Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-11

IAN ACT hkl~riSs to .oi,fi " AZ '1"A' SLAVES
whereas great cnafgc anu tnconseniences
have arisen TO divers towns and places by the re
leasing and setting at liberty muintto and negro
slaves, Tor prevention whereof ior tne m'ure.
BE II Declared ana enacted oy bis EScellency
the Governor. Council ana Representatives, IN
General Court assembled. and BY che authority OF
the same. that no muiatto OF negro slave shall
hereafter be matumittei, discharged or set free,
until sufficient security be given " the treasurer
OF the town OF place where sucn person dwells,
In valuable sum. not less than uity pounds, 70
secure and indemnify The town OF place from all
charge Tor or about such mulatto OF negro, 70 De
manumtted and set ut liberty, IN case he OF she
by sickness, iameness or otherwise. be rendered
uncapaole 70 support MN OF herssH
"And no mulatto or negro hueAfter manu-
mitted shall be deemed OF accounsed free. for
whom security snail not pe gwen rs Hforesaid'
out shall be the proper cnafge OF thef respective
masters or mistresses, IN case they staud m need
OF rehef nnd support, ,potwNhstnnong any manu-
mission or instrument OF lfcedom 70 tnem nAue
OF gwen; and shais also pe iiaoie AZ All times 70
oe pu. tostn 70 sers,ce oy tue re'ee'inen o' Tue
1owns June, ifu5.
IL may be ne well TO quote another statute OF
i.oS 70 show she e'osc si sesemo,sncs zee between
hassachuee'.s s'aser! aho oou'n oar"hna s'a'e
ry It's as iollows:
'.AS ACT TO PREVENT DrsoRDEKs AZ THE NIGHT
Whereas great disorders. insolence and bur
sla,;.s are .i,,;mes raised ana conn m;,,ad IN ,be
night time. by Indians. negro and mulatto SER
wants and slaves. 70 the disquiet and hurt of her
Maiesty's ,ood subjects for nrevention thereof
Ia n enactelb he Hi Fxc llencv ,be C,overnor
Couu,ii and Represent tives, in Gen Court.
assembled. ana b, the authority of the same
th.t no Indian. negro. or mul.tto servant or
slave may presume to be absent from the fami-
lies whereto they resp-ctiyey belong. or be found
abroad In the night time after nine O'Clock. nm.
less il be upon some errand for their respective
masters or OWES
"And all justices OF the peace. const.bles.
tithingmen. waschmen. and other Of Her Males.
tvs good subjects being householders within the
same town. are hereby respectively empowered
to take no and apprehend, or cause TO be aprre
hended any Indian, negro or muiatto servant or
slave that shall be found abroad after nine clock
M night and shall not give n qooi and satisfac
tory account of their business. make any disturb
ance or otherwise msbehave themselves, and forth
win convev them hefore the next iustice of the
ns,ce c;, Re mo-, ovsr-l.,s r., ,hs n;,h, on .,
restrain them in the common prison. watch house
or oonstabie,s house until in The morning. aud
then canse them "a annear hefore a n,stice M ,hs
peace. who shall order them 70 the house of cor.
rection IN ,eceive the dscinline of The hou.e and
then he dismissed. unless thev he CHARGED viii,
auv other offanse than absence from the families
whereto they resnectiyely helonv withcut leaya
from their re.nectiye masters or owners. and !,
such towns where there is no house or correction
IN he onenIv whioned nv tho constable NOT ex
ceedino Zen strines > f0c,oher l703
In l7l6 they p,ssed a law nnnishiue the mag
ter of any vessel who shonld rece;vel On hoard
hired servant vithout nerm;ssion of his master
and making him also liabIe In DAMAGES 70 the
"master or owner
Massachusetts men are very fond of calling
Southprners ..slava b,p,ers and retail v;th in
do, rio, ,ha s,or;as of tha u,,s,,;, oe fnr;,;,a
slaves escaping 10 freedom One of the very
earliest statutes of the Puritans. psssed within
twentv va,rs af,er the lar,,;p, of ,he Nava,wse
provide3 as foIlows.
"Sec. 3. IL il also ordered that when any ser
want. shan run uuav from the;r m.s,ere q
II sb,II he IswfI for the ne,t m, rs,ra,a or ,h.
constable and two of the chief inheb;tants whore
no naoistratc il m nrass men and h,,,,s or ,,;n
naces NJ the nnhlic caaroe m n,rs,,e sncb ney.
sons by sea and land and bring them hack by
force of arms
we need not pursue this subject further tits
abundantlv evident that the true followers OF the
Puritans to-day are those who hold slaves, buy
and sell human flesh and blood. enact laws for
REGULATING slevery. forbid em,ne;nstion exceot