 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - Slavery - 1862 - 438 pages
...legislative powers over slaves, the constitution of the state of Kentucky presents an illustration. "The general assembly shall have no power to pass laws...emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners, or without paying their owners, previous to such emancipation, a full equivalent in money for... | |
 | John Codman Hurd - Conflict of laws - 1862 - 888 pages
...adopted by a majority vote of the qualified electors. Art. 6. Titled — Slaves. 1. That the legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without consent of the owners, unless for meritorious services, the owner then to be compensated ; they " shall... | |
 | John Adams Dix - United States - 1864 - 482 pages
...the provisions of her constitution in respect to slavery ; one of which is, that " 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, previous to such emancipation, a full equivalent, in money,... | |
 | Texas - Law - 1864 - 72 pages
...shall never be suspended by either of said Houses. ARTICLE VIII. SLAVES. SECTION 1. The Legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves. in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, to emancipate hie slave or slaves. SEC. 3. The Legislature... | |
 | William Darrah Kelley - African Americans - 1865 - 24 pages
...providing for the abolition of slavery, threw around that institution an additional safeguard by providing that "the General Assembly shall have no power to...emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owner or owners;" and by a vote of 33 to 23 changed the language of the clause regulating the elective franchise... | |
 | FRANKLIN B. HOUGII - 1867 - 604 pages
...ordinance passed August 21 1865. The original Article in place of this was as follows : "1. 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 ; in which... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1868 - 740 pages
...same, and là Inviolable, as the right of the owner of any property whatever. SBC. 2. The Legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners, or without paying their ownen, previous to emancipation, a füll equivalent In money for the... | |
 | Kentucky - Kentucky - 1873 - 986 pages
...relieved or discharged on account of such securityship. ARTICLE VII. Concerning Slaves. SEC. i. The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws...emancipation of slaves, without the consent of their owners, or without paying their owners, previous to such emancipation, a full equivalent in money,... | |
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They shall have no power to prevent emigrants to this State from bringing with them such persons as are deemed slaves by the laws of any one of the United States... 
