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An Act to provide for the punishment of Crimes and Misdemeanors committed by slaves and free persons of color. 1837 43 (1837)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0011 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT To provide f6r the punishment of Crimes and Misdimeanorsa committed by slaves and frce persons of color. 8EC. 1. Be it enated by tile senate and house of represent- atives of tile republic of Texas, in congress assembled, That from and after tile passage of this act, the following shall be con- sidered as capital ollbnces when committed by a slave or free person of color, to wit: Insurrection or any attempt to excite it, poisoning or attempting to poison, committing a rape or attempt- ing it on rany free white female, assaulting a free white person, with intent to kill, or with 't weapon likely to produce. death, or maiming a free white person, arson, murder, burglary, every and each of which olrcnces shall be triable in the district courts and upon conviction shall be punished with death. Sim. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be law ful for any free person of color, to inveigle or entice away from their owner or master, any slave or slaves, nor to aid or assist any slave or slaves in leaving this republic, without the conlent of the owner of such slave or slaves: nor shall it be lawful for any free person of color to conceal or render aid or a-istaice to any run- away slave, with the intent to prevent the return bf such run- away to his or her owner, and upon conviction of any of the foregoing offimrccs before the district courts, such fice person of color shall be fined in a suim equal to the value of such slave or slaves, and oi failnre to pay the said line shall be sold ts a slave for,life. Six. 3. 13 it ./urlhhr cnacted, That all other crimes and misdmeanors, known to the common law of England, commit- ted by .laves, shall be triaLble before tlw county courts, and on conviction shiall be Pmishable at the discretion of said court, Bo as not to extend to life or limb. SLc. 4. Br' it frht'r cnaclcd, That upon complaint made upon oath to any member of the counly con t, of any ofrence not capital having been committed by any slave, it shall be the duty of said court forthwith to call a special term of said court for the trial of such slave, and when any such special term may be called, it shall be the duty of the county court iii conjunction with the sherilcrto draw fifteen jurors, in tie usual way to attend such term, and if any of them should fail to attend, or from chal- lenges tie number of twelve should not be had, it shall be made p from the bystanders.

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