 | Law - 1834 - 518 pages
...makes it the duty of the general assembly, among other things, " to pass such laws as may be necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State, under any pretext whatever." This constitution was brought before Congress at its next... | |
 | C. B. Taylor - United States - 1831 - 514 pages
...tolerated in Missouri, and forbidden in all that part of Louisiana, as ceded by France, lying north of 36° 30' north latitude, except so much as was included...When this constitution was presented to congress in 1820 — 21, a provision in it, which required the legislature to pass laws " to prevent free negroes... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 366 pages
...tolerated in Missouri, and forbidden ir all thai part of Louisiana, as ceded by France, lying north of Hli3 30' north latitude, except so much as was included...When this constitution was presented to congress, in 18120-21 , a provision in it, which required the legislature to pass laws " to prevent free negroes... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 608 pages
...tolerated in Missouri, and forbidden in all that part of Louisiana, as ceded by France, lying north of 36° 30' north latitude, except so much as was included within the limits of Uie state. In the mean time the people of Missouri had formed a state constitution. When this constitution... | |
 | 1833 - 202 pages
...makes it the duty of the General Assembly, among other things, ' to pass such laws as may be necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State, under any pretext whatever.' This constitution was brought before Congress at its next... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1834 - 364 pages
...as was included within the limitsof the state. In the mean time, the people of Missouri had finned a state constitution. When this constitution was presented...legislature to pass laws " to prevent free negroes and mul:iUoes from coming to. and settling in, the state," was strenuously opposed, on the ground that... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1855 - 968 pages
...of the twenty-sixth section of the third article of the constitution of Missouri, which authorizes the Legislature to pass laws "to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State under any pretext whatsoever." The Convention, which formed our Federal Constitution, has... | |
 | Tennessee. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional amendments - 1834 - 430 pages
...direct. Mr BLOUNT, the following : Resolved, That the Legislature be authorised to make provision by law to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State, under any pretext whatsoever ; and as far as practicable, also, to prevent their coming... | |
 | Missouri - 1837 - 394 pages
...charge. , It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state under any pretext whatsoever ; and, Second. To oblige the owners of slaves to treat them... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - America - 1838 - 260 pages
...this state. " It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, "1. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state, under any pretext whatsoever." " Schools and the means of education shall for ever be encouraged... | |
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It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state under any pretext whatsoever ; and, Second. 
