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An Act to prohibit the publication, circulation, or promulgation of the abolition doctrines. 1836 3 (1836)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0022 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, LILBURN W. BOGGS, Governor. FRANKLIN CANNON, President of the Senate. JOHN JAMESON, Speaker HIouse of Representatives. ACTS OF A PUBLIC NATURE. ABOLITION. AX ACT to prohibit the publication, circulation or promulgation of the abolition doctrines. Persons circulating abolition doctrines, how punished. Be it enacted by the General .Asscmbly of the State of Missouri, as follows.- § 1. If any person shall publish, circulate, or utter by writing, speaking, or printing any facts, arguments, reasoning, or opinions, tending directly to excite any slave or slaves, or other persons of color, in this State, to rebel- lion, sedition, mutiny, insurrection, or murder, with intent to excite such slave or slaves, or other persons of color, to rebellion, sedition, mutiny, insuirection or murder, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned in the State penitentiary for a term not exceeding two years; and for the second offence, being thereof convicted, he shall be imprisoned in the State penitentiary for a term not ex- ceeding twenty years; and for the third offence, being thereof convicted, he shall be imprisoned in the State penitentiary during life. Arrnoran, Feb. 1, 1837. AGRICULTURE. AJ' A CT providing for she encouragement of Agriculture. SECTION County courts to give zotice of meeting to or- ganize agricultural societies, . . I.. 1. Said meetings shall determine by vote whe. ther they will form such societies or not, . ib If twenty persons be in favor of forming such soclety, the meeting may proceed to the election of officers, . . . . .. .. ib Officers to be a president, secretnry, treasurer and agent, to hold their offices for one year, and to be aboard of managers, . . . . 2 Treaosuet required to give bond, . . 3 SECTON Said bond to be recorded in the clerk's office, 3 The society shall determine annually what amount shall he paid by each member, . , . 4 Certificate of the election of oficers of said society to be filed and recorded in the clerk's office, . ..... .5 Said society to be a l6dy corporate and poll. tic ...... .. .lb lowers of the board of managers, . . 6 May determine for what articles premiurnu shall be offered., .. ... .. 16

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