| James Kent - Law - 1848 - 1046 pages
...property in slaves is protected specially by the constitution, which declares that the legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, without the consent of the owner. But as the Ch. Justice observed, in the case of tho Commonwealth v. Avis, IS Pick. 216, the... | |
| E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1040 pages
...matrimony shall not be granted, but in cases provided for by law, by suit in chancery." " The legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners, unless where the slave shall have rendered to the state some distinguished service ;... | |
| John Bigelow - Constitutions - 1848 - 538 pages
...power to remove it to some other point for five years. ARTICLE XVI.— General Prmnsions. SEC. 1. The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves. 2. They shall have no power to prevent emigrants to this State from bringing with them such persons... | |
| Richard Hildreth - United States - 1849 - 744 pages
...the Legislature. A separate article on the subject of slavery provided that the Legislature should have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners, nor without paying therefor, previous to such emancipation, a full equivalent in money... | |
| Kentucky. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional amendments - 1849 - 1140 pages
...When our constitution was framed in 1798, we had the following provision in relation to slavery: "The general assembly shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, without theconftent of their owners, or without paying their owners, previous to such emancipation', a full... | |
| Abiel Abbot Livermore - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 312 pages
...Senate, 341, p. 26. flbid. p. 46. t Ibid. p. 25. § Art 8. Sec. 1. Laws of Texan. " The Legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, without the consent of their owners, nor without paying their owners previously to such emancipation, a full equivalent in... | |
| Abiel Abbot Livermore - History - 1850 - 324 pages
...Senate, 341, p. 26. tlbid. p. 46. } Ibid. p. 25. § Art 8. Sec. 1 . Laws of Texas. " The Legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, without the consent of their owners, nor without paying their owners previously to such emancipation, a full equivalent in... | |
| Kentucky - Law - 1851 - 548 pages
...Assembly shall concur in the passage of such law. ARTICLE TENTH. Concerning Slaves. * SECTION 1. The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws...the emancipation of slaves without the consent, of their owners, or wjthout paying their owners, previous to such emancipation, a full equivalent in money... | |
| Kentucky - Session laws - 1851 - 544 pages
...Assembly shall concur in the passage of such law. ARTICLE TENTH. Concerning Slaves. SECTION 1. The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws...the emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners, or without paying their owners, previous to such emancipation, a full equivalent in money... | |
| Richard Hildreth - United States - 1851 - 716 pages
...the Legislature. A separate article on the subject of slavery provided that the Legislature should have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners, nor without paying therefor, previous to such emancipation, a full equivalent in money... | |
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