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" State from bringing with them such persons as are deemed slaves by the laws of any one of the United States... "
Commentaries on American Law - Page 254
by James Kent - 1848
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The History of Kentucky: Exhibiting an Account of the Modern Discovery ...

Humphrey Marshall - Kentucky - 1824 - 538 pages
...compact, shall be considered as a part of this constitution. "ARTICLE IX. The legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners, or without pay ing their owners, previous tosu^h emancipation, a full equivalent in money,...
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The American's Guide: Comprising the Declaration of Independence : the ...

Constitutions - 1828 - 494 pages
...shall ever he sold hy any authority in this state. Slaves; § 1. The general assemhly shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, without the consent ot iheir owners, unless where a slave shall have rendered to the state some distinguished service,...
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The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States ..., Volume 3

United States. Congress - United States - 1855 - 968 pages
...division, of the 6th article of the same constitution, are the words : " The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners." Mr. S. observed, that he read this last part of that constitution because it was nearly...
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Journal of the Convention of the State of Tennessee: Convened for the ...

Tennessee. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional amendments - 1834 - 430 pages
...committee. Mr HESS submitted the following: 1st. Resolved, That the General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, without the consent of their owner or owners, or without paying their owners previous to such emancipation a full equivalent...
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The Congressional Globe ...

United States. Congress - United States - 1859 - 634 pages
...provision. Article seven, section two, provides: '• The Legislature shall have no power to pa,«.s laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or without pay I iic ihe owners, previous to Iheir emancipation, a full equivalent in money for the slaves...
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Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising ..., Volume 4; Volume 12; Volume 67

United States. Congress - Law - 1836 - 650 pages
...looking into it, we find in its ninth article the following clause: " The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, without the consent of their owners." My colleague proposes to amend the eighth section of the bill "for the admission of...
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The Geographical Catechism of Pennsylvania: And the Western States; Designed ...

Israel Daniel Rupp - Missouri - 1837 - 398 pages
...in its broad features, excepting the holding of slaves is allowed, and the General Assembly has no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, without the consent of their owners, or paying an equivalent. It is made the duty of the General Assembly " to oblige the...
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Annual Register, Volume 78

Edmund Burke - History - 1837 - 904 pages
...a new state constitution. By one of the provisions the legislature was denied the power of passing laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or of preventing emigrants from bringing with them such persons as are deemed slaves by the laws of any...
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Annual Register, Volume 78

Edmund Burke - History - 1837 - 880 pages
...a new state constitution. By one of the provisions the legislature was denied the power of passing laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or of preventing emigrants from bringing with them such persons as are deemed slaves by the laws of any...
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Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume 1

Harriet Martineau - Biography & Autobiography - 1838 - 932 pages
...seen afterwards how they are observed. " The general assembly shall not have power to pass laws, " 1. For the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners ; or without paying them, before such emancipation, a full equivalent for such slaves so emancipated : and...
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