Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
Penal Code of Pennsylvania.

The following sections or the Penal Code
re published by order Of the House of Repre-.
sentatives: SEC. 95. If any person or person
shall, by force or violence, take aud carry
away, or cause to be taken or carried away,
or shall, by fraud or false pretense, entice or
cause to be eniCe6 or shall attempt to take,
carry away or entice, any free negro or mu.
latto from any part OF this cornmonW ealth, to
any other place whatsoever out of this com
morWealth, with design and intention of
selling and disposng of, or of causing to be
sold, or OF keeping aud OBTAINING, or of caus
Ing to be kept and detained, such free negro
or mulatto, as slave or servant for life or
Tor any term whatsoever, every such person or
persons shall be guilty of O miSdemenor,
and on conviction thereof, shall be sentenced
TO pay O fine not exceeding two thousand
deiIarS, oHe-half whereof shall be paid to the
person or person who shall prosecute for the
same, and the other half to this commonwealth
and 10 undergo an imprisonment, by separate
and solitary confinement at labor, not exceed
ing twelve years. If any person or persons
shall hereafter knowingly sell, transfer or
assign, or shall knowingly purchase, take q
transfer or assignment Of any free negro or mu-
latto,f the purposes of fraudulently removing
exporting or carrying such free negro or
mulatto out of this State, with the design or
intent, by fraud or false pretences, of making
him or her a slave or servant for life, or for
any term whatsoever, every person so offend
ing shall be guilty of a msdemeanor and on
conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay q
fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, one
half whereof shall be paid to the person or
persons who shall prosecute for the same, and
hall m nd
at the discretion of the court, TO undergo an
imprisonment, by separate or solitary confue
ment at labor, not exceeding twelve years.
No Judge Of the courts Of this commonwealth
nor any alderman or justice Of the peace Of
said commonwealth, shall have jurisdiction or
take cOgnizance of the case OF any fugitive
from labor from any Of the United S ates or
Territories, under aay act of Congress; nor
shall any snch Judge, alderman, or Justice of
the peace Of this commonwealth, issue o. grant
any certificate or warrant Of removal of any
such fugitive from labor, under any act of con-
gress; and if any alderman or justice of the
peace Of this Commonwealth shall take cogniz.
ance or jurisdiction Of the case Of any such
fugitive or shall grant or issue any certificate
or warrant of removal as aforesaid, then, and
in either case, he sha! be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeauor in Office, and shall, on conviction
thereof be sentenced to poy, at the discretion
OF the court, any Snm Lot exceeding one thou
sand dollars, the half to the party prOsecat-
Ing for the same. and the other half 10 the use
OF this commonwealth II any person or per-
sons claiming any negro or mulatto, az fu-
gtive from servitude or labor, shall, under
any pretCnce Of authority whatsoever, violent
ly and tumultuously seize upon and carry TO
any place, or attempt to seize and carry away
III riOtous, Violent, tumultuOuS, and unreaSoGa-
be manner, and so as to disturb or cndanger
the public peace. any negro or muiatto, with
in this commonwealth either with or without
the intention of taking such negro or muIattO
before any district or circuit judge, the person
or persons so offending against the peace Of this
commonwealth shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof, shall be sentenced
TO pay fine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, and further, to be imprisoned in the
county Jail, for any period at the discretion of
the court, not exceeding three months.
SECTION 90 All sales 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 or prentence of any such sale or sales,
shall seize, arrest, or 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 Gve hundred
dollars, one half thereof to the use of this
commonwealth, and the other half to the use
Q! the party suing for the same.