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An Act regulating Slaves and prescribing their punishment in certain cases. 1826 141 (1826)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0056 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT Regtlating slaves and prescribing their punishment ia .crita, crises. lie it enacted by ;he Ooze~onor and Legislative Council Punishmentt *.f the 'er'r9iiy of Plotida, i hat if any negroes oi' o- c iring tak tlhiershaves shall at any time hereafter conspire to re-' reber bel ormLike insurrectilo, every such conspiracy shall be adjudged and deemed felony4 and the slave or slaves duly convi.til thereof, suffer death. Se'. $. ;it it.u'lIher enacted, That where any slave Administerlnhg or slaves shall heeafter' be convieted of administering poison.&a to aly perlo, rl' persons, any poison or medicine, with the evil inteit4int death shall thereupon eue, such iave ,it iblyem heing thpreol duly convicted, shall suf- f ~ ' d e j t h a s a g t r Sec. 3 Ue it/''the: eacted, TI'hat any slave or slaves Manslaug free negro or £mamutto, hi'feaiter duly convicted of vo- Juntary manslaugter, ,hall buffer death. Sec. 4., Be it further enacted, That if any slave or Acommit atrep* slaves hereafter duly convicted of an attempt to com. 'm it a rape, on the body of any white woman, or of any woman child under the age often years, such slave or slaves so convicted, shall suffier death. See. 5. Be it further enacted, That if any negro or o- advising t e tier slave shall hereafter consult or advise the murder murder of aSn of any persoa or persons whatever, every such consult- person, ing or advising shall be punished, by any number of stripes not exceeding one hundred, in the discretion ofa .ree. 6. Be it furtherenacted, That if any slave shall Shooting at - wilfully and malaciously shoot at any free white person ,,y free whitd .with a gun, or other instrument, with intent to kill such persoi, or person, or if any slave shall wilfully and mn..liciously wo,.In witt -wound any free white person, with intent to kill any o- StXOrl SQ. i!hfiWo m o .oicfending b other aiderg.

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