Fugitive Slaves (1619-1865)McDougall, Marion Gleason
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Fugitive Slaves (1619-1865)
McDougall, Marion Gleason
Fugitive slaves -- United States; Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States
whatsoever, that I shall know to be running hence in order to deceive
their creditors; nor any servant or slave that is not attending his or
her master or owner, or sent by such master or owner." XX. For forging a
pass persons offending shall stand two hours in the pillory, and receive
thirty lashes at the whipping-post. XXI. A white servant who shall run
away, change his name, or disguise himself with intent to escape, shall
serve six months longer than his term for running away.--_Statutes at
Large. Hening, Laws of Virginia, IV. 168._
=67. Connecticut:--Runaway servants and slaves.=
=1730 (probably).= An Act concerning _Indian_, _Molatto_, and _Negro_
Servants and Slaves. "That whatsoever _Negro_, _Molatto_, or _Indian_
Servant, or Servants shall be found wandering out of the Bounds of the
Town, or Place to which they belong, without a Ticket or Pass in
writing, under the Hand of some Assistant or Justice of the Peace, or
under the Hand of the Master, or Owner of such _negro_, _molatto_, or
_Indian_ Servants shall be deemed and Accounted to be Run-aways, and may
be Treated as such; and every Person Inhabiting this colony, Finding or
Meeting with any such _Negro_, _molatto_, or _Indian_ Servant or
Servants, not having a ticket as aforesaid, is hereby impowered to Seize
and Secure him, or them, and Bring him or them before the next Authority
to be Examined, and Returned to his, or their master or Owner, who shall
satisfy the Charge Accruing thereby. And all Ferry-Men within this
colony, are hereby Required not to suffer any _Indian_, _molatto_ or
_negro_ servant without certificate, as aforesaid, to pass over their
Respective Ferries, by Assisting them therein Directly or Indirectly, on
Penalty of paying a Fine of Twenty Shillings for every such
Offence."--¤_Acts and Laws of His Majestie's Colony of Connecticut,
229._
=68. New York:--Slave insurrections, etc.=
=1730.= An Act for the more effectual preventing and punishing the
conspiracy and Insurrection of negroes and other Slaves; for the better
regulating them, and for repealing the acts therein mentioned, relating
thereto. Passed the 29th of October, 1730. No fugitive slave provision.
Penalty for entertaining Slaves as in 1702. Also Persons who do not
discover those that entertain slaves shall pay Forty Shillings.--_Acts
of Province of New York, 193._
=69. South Carolina:--Regulation of slaves.=
=1735.= _Statutes at Large of South Carolina, III. 405._
=70. Delaware:--Regulation of servants and slaves.=
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