 | Pennsylvania. Laws, statutes, etc - Law - 1826 - 1046 pages
...49. An act authorising the governor to incorporate the Susquehanna and Lehigh canal company. 440 50. An act to give effect to the provisions of the constitution of the United States, relative to fugitives from labor, for the protection of free people of color, and... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 388 pages
...of defeating the provision of the act of congress. The act of 1826, of which I have just spoken, is entitled " an act to give effect to the provisions of the constitution of the United States, relative to fugitives from labor — for the protection of free people of colour,... | |
 | Edward Prigg, Richard Peters - Fugitive slaves - 1842 - 154 pages
...said act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, passed the 25th of March, 1826, entitled "An act to give effect to the provisions of the Constitution of the United States relative to fugitives from labour, for the protection of free people of colour, and... | |
 | Criticism - 1849 - 660 pages
...other legislation till 1826, when at the request of the state of Maryland, a special act was passed, entitled an act " to give effect to the provisions of the constitution of the United States, relative to fugitives from labor, for the proteclion'of free people of color, and... | |
 | Florida. Legislature. Senate - 1845 - 276 pages
...Which was read the first time and ordered for a second reading. ORDERS OF THE DAY. The House bill to be entitled, An Act to give effect to the provisions of the Constitution of this State respecting corporations and associations claiming to exercise corporate privileges within... | |
 | Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives - Florida - 1845 - 990 pages
...purposes of education in this State, Was read the second time and laid on the table. The bill to be entitled, An Act to give effect to the provisions of the Constitution of this State respecting corporations and associations claiming to exercise corporate privileges within... | |
 | George Van Santvoord - Electronic books - 1854 - 550 pages
...slave to the State of Maryland. For this act, Prigg had been indicted under a law of Pennsylvania, entitled, " An act to give effect to the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, relative to fugitives from labor, for the protection of free people of color, and... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives - Legislative journals - 1861 - 876 pages
...on a second writ of error to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Pennsylvania act of 1826, entitled " an act to give effect to the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, relative to fugitives from labor, for the protection of free people of color, and... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature - Michigan - 1861 - 536 pages
...Justice McLean and Mr. Justice Daniels, decided on these grounds that the act of Pennsylvania of 1826, entitled " an act to give effect to the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, relative to fugitives from labor, for the protection of free people of color, and... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 696 pages
...659 ] * The plaintiff, Edward Prigg, was indicted under the 1st section of an act of Pennsylvania,, entitled " An act to give effect to the provisions of the constitution of the United States, relative to fugitives from labor, for the protection of free people of color, and... | |
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Maryland, a special act was passed, entitled an act " to give effect to the provisions of the constitution of the United States, relative to fugitives from labor, for the protection of free people of color, and to prevent kidnapping. 
