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again into this state, after the expiration of six months from the time
of such slave or servant having been first brought into this state,
without his or her consent, if of full age, testified upon a private
examination, before two Justices of the peace of the city or county in
which he or she shall reside, or, being under the age of twenty-one
years, without his or her consent, testified in manner aforesaid, and
also without the consent of his or her parents," etc. Penalty for every
such offence, L75.

Sec. 5. " ... if any person or persons shall build, fit, equip, man, or
otherwise prepare any ship or vessel, within any port of this state, or
shall cause any ship or other vessel to sail from any port of this
state, for the purpose of carrying on a trade or traffic in slaves, to,
from, or between Europe, Asia, Africa or America, or any places or
countries whatever, or of transporting slaves to or from one port or
place to another, in any part or parts of the world, such ship or
vessel, her tackle, furniture, apparel, and other appurtenances, shall
be forfeited to the commonwealth.... And, moreover, all and every person
and persons so building, fitting out," etc., shall forfeit L1000.
Dallas, _Laws_, II. 586.

~1788, October. Connecticut: Slave-Trade Prohibited.~

"An Act to prevent the Slave-Trade."

_"Be it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives in General
Court assembled, and by the Authority of the same_, That no Citizen or
Inhabitant of this State, shall for himself, or any other Person, either
as Master, Factor, Supercargo, Owner or Hirer, in Whole, or in Part, of
any Vessel, directly or indirectly, import or transport, or buy or sell,
or receive on board his or her Vessel, with Intent to cause to be
imported or transported, any of the Inhabitants of any Country in
Africa, as Slaves or Servants, for Term of Years; upon Penalty of _Fifty
Pounds_, for every Person so received on board, as aforesaid; and of
_Five Hundred Pounds_ for every such Vessel employed in the Importation
or Transportation aforesaid; to be recovered by Action, Bill, Plaint or
Information; the one Half to the Plaintiff, and the other Half to the
Use of this State." And all insurance on vessels and slaves shall be
void. This act to be given as evidence under general issue, in any suit
commenced for recovery of such insurance.

" ... if any Person shall kidnap ... any free Negro," etc., inhabitant
of this State, he shall f