Section 6 And be it further enacted, That when a person held to service or labor in any State or Territory of the United States, has heretofore or shall hereafter escape into another State or Territory of the United States, the [enslaver] ... may pursue and reclaim such fugitive person, either by procuring a warrant... or by seizing and arresting such fugitive… [an enslaver is allowed]... to use such reasonable force and restraint as may be necessary, under the circumstances of the case, to take and remove such fugitive person back to the State or Territory whence he or she may have escaped as aforesaid. In no trial or hearing under this act shall the testimony of such alleged fugitive be admitted in evidence … 1. According to section 6, what rights and privileges do enslavers have? 2. What rights and privileges do formerly enslaved people have? 3. What does this section of the law essentially say about former slaves who have left slavery and entered a free state?

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Section 6 And be it further enacted, That when a person held to service or labor in any State or Territory of the United States, has heretofore or shall hereafter escape into another State or Territory of the United States, the [enslaver] ... may pursue and reclaim such fugitive person, either by procuring a warrant... or by seizing and arresting such fugitive… [an enslaver is allowed]... to use such reasonable force and restraint as may be necessary, under the circumstances of the case, to take and remove such fugitive person back to the State or Territory whence he or she may have escaped as aforesaid. In no trial or hearing under this act shall the testimony of such alleged fugitive be admitted in evidence … 1. According to section 6, what rights and privileges do enslavers have? 2. What rights and privileges do formerly enslaved people have? 3. What does this section of the law essentially say about former slaves who have left slavery and entered a free state?
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