30 Dez 1849 Jahr - Fugitive Slave Law 1850

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Background
1.Fugitive Slave Clause
2.Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)

Federal enforcement of capturing and returning escaped slaves
1.Punish officers for not arresting fugitive slaves
2.Punish anyone who assists in fugitive escapes

$10 for those finding for slaveholder
$5 for those finding for fugitive

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