Litchfield enquirer., 1838-06-21

 sion and settlement of inhabitants in towns" except section fourth of said Act andth samei is hereby repealed. MM. w. BoARDMAN
 Speaker of the flpuse Of Representatives.
 CHARLES HAwLEy, President of the Senate.
 Approved, May 3l, 1858
 WM. W. ELLSWORTH. An Act for the fuI6ment of the obligations of this State, imposed by the GonstltutiOn of the United
 States, in regard to persons held to service or labor
 in one State escaping nio another, and to secure
 the right Of trial by Juryf m the cases herein men, toned.
 Sec. 'I. Be tt enacted bt the Senate and House of Representatives, in Genea Assembly, conUeHed That whenever any person, legally held to labor or service in any State or Territory d tho United States, shall escape into this Sate the person entitled to the labor services of such fugitive, or the agent of such per son duly authorized by hIn, upon making due proof of such title, any court judge authorized issue Writs of habeas corpus, shall be entitled to writ of habeas corpus, to be directed 10 the Sheriff of the county, his deputy or either constable of the town where such fugitive shaI be, commanding him to take the body of such fngitiNs and him have before the said judge, or before the County Superior Court, then in session. or next m be holden in said county, or if such fugitive be ct the time of his arrest resi- ding within the limits Jf any city, before the City Court next to be holder then in session therein, at the discretion of the ucge court issuing such wrt
 Sec. 9 The proof to eitile any person to such writ shall be by affidavit, setting forth minuely and par cularly the ground of sch claim to the services of such fugitive, the time is or her escape, and where
  | Sec. g. Ca return of h6 writ with the body of the person claimed as aresaid it shall be the duty of such court or judge beoe whom the same is returna ble, to hear the allegations and proofs of the pares or, if required, to allowa reasonable time to allow further necessary proof md in such case, to commit the person so claimed anl arrested as fugitive, to the or to take bond with sufficient sureties, in such pe nalty as shall be deemd Satisfactory to the person claiming the services Q such fugitive conditioned that he shall appear beoe judge court, at the I lnlo fhoralr Eol oh, ,Aot and decision of he cout or judge having cognizance thereof in relation to su.h hclam.
 Sec. A. The tral ot tlequestions of fact, at issue between the parties, snail, at the request of either party be by iuT of twelve men, drawn impannelled and sworn in other civil cases pending before said courts respectfully, orf such trial be before judge in vacation, sllca judge shall have authority to cause such jury to beGawn from the jury box of any town 1 or towns in the ounty, and to be summoned and inn panneled for tb trial of such ssne Provided, that no person shal,e qualified to sit as ajuror in said case who be6es there is not consttutionally, or e | gally, slaveSi the land.
 I Sec 5. If uon the hearing of said parties, such court or judge in case of trial by jury, such jury shall find that person claiming the services of the person arreste aforesaid, is entitled thereto inc person sd crested shall thereupon be discharged and judgmenthall thereupon be rendered in his fa vor against sua claimant for such sum in damages as the Court Jury trying such issue shall award, l together with his costs and execution shall issue therefor. Buff on such hearing said Court or Jury shall find thathe claimant is entitled to the services ! such hearngsal have been had. shall grant to such claimant cei6cate stating that it satisfactorily ap pears that stc fugitive, (who shall be particularly de- scrlbed in suc certificate by ils name slze and per l person claiIng the same. under the laws ot the State or Tertory from which he or she escaped; and thereby Blowing such person or his agent named 1 in such cer6ate to take such fugitive, and convey him her trngh and out of this State towards the place of resience of the person entitled to his or her labor serice, and such fugitive shall thereupon be delivered losuch claimant, or his agent duly ap pointed thereto.
 | Sec. 6. Sueicertifcate shall authonze the person 1 having the saIe to remove such fugitive therein named ylthout delay h thhroggn and ss oG l dence of such Eaimant
 proceedings hsein authorized, shall be paid by the l claimant before the rendering ot any service for which such fees hall be chargeable.
 Sec. g. No Jatice of the Peace or other officer ap- pointed under Ah authority of this State other than l the Courts or Mges authorized to issue writs of ha l beas corpus, shil be authorized to grant any war or process the arrest of any fugitive from labor or service or aicertfcate of the title of any claim ant to the serves of such fugitive and any Justice of the Peace, other officer, violating this provision, shall forfeit aufpay to the party grieved five hum dred dollars, aChe shall be deemed guilty of msde
 Sec g. No oIier, or other person shall take or re- l move out of thu State any other person. under claim that such rrson is fugitive from labor or ser vice under the ays of any other State Territory, except in pursu ce of the provisions in this act con tained on pain 6Eorfeiting five hundred dollars to be recovered by atperson who will sue for and prose- cute the same tQ fleet. And if any person shall be arrested detaed as fugitive from labor as aore- said contrary t8he provisions of this act, such per son may by himtf or by his next friend apply for and obtain a writ df f,abeas corpus from any Judge or Court by law altbrzed to grant the same, to be pro- ceeded with oI he return thereof with the body of l such person. inHfe manner herein before provided Provided that no1ing herein shall be construed to ex- | tend to any proEeGings before any Court, or magis | rofo aft tha VIpNA a v ha authority of suchCourt or magistrate
 Approved, Jdn l. 1885,
 An Act abolishiry imprisonment for debt, and to re- l peal A Act therein mentioned
 Sec l. Be it Sucted by the Senate and House of Re- personalities, i, General Assembly conUened That whenever the dskndant in any action founded on sns hse pscedg sha be % s % mesne process, he may require the officer making such arrest, forthwith to take him before Justice ot the Peace for the county in which such arrest shall have e been made, who may by law judge between the parties, for the purpose of having administered to him by such Justice ie oath hereinafter mentioned, which oath such Justice, on the application o such defendant after due innry made shall have authority 1 to administer. And tiereupon such defendant shall be liberated from arreson such suit And the lees of such Justice shall be pad by the officer and taxed in suit; provided that such oath shall not be administered in any case, in which the plaintiff or his agent shall have made affidavit before the au- .noIisy ssling the wrts ana wmcn sna'i nave oeen lieves that the defendant has assigned, removed or disposed of conceas or is about to dispose of any of his property with intent to deraud his creditors, or is about to remove from this State until notice shall have been given to the plaintiff or his attorney, in such suit as hereinafter provided.
 Sec. ?. Be t farthsr enacted, That the defendant m any such action, aer having gwen tour days pre- vious notice to the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such action, or his their attorney, if such plaintiff plaintiffs reside out of this ssnte. on the, day of appeorance hs w n the same be ,hs sore at any time during ,he session of such Court before final judgment shall rendered in such action, ap- ply to such Justice o Court to administer to such de- fendant the oath prescribed in tho l4th section of the Act entitled, "An Act relative to gaols and gaolers, substituting the word "sued' for the word