American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-06
WILMINGTON, Del TUESDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1927
Volume vi.

Judge for FINAL hearing and al ud alton Prorinpd,
that the adjournment OF the hearing be requested
by the claimant, his agent or attorney such adjourn.
meni shall not be gran'ed unless the said claimant,
his agent or attorney shall give security satisfactory
to the Judge, to appear and prosecute his claim on
the day to which the hearing shall be adjourned. or
on failure thereof to pay and satisfy forthwith unto
The person so taken as fugitive all such DAMAGES,
COSTS charges and expenses, as may have been sus
tanned or accrued by reason of having been taken
and committed: Pro, ided. that on the hearing
last mentioned, il the Judge committing the said
fugitive or taking the security as aioressd, should
be absent. sick or Otherwise unable To attend il shal
be the duty Of either of the other Judges on notice
given, TO attend to the said hearing, and to dec lde
thereon.
Sec 6. find be 1t enacted, That the officers
which may or shall be employed in tine execution
OF the duties OF this act, shall be zll.wed The same
tees Tor issuing and serving process or
hereafter shall be allowed, By law, IN criminal cases,
and two dollars and fifty cents per day for each and
every day necessarily spent 10 performing tn. dulles
enoined on them by this act, to be paid in all cases
by the claimant, owner agent or attorney, imme
dately on the performance Of the duties aforesaid.
Sec. 7. .1ad be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF the Judge OF any infeiior Court OF Common
Pleas OF this state. when he grants or issues any
certificate or warrant of removal Of any negro or
mualto, claimed to be fugitive from labor to the
state or territory from which he she fed, in pur-
suance Of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th
day OF February one thousand seven hundred and
ninety three, entitled AN act respecting fugitiyes
from justice and persons escaping from the service Of
their masters" )" and of this act to make fair re-
cord OF the same, in which he shall enter the names
age, sex. aud general description Of the person Of
the negro or mulalo, for whom he shall grant such
&C ticate warrant of removal, together with the
evidence and the of places OF residence of the
and Drfv rIaIfp rh
mula,o and shall wi.hio ten days thereafter, file
certified copy thereof in the Office Of the clerk Of
the inferior Court oi Common Pleas OF the county
in which he may reside.
Sec. g. find be 1t enacted That if any person or
persons shall seize arrest or take any person upder
pretence that such person is held to labor or service
in any other OF the United States, in either of
the territories thereof and hath escaped into thia
state without having previously 90 aimed the
herein before mentioned, or without having other
legal authority tor the purpose under some act OF
the legislature OF this state OF the Congress Of
the Unied States; or il any two or more persons
beine armed, shall assemble together and enter the
dwelling house or place OF .bode Of any oher per-
son, under pretenec Of searching or any person or
pc sons held 10 service in any other oil the
United States, either ot tht territories thereof,
and who hath or have escaped into th, state with
out havlrg previously obtained the warrant herein
before mentioned or without having other legal .u-
thorlty for the purpose under some act Of the lees.
latue of his state of the Congress of the United
States such person or persons, 30 seEing. arrestng
or taking as afore aid, and such persons assem-
bling as aforesaid, and entering aforesaid. shall
be deemed guilty Of misdeme anor and on convIc-
ton thereof, shall be punished by 6ne not exceeding
one thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment At hard
labor, not exceeding two years, both, the dis
CT elton of the court before whom such conviction
may be had
Sec. 9 and be it enacted That the seventh sec.
ton Of" " An act respecting SIav.s" passed the fosr.
een.h day of March, seventeen hundred and
ninety eight and all other or parts of acts COM
ing within the purvlew OF this act, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
c. Passed Dec 27, 1896.