Clause 15 authorized justices to investigate reports that an enslaved person had been improperly punished or confined, and to arrange an allowance during an inquiry. But if officials judged the complaint groundless, an enslaved complainant could face up to thirty-nine lashes or thirty days of hard labor. The law thus records both a limited channel for protest and the threat that could deter its use. (Consolidated Slave Act, clause(s) 15.)
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What risk did clause 15 impose on an enslaved complainant whose report was judged groundless?
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The statute set corporal punishment or hard labor as possible sanctions for an enslaved complainant.
The statute set corporal punishment or hard labor as possible sanctions for an enslaved complainant.
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Explanation
The statute set corporal punishment or hard labor as possible sanctions for an enslaved complainant.