The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-03-21
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6m af iulH k.n HH, n of
country faIl tHH Ih0 Il ..ng
sHluel lI. HItnlfH.e oil Amor
lraIno fnn ,hl aa.mg negro,
mu'ato e.aiia o. pe ~ ol cnlnI
+ wth mtsai a. hold, ao.l ol dispose oi,
long such negro, mnIHt0, mYIIe u
person uf calH. asa .rt., or % be
haA 90 service ol Hhau Iur amy
lpnsta 0l time hnaleyet, auduuy ihlp.
ycs.l af xalrr craft cmpIoyd many
importation afol H.l, HaIl De- liable
% c2uro, prosecution and luIgltufc
IN any district 10 which . may be
found, one-hllr thorc9l after lho pay
'mCut II all expenses 10 The uae Of
the Confederate States, and the other
hnlf d the use III him or them who
shall prosecute the same 70 effect.
Sct. 2. ~ citizen Of The Coflcd-
crate States Of any o'hcr person or
rersaus shall lor himself or other
person. either as master, factor, or
owner, build. Ct, equip, load or other
ai.c prepare any ship 81 vessel, Co sail
from ans port or place whatsoevgr
Within the igg iIg,i0n Of the same,
for ihe purpose u procuring ~ ne
GOO. mrlttio, coul.c, ~ person ui
color, from any foreign kingdom.
: place or country, lexcept o. alore.aidi
20 be transported % any port or place
Whatsoever 10 be held, sold 'r other
wise ii.p . of as s,sfc. ~ 10 be
held to s,riic' or labor And i auy
r. h0p or ,cs Il shall be q built. lit;cd
ctt. clsipprd. laden or otherwise pre-
i pared lor 40 purpose s.ogoslld. every
,ucu ,i.p o vessel. he tafa,c. arper.
Il. furniture aHd l8asHg shaIi be- lar-
l',ed. one moicty. after tie payment
> of all expense. 10 the u.s. Of The Con
, Tolerate state and .hc other to Oh,
I W %, aigh person is shall sue lpi
n uch ,oriVgurc and prosecute ,il
:. nmr {, effect in any court 81. ill'
Confederate @,sles.
See. 3. Aag psfon sioiaiin; th,
lrst section of tbs ag. OF amy pro
visions thereof. o aidug or abetiiul
!, others in the violation thereof. oi
:. cnn,is;.fn thereof. sbull ba raujshr
la hv imprisonment in tie p nientiat
= ur conmon iail-.f there le no PEN
tcntiary Of the State where the CON
yictiln may hc tai. Yhcrc iy N
lass n tie STATE. srch pCnitcntiar
Nd or iail msy BE- used for tia, pnrpo.,
.i' and If not. in such other place Il
- may bc provided by Law, ior teri
4 not les TN nor longer than tweut
years; aud slell moreover h. Gue
&c at he discretion Of the court. not r..
,han one thousand nor more than #,
,uou.au dollars. Ari II any nel
son within the Confederate Stat,
h shall knowingly sell. purchase. r,
20 Cp,se, conceal, remove. or all and NJ
r. slsl in cuueealiug or removing MI
negro. mulatt1. cu1lic. ur person !
color. SO Illegally imported ~ alor
!. said. such person shall be guilty cf
bs high misdemsangT, ant oa Couyletid
he shall be punished by a fine 81 net ic
re-. than one thou and dollars. and ~
txceel Ing Eve thousand dglIars. II
n ell offences under this act. each ncgr
mulatto. or person II color. Illegal
\, imported, OF sold, purchased. rsCtiy,
inr rauccaled or removed. a. Knowing
aforesaid. shall be held and c1nsile
cd as assrsrate offence.
See. 1. livery Zip. vessel. boat
other water craft. Un which such n
y. -, gro. mulsttp. eoolie. or person Of c,
Al OF. shall haye ben taken on boar
ca received br transported as aioresaI
/, her tackle. apparel. furniture anil
: ding shalt he forfeited. ore uOicty
1T the Confederate States. and the 9th
to the inieriHer. And all ncerOs
~. muIsttoes. coglics. or persons Of g
,s,. or so illegally imported as aiorcsa
q u shall be arrested aud held BY the oI
ms GERS Of the Confederate States. to
n. disposed Of as hereinafter directed.
n. Sec. ). Every person violating d
!. provisions Of any one Of them. Of d
:. second section Of this act. shall
guilty Of a high mis,ismesnor and
81 cuasietiap shall be punished BY il
The prissnmsns. ss before provided. n
'rd. exceeding sve years: AMI fine !.
IN. less than one thousand NOR more ,h
nis ten thousand dollars.
~ Sec. .. Every negro Illegally !,
!. ported as aforesaid into the Csnied
:. rsss states. shall he ssre=tesl hy s
4 Marshall er hiz Depstiez. or any d
y, or of the sai.l States. chsrr-i in Al
manner with the execution Of u
:. act. and .hsll b ssfsiy kept -utje
.e the disposition hereinafter rrosi
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