CHAPTER V.

_PERSONAL LIBERTY LAWS._

Sec. 77. Character of the personal liberty laws 65

Sec. 78. Acts passed before the Prigg decision (1793-1842) 65

Sec. 79. Acts passed between the Prigg decision and the second Fugitive Slave Law (1842-1850) 66

Sec. 80. Acts occasioned by the law of 1850 (1850-1860) 66

Sec. 81. Massachusetts acts 67

Sec. 82. Review of the acts by States 69

Sec. 83. Effect of the personal liberty laws 70