Under clause II, a justice could commit an enslaved person to gaol or another secure place if an examination created “just grounds to suspect” guilt or if the person was deemed dangerous and unfit to go at large. The threshold was suspicion rather than conviction. It gave authorities broad discretion to confine people during the rebellion’s aftermath.
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What could happen if a justice found grounds for suspicion under the act?
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The statute authorized commitment to gaol or another secure place for trial.