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An Act to prohibit any person from using words in the hearing of any slave or person of colour, either publicly or privately, that may have a tendency to inflame their minds, or induce them to insurrection; and for other purposes. 1803 49 (1803)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0002 and id is 1 raw text is: ihom fach prefentment thall ba made, thall be liable to as fwer thcret;o, notwithlianding any informallity in any of the Iaidprefentments or indiftments, and on convition thall be liable to be fined in a furu not lefs than five nor morc than fifty dollars. Se, 3' Be it enacted, That rhis a& thall commence and be in force from and after the firV day of January next. JAMES STUART, Sptaker of the Houle ol Rcp-efentativri. -JAMES WHITE, Speaker of the Scnate, N6vember 3, 1803. C H A P. XII1. An ACT to prohibit any perfon froin aflig words in the hearing o, any G..ve or perdon of colour, either pubhcly or privately, that may have a ten- dency to infl me their minds, or induct them to infurredtion; and for other purpoles. .31E it eracted by the Gew'al 11feinbly of tho Seer son : State ol YInftee, That if any pcrfon fhall either publicly or privately fpe.k or utter any wordi in the heariog of any flave or perfon of colour, which in their na. ture will hAve a teindency to inflame the minds ot any fltve or induce him or thea to infurremion, 'or to abfent hiin or herf11if from tL frvice of their owners, for every fuch of- fence (hall torfeit and pay the fucn of ten dollars, to be re- covered'by alion of debt before any jurifdi&.ion having cognisane thereof, one halt to the ufe. of the county, the other half.to the prfon that will fue for thc fam:. See 2. 11it enaned, That in order to explain what words w ill calatUie a crine iwcontripflation 6f this a&, it moft be under flod, that the pcrfon urtering or fpe.iking ir A1 ican tor7 words loch words muit be dire1ed to, antd in faw'or ot g reai or fpecial emanc'p:uiOn,or in dired or indircA terin to pladvany fl-ve l. to h! aainR th. perfon of Who i.twful cabunand:;3 of bbi :.a~ hes:, ie t or vtert Digitized from Best Copy Available

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