...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...settling in this State, under any pretext whatsoever." " Schools and the means of education shall for ever be encouraged in this State. " That the right of...

...assembly, declared: It shall be their duty as soon as may be 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. The election for State and other officers was held on August 28, 1820, and the first general...

...charge. It s'uull be then- duty, as soon as may be, to pass such l:iwa u** may Le nccessury, fii-il, To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in this state, under my \r. '•:<•,' whatsoever; and, ¿'»nun/, 'lo oblige the owners of slaves to treat du KI v, ¡;li...

...their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary — 1. To prevent free negroes end [and] mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State, under any pretext whatsoever; and, 2. To oblige the owners of slaves to treat them with humanity, and to abstain from all injuries...

...slaves, without the consent of their owners, or an equivalent paid, &c. and also makes it the duly of the legislature to pass laws "to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming into and settling in the state, on any pretence whatever." It can hardly be believed that congress...

...same as Article VII of the constitution of Kentucky, except for the addition: It shall be their duty to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling In the State on any pretext whatever. With the exception of an enlargement of the judiciary by the addition...