Massachusetts Requires Every Master to Pay for Liberated Slaves Massachusetts requires every master who liberates a slave to pay a bond of 50 pounds or more in case the freedman becomes a public charge. See the Source Connecticut Sentences Slaves to Whipping Connecticut assigns the punishment of whipping to any slaves who disturb the peace or assault whites. See the Source Rhode Island Passes Law Restricting Walking at Night Rhode Island makes it illegal for blacks and Indians to walk at night without passes. See the Source