... he shall be liable to be indicted ; and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned not less than two months ; and such free negroes, or persons of color, shall be deemed and taken as absolute... Niles' National Register - Page 2611825Full view - About this book
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1530 pages
...or refusal so to do, shall be liable to be indicted ; and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned...And such free negroes or persons of color shall be seized and taken as absolute slaves, and sold, in conformity to the provisions of the act passed on... | |
| Great Britain - 1826 - 1052 pages
...shall be liable to be indicted, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a snni not less than 1000 Dollars, and imprisoned not less than two months; and such free negroes or persons of colour shall be deemed and takai as absolute slaves, and sold in conformity to the provisions of the... | |
| Alexander Barclay - Black people - 1827 - 596 pages
...refusal so to do, he shall be liable to be indicted, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a snm not less than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned...than two months; and such free negroes or persons of colour shall be deemed and taken as absolute slaves, and sold in conformity to the provisions of the... | |
| Bernard Whitman - Calvinism - 1831 - 714 pages
...fined not less than $1,000, and imprisoned not less than two months; and snch free negroes or persona of color shall be deemed and taken as absolute slaves,...in conformity to the provisions of the act passed Dec. 20, 1820." A more recent act of the same State, dated Dec. 18, 1844, declares that no such person... | |
| Zachary Macaulay - Antislavery movements - 1833 - 978 pages
...which I will beg to direct the attention of the House — ' and such free people, or persons of colour, shall be deemed and taken as absolute slaves, and sold, in conformity with the provisions of the Act passed for that purpose.' Why this is a positive decision upon the subject,... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - Diplomatic and consular service, American - 1834 - 776 pages
...1000 dollars, and imprisoned not less than two months; ami such free negroes or persons of colour, shall be deemed and taken as absolute slaves, and...conformity to the provisions of the Act passed on the 20th day of December, 1820, aforesaid." • The question which you propound for my opinion on this... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1845 - 1146 pages
...or refusal so to do, shall be liable to be indicted, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned...and such free negroes or persons of color shall be seized and taken as absolute slaves, and sold in conformity to the provisions of the act passed on... | |
| Henry G. Wheeler - United States - 1848 - 692 pages
...refusal so to do, he shall be liable to be indicted, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned,...and taken as absolute slaves, and sold in conformity with the provisions of the act passed on the twentieth day of December, l!S20, aforesaid." Under this... | |
| Moses Stuart - History - 1850 - 120 pages
...he shall be liable to be indicted, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000, and imprisoned not less than two months; and such...in conformity to the provisions of the act passed Dec, 20, 1820." A more recent act of the same State, dated Dec. 18, 1844, declares 86 that no such... | |
| United States. Congress Senate - Fugitive slave law of 1850 - 1850 - 142 pages
...refusal so to do, he shall be liable to be indicted, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned...than two months ; and such free negroes or persons of colot shall be deemed and taken as absolute slaves, and sold in conformity to the provisions of the... | |
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