The New York herald., 1866-03-28
THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.

structing the Operations of the Amends
mcnt TO bc Subject q" Fine and lind
pri.onment by the Government a.d
Prssse eusion ny the injured Freods
man. Sc.
Tho following is senator poouc's bin looking nd
enforcement Of the constitutional amendment, Abolshna
slavery introduced into the United states sonato yeA
terday;-
A NIT To PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LE0isLsrI0r
To ssvoHcE sarictr rHIHrsys ~ rnE AmKsot
tssSrs To rng CONSTITUTION AnoLtsHiSo sLAyH
ny IN ruE usIrED STATES.
Whereas slavery Involuntary seryiiude ercep, af
punishment for crime, whercof the party shall haye
been duly convicted has been abo ahcd and pruhbitod
by article IA. Of the amendments u tho eonsttutioq
lately rat ned and adopted by the Legislatures 81 ihrsS
ofrths ~ all the State. within this Union which Abcn
mcnt Ia In the words following, viz. -
ARicLH I'm.
SECTION Neither slsv ry nor involuntary servi'rdaI
punishment for crime. whereof the pArtS
shall have been duly convicted shall asi-t within NO
United States any pac subject II their jurisdiction
sgc Congress. shall have power To enforce this arcld
by approprtats legislation.
Therefore he Il enacted by the Senate and House n
Representatives. 10 Congress assembled
s.croS l. That all persons ret fore held TO saycrH
or involuntary servitude, except as punishment fo1
crime whereof the party shall have been duy convicted
under thn laws Of any state NJ tho ni"i stat ~ or am
OF tho Territories thereof hereby declared a. b. free
persons and they and their descendants shall be ad
remain forever free from slavery Involuntary servk
tndc, except In punishment for crime whereof the par
shalt have been duly convicted anything In any la~,l
statute regulation cnstsn constitution OF any -taa
or Territory TO the contrary notwithstanding
SEc. And be II further enacted, that all laws and
customs having the force NJ Law IN any sate rerfi
tory heretofore hereafter .sisb hing, recognsins
maintaining or regulating the righi Of property 9
slaves the relations of na-or and slave hereby
declared To be abrogat.d and abolished.
Sac s And Do Il further enapied, That any person
teenth amendment 10 tho constitution and of the pro-
visions Of this restrain cause to b. restrained ~
his or hr liberty, with Intent u uject or oause U h
subjected to hold cause Ia b. hold ~ hsrycs
slave involuntary servant p"r,n shall bo destnef
guilty u misdeneanor, and on o,nvic'ion shall -
al.A 49, aanHl II
imprisonment not exceeding QUO year. or both n ibA
discretion ~ tho court.
s~c And bc IA further enacted that any person sh4
shall unlavfiy and In VOCATION 81 tho pruysons Il
tho sad thirteenth amendment to the consultation sn1
strained of his or hcr ibry with intent To hold Il
to he held 'o service n slave ingoinntAr1
sssn .'a .m 'an,s,s p,'Dn so s,as n ,a@s, ~. ,
any stsi. or Territory, and has been smanripa,s@
by tho Sad thirteenth amcndmeot 10 the cpnu'snony
commonly called freedmen, shall In afdiuon toi
the pains and pebsitias provided IN Tho lA1
preceding section Of this aci be liable 70 4
prosecuted by The p~fson injured, who sinll hc entities
u the Of one thousand soisr- In sdaygg9
s,.;. e.. cana N e. is. such 'eeam'S
shall party " any snt OF isfa ptocesahs 'l1l ="
criminal In the courts the STAT Territory when q
may reside b.. den.d any right secured BY Art ir -
amendments to the oonriltn'lon, b" shall hafe .
l v4rht the mid cnu~ or prore"dhE INTO ~
pl.trlct or Circuit Courts of fhs Initsi ria"r sh
shall thereafter take cgnisance ~ Tho 'sm" u1Af -
rules may fror time "a Tine be ajDpiei by s"h -H3
the ali courts tiefeupon mall have no power o. rfo~
further In gaid pncr~ilng, aud Tho sald Dhnf
q Ctfcult Courts shall Also be fuivN"fNls ~ AitiA
mandamas and prohbi'on, 70 Hsy al farth"r p'~".iS
ngs in the state coars OF under any jgdgnoh - a
cree Of the sam" until Tie .sine Hah b. nnHy d'''
min In the c0urts II the DATED HA'es' AM no sa
Dis,do asI CrDalt 90 ris shall hsy" pgssf, ~ "fis q
haDea, corpus. msndaiaas prhibion and 60, ofA' q
other rforcEs - take cnfnikanos of ~" HshA
secured by rd asndreni - the Constitution N fre
freedmen ant 70 ailige DECREE tni eniorre ~hhi sh
be night ln the pfcDl-s snglnF In any ia~ custom q
r.ra,ian IN any sials of Torrilory nawihst-ndhg
Sfr s. And be u further enartci, That any o. frfq
-haii kIdnsp or carry away any Other pe'-ou ~hrth
NJ ~. VII l. \
other prrnon shall D. Gid - carried into lnf"nhi
scryilufe, or held a. q .l.,s Or y any Ff.,n 'n-i
son - bad any vessel ~ = any ohs
pla.s. Win ms iniert that h. ., ~. thali 9
ma - - hoii a slave, s~ut out ~ thn fnuutfr
% ~ - male hsla .paI IA sny ssy tnn~.
inTy 80 in aasnf any otier lff-7n 70 b@ b. tii .
saii y, rr.shef on s1nvsihn ft~-sof by hte ~ II
s's tasn ago nirei oof n,'e e 20 h,s ih,lta1A y
an' NJ by p'isu uneai 90 - eaini aFe year. -
~. q And 3. Il further snsc'ei. That v 'ss mast
or ovnvr - frr.1u haffnT rhsff - saV fr7i siisl
rcceire ~ toari any on isfa'n ~ r n' m
4 latio ~ oitefFr. fhe srHFirfrH ~ h.et 'ht
soch r~rs.n tlsii D. r.fsf ifsn tsir Trffbfr
90 ais'rcl ~ Toe Tinted rtsiNs =" f'f'Fn "thtf,
Htste pisre. ~ b. heid o. sid a. .A'f, of 81
carry s-sy ffain any tat, frrr nrr - So N u.
tBtei rtiiss asY siab isf~r ~th Htg ipir ia-i q
shs fisl ~ ~ hsd s'f fisfs, flrh uartfff
owner Or other p rson 'ffsreiof, tail p pa'hsi
By ssoosdiug ayf thaa.suf 30 ista tnan -
haasrsd dollar ~ upfr.sHasent NJ efs sdus tsf
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sstb psrtion u tha militia q tbr aee % nsftl -
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