa or
South America, for the colonization, at the
expense Of the Federal Treasury, Of such free
negroes and mulatt0es Us the several States
may desire to have removed from within their
limits aud from the District of Columbia, md
such other places as may be under the juzisdic-
ton Of Congress.
SEC. 7.-Wheneyer any person held to SER
vice or labor, as provided In the third clause
Of the second section OF the fourth article Of
the Constitution, shall escape, and the marshal
or other officer, Whoee duty it may be to ar
rest such fugitive, shall be prevented from SO
doing By violence or intimidation or when
arrested, ,<uch fugitive shall be rescued BY 70 &C,
Congress shall have power, and it ehall be its
duty, to provide by law for the payment Of the
full value of such fugitive to the party to
whom such service or labor may be due ard
In all cases, when tho United States shall pay
for such fugitive they shall have the right, ii
their Owl name, to sue the county In which
euch violence, Intimidation OF rescue WIS COM
mitted, to recover the amount paid BY them
with Interest and damages and the said conn
t., for its indemnity, may sue and recoverfrom
the wrong doeEB or rescueEs the amount paid
tn the United States, together with interest
and damages.
SEC. s.-rhe first and second clauses of the
first section of the second article of the Con-
stitution shall read as follows:
The executive power shall be vested In n
President Of the United States of america
The President aud Vice PEesiden. shall hold
their Offices for the term of sir years, and
shall be Ineligible to the office OF President for
the ensuing SIX years after having performed
the duties of Pr sident, and shall be elected
AZ follows:
The Legislature Of each State, at its first
session after any Federal census, shall divide
ssid State into as many Congressional districts
as 1t shall be entitled to Representatives In
Congress; which districts shall be rs compact
in form, aud nearly equal in population, as
practi :able. In each Of said districts, one
e1ector Of President and Vice President shall
be chosen BY the people thereof having the
qualifications requisite for electors OF Repre-
sentatives in Congress; and, in addition, TWO
the s Of
In joint convention for that purpose, on th,
day appointed by Congress.
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