Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-26
GENERAL NATuRH-No. 90. !

GENERAL NATURR-No. $751;
AN ACT TO protect persons OF foreign birth
against f0rcible constraint or inyolU ntary
servitude.
BE IL enacted BY the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatfres o. he United States Of 4mertea IN Con-
0ress assembled. That whoever shall knowingly
and wilfuIly bring into the United States, or the
Territories thereof, any person inveigled or for
chilly kidnapped in any other country, with
intent to hold such person so inveigled or kid
mapped in confinement or to any Involuntary
service. and whoever shall knowingly and viii
faliy SELL or cause to be sold, into any condition
any term whatever, and every person who shall
knowingly and wilfully hold to Involuntary SER
vice any person 30 sold and bought, shall be
deemed guilty OF felony, and, on conviction
thereof, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding
five years and pay q fine not exceeding i've
thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. That every person who shall be acces-
sorry to any OF the felonies herein declared either
before or after the fact, shall be deemed guilty
OF felony, and on conviction thereof be inn
prisoned for term not Exceeding fvs years and
pay fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Approved, June q, 1874.
GENERAL NAruRK-No. 9s.I
AN ACT TO provide for the care and custody
of persons convicted in the courts of the
United States who have or may become Insane
while imprisoned.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatfres Of The United States Of AnseIica Con-
the Attorney General, the Secretary of the
Interior be, and he Is hereby, authorized and
directed to transfer to the Insane Asylum in
the District Of Columbia all persons who have
been or ehan be convicted of any offense In any
court of the United States, and imprisoned in
any State prison or penitentiary OF any State or
Territory, and who, during the term of their
imprisonment, have or shall become and be in
sane.
SEQ. Q. That In all cases where any person
convicted In q court of the United States shall,
while imprisoned under euch conviction In any
State prison or penitentiary, become and be in
such insane person at the Insane Asylum Of the
District Of Columbia, Or II for other reasons the
Attorney General is Of opinion that such insane
person should be placed at State insane asy-
Ium rather than ct said District Asylum, then
the Attorney General shall have power in his
iunatic asylum within the State in which such
convict 10 imprisoned, for his care and custody
while remaining % insane; and In all cases
where such conyicts shall have heretofore been,
Ium for Insane convicts, In sccordance with The
laws OF such State, the Attorney General IL
hereby authorized and directed to compensate
the said asylum, or the proper authorities con-
such insane convicts, until their removal OK dis
charge, In such amounts - he shall deem just
ard reasonable; but no contract shall be made
or compensation paid for the care Of such tn
sane person beyond their respective terms Of
SIC. 8. That whenever such insane convict
shall be restored 10 sanity, after he or she shall
have been transferred under the provisions Of
PRISON o. psnitentiary from which the transfer
was made, provided the term Of imprisonment
eball not have expired. The questions Of sanity
In Ill cases arising under this act shall be
sssuIasions o1 ssistns Avs. State o. nations,
on that subject, applicable % the prieon, peni-
tentinry, or asylum where such convict shall be
confined fApprovsds Jsns 3, 1E4