Clause 13 allowed prosecution for cruel wounding, mutilation, or confinement without support. Where the enslaver was convicted, a court could order the person sold to another buyer or declare them free; it could also direct a portion of a fine toward their maintenance. The remedy exposes the contradictions of “protection” law: the state could transfer ownership or grant freedom, but the person’s status remained subject to colonial courts. (Consolidated Slave Act, clause(s) 13.)
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What two possible outcomes could a court order when an owner was convicted of cruel abuse?
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Clause 13 allowed either a sale to a new owner or emancipation by court order.
Clause 13 allowed either a sale to a new owner or emancipation by court order.
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Explanation
Clause 13 allowed either a sale to a new owner or emancipation by court order.