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An Act to define the offence of inciting insurrection or insubordination of slaves in certain cases, and to prescribe the punishment therefor. 1863 13 (1863.2)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0119 and id is 1 raw text is: :United States, take the oath commonly know m% the alteibath, whereby be claims the protection of any foreign governmenti,ha W slhl~id from.sertffgln the cause of the Confederate States in thelr present .struggio orl who.Iniary leave or having left, remain absent frorp this State. dr abyof the Confederite States, to avoid participating in behalf if the Canfdderate States, or Wvbomd Join, or, having 'Jbidd, continue- in' tho,6rmy. or: sirvice,; orwem loymetit of tLe United States, or who may conceal himeelf,. and thereby uv6ld.se0viee inour Cause, or who may,,in ;anywise, giveild and qomfort J. the enbiny, shall upon conviction thereof before any court of c6mibetntJublidictifl, take or hold any estate, real, personal, or mixed, whetherbypurchase;glfti deisb, or descent, in this State, nor hold any' office.of trdst; proflt, or hAorj nor. tote at any election, nor serve ,on any juries In. any Goiart within.-,ths :Stath Provided, That persons who shall prove themselves to be bonaflde neutrkfaiid citizens of a friendly power, shall not be subject to the provisions-of this'adt. SEc. 2. That thejudguient of the'Court apn theverdictbf a jury Iniany one of the causes enumerated in the: preceding, sectlohishail l1e. suffibient evidence of the guiltof, the- party in any suit- br proceeding; that may .hubsequently arise, on aby issue. mao, 'opoix any, question involved in, the said first section.' . , . . ' , .. SEc. 3. That for the offences enumerated 'in: the first section of. ithig act, the party may be prosecuted at'any time *ithin five years after the rhtification ofa treaty of peace between'the Uonfederate States'and thdUnited StAtiub) SEc. 4. That this act take effect from and after itd phssage':-, Approved March 5th, 1863 .' ....'* CHAPTER XVII. AN ACT to provide for the tjpojr df te 'familiea of Texan. Soldiers, SECTION 1. Be it eacted by the Legislahtur of ta State of Te as,\ Tha Vhe %sum of six hundred thousand dollats is h'erehy appropriatt dto Ibe d itslbpted by the Comptroller according to such regulations as he shall adopt,%'tothe County Courts of each county in the State according to the scholastic returns and estimates for the years 186k and 1802, taking as a basis for the distribution to thqse countieq wbich haveq not ,returned their, lists fir,both yearsi the year for which there 'S a return of the iopnty, .t bet admislaered by the. s ld, Oounty, Courts, tor the eupp'rtand nssistance of,.the wldows, .amilies and' dependents .f the offlicerp, and. olidlers of. Texas, who hwve been or may be in the Army of the Confederate States, or In thq.active Milltia or Volunteer Service of the Statepf TeXps, and which widows, ,families, or dependents may need the suppokt, or assistance of the State. , , ,' - SEC. 2,-That this Act shall take effect anA to of force fropn and after its Approved March 5th, '863. 'I I , CHAPTER XVIII. ,.... AN ACT - to d&Pne the ofence of exciting f 4n8 ur ectiow ' or 'inulzhordinaion 41 •slave. in certain cages, aitd to prescIe, the puniahslent tkrf ' .....efr V WHEREAs, in the prlsecation of 'the:unboly *idrfj6w being waged'b, the United States tgai rvt the Confedorate States wid the pbgplerhereof,'-ozr enemies are'seeking to brigupon ,Id a servile *war b.V , rmtng our slaves .fid placing them in the7 ranks. of their armies, phi *ellwus otherie, th'roitgh tits action of their'government and the commisslonedo oflicefsof theirarfhieb, 'inciting insurrection hid insubordinatiobn :.-therbfot6.' ... : . ', r

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