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SLAVE TRADE ACT 1824 - SECT 6

Penalty for guaranteeing slave adventures.

6. If any persons shall knowingly and wilfully become guarantee or security,
or contract for the becoming guarantee or security, for agents employed or to
be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation
to the objects, which objects and contracts have herein-before been declared
unlawful, or shall in any other manner engage or contract to engage directly
or indirectly therein as a partner, agent, or otherwise, then and in every
such case the persons so offending, ..., shall forfeit and pay for every such
offence double the value of all the money, goods, and effects so by them
secured or contracted so to be as aforesaid, to be recovered and applied as is
herein-after mentioned and provided.

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