 The legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or without paying the owners previous to their emancipation a full equivalent in money for the slaves so emancipated.  Commentaries on American Law - Page 285by James Kent - 1866Full view - About this book
 | James Kent - 1858 - 966 pages
...better protection of the slave property in that state, denies to the legislature the power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, without the consent of the owners, or to prevent emigrants to that state from bringing with them such persons as are slaves by the laws... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1858 - 772 pages
...the right of the owner of any property whatever. SEC. 2. The legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or without paying the owners previous to their emancipation a full equivalent in money for the slaves... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1858 - 820 pages
...the right of the owner of any property whatever SEC. 2. The legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or witnout paying the owners previous to their emancipation a full equivalent in money for the slaves... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1858 - 820 pages
...punishment, according to law. , ARTICLE VII.—Slavery. SEC. 2. The legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or without paying the owners, previous to their emancipation, a full equivalent in money for the slaves... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1860 - 818 pages
...words following : " Emancipation of slaves. "SEC. 1. The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners. They shall have DO power to prevent emigrants to this State from bringing with them such persons as... | |
 | Frederick Milnes Edge - 1860 - 250 pages
...right of the owner of any property whatever. " Sec. 2. — The Legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of Slaves without the consent of the owners, or without paying their owners, previous to emancipation, a full equivalent in money for the Slaves... | |
 | John Codman Hurd - 1862 - 888 pages
...them counsel for their defence." Art. VIII. sec. 1. "The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners. They shall have no power to prevent emigrants to this from bringing with them such persons as are deemed... | |
 | Daniel Webster Wilder - 1875 - 692 pages
...the right of the owner of any property whatever. SEC. 2. The Legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or without paying the owners previous to their emancipation a full equivalent in money for the slaves... | |
 | Edward Howland - 1877 - 858 pages
...Lecompton prepared a constitution. It affirmed the right of slaveholders to hold their slaves ; prohibited laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or their compensation. It also forbade the passage of laws preventing emigrants from bringing slaves... | |
 | Hermann Von Holst - 1889 - 370 pages
...and as inviolable as the right of any property whatever. The legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owners, or without paying the owners, previous to their emancipation, a full equivalent in money for the slaves... | |
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