Answer:
Explanation:
all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of
Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude,
not included within the limits of the state, contemplated by this act, slavery and
involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the
parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited:
Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labour or
service is lawfully claimed, in any state or territory of the United States, such
fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her
labour or service as aforesaid.
