Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-03-25
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CONCLUDED. a.
An act concerning the removal Of
persons by habsus corpus; provides, that
whatsoever any public officer, AZ obediense to
any writ OF hc5eas CORPUS, snail be compelled
to remove any person, detained n bis custody
| for any offence against the isws pf this state,
( rom any one county in this Commonwealth to
any other county therein, for the purpose Of
bringing the body Of such person before any
! court or Judge, such public officer may iss-
J press 80 many men, horses and boats, as may
7 be necessary tor the safe guard and conveyacc
| ofthe person IN his custody. such officer aud
| the guard impressed by han, shall be allowed
! Tor their services a reasonable compensation
not exceeding that allowed 10 a sheriff and his
| guard for removing criminal from the Jail Of
( The Superior court OF law tc the peutsensay -
The judge or court before whom efe prisoner
| shall be brought, shall ascertain the SAID al.
| owanee, and ..1judge IT 10 be paid, as may seem
right, either b. the prisoner, or by the prison.
er and his securities, or BY the Common.
| wealth; - and, it 70 be paid by any other than
| the Commonwealth, may award execution there.
| for accordingly. If such compensation 5e adj
judged against the Commonwealth. it shall be
! paid by the treasurer out OF any monies in the
| treasury not Otherwise appropriated, and war.
rant therefor shall be granted by the auditor
upon duly certified copy Of the Judgment
| AM horse impressed under the provisions of
this act, shall be regarded rs impresre tor the
| use of the Commonwealth; nnd the law III rela-
ton TO such inpressments as it regards the
rights, duties, ard liabilities of the officer shall
be, in ali respects, the samo nos prescri-
| bed by law in relation TO similar lnpiessments:
| Provided. howerer, That if, in consequence of
any 'mpressment under this act, the Common
/ hail kfN cts.fl he
| ment of any damages to the owner Of the pro-
! perry, and the ecsts OF TRANSPORTING the prisoner
s4au have been adJudged against him, such da-
| images, with lawful interest and costs, may be
| recovered by the commonwealth, from such
prisoner and bis securities, ii any, or from envy
| OF them, their heirs, executors or adm astrstors
either by action OF debt, or by notion on rea-
s,naeie notice, in the general court, or IN the
superior ccailt OF law for any county in this com.
/ monwealth where The d5tendsnt or defendant
may be found.
An act to amend the act, entitled an
act to ree.,ce into one the several acts
concerning coroners.
IAN act to amend the act providing
FOR opening a road from the line dividing
Virginia and Kentucky, on the Louisa
fork of Sandy river.
al at SOiACcfllluss JOHN refer.
"An act to incorporate a company 60
erect toll-bridge across Tygart's VAL
ley river.
An act to amend the act, entitled an
act Incorporating company for the pur-
pose of improving the navigation of the
/ Great Capon and North river.
J An act concerning the justices of the
peace residing in the TOW a of Leesburg,
/ N the county of Loudoun.
An act authorising tie courts of GER
I tain counties TO provide mode of OPEN
/ ing and repairing the roads within the
! same.
An act concerning servants and slaves.
| provides, that any Tree person or persons, his
] her, or their aiders or abetters, who shall be
convicted before any justice Of the peace, or
any county or corporation court or any supe-
| nor court OF law for any county or corporation
( court within this Commonwealth, of entcing
! persuadng or advising any servant or slave
from home, or from the employment Of his own
er, or person properly in possession. or Of en-
| pioying such servant or slave, knowing the same
TO have been so enticed away, or harboring or
( employing any runaway slave or servant
knowing the same. shall, each Of them, upon
J
4 ~, nor less than ten dollars one half to the ic-
former, he other to the Literary Fund; and
upon failure to pay the same, to receive, on his
her or their bare backs, not more than twenty
nor less than ten lashcs3 and the person or per-
sons SO Convicted shall also pay the costs Of the
trial. and moreover be liable to the party injured
for damages therefor No renaity, however.
imposed on masters or Shippers Of vessels, by
the act passed March I'd. 1913. reducing mo
one the several acts concerning slaves, free ne
groes and mulattoes, is 10 be at all impaired BY
this act and every penalty incurred, or to be
incurred, by such master or skipper, under the
30th. 3lst, SD and 84th sections of that act is
to be recovered in the manner prescribed by
the 86th section of the same act; and nothing in
this act to impair or take away any other penal.
ty imposed by the before recited act. except
that imposed by the 69th section thereof: nor to
take away or impair any other penalty imposed
by any act On the subject OF slaves Any per.
son making oatl, before any justice of the peace,
that he has good cause TO suspect. and verify be-
| heyes any runaway slave is thus harbored. shall
receive on application from the rid justice, a
warrant anthonsing a search for said slave: and
II apprehended, said slave TO be dealt with as is
directed by an act sto reduce into one act the
several acts for experimenting and securing run
awsys.' Prargdsd, al such warrants shall de
signate the plantation or lot and the house or
thouses in which the search is to be made II
any master or owner OF any slave shall desire 10
confne him IN the jail OF any county or corpo-
ration within this Commonwealth any Justice Of
the peace OF such county or corporation NAV
upon application direct the jsiior, by warrant.
TO receive and confiue the said slave in said iail
provided TO public inconvenience win result)