Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-03-23

The Judiciary Committee of the House of
Representatives of the Ohio Legislature, 10
whom was referred the communication of
| Kentucky Commissioners, reported on the 9th
ult. ssa bill relating fugifives from labour or
service from other States, (which passed the
House in committee the next day. We
also learn that little doubt IS entertained of its
massage through the Senate. We take the fol-
/ lowing SYNOPSIS of the bill from the Cincinnati
Gazette:
s.Scction first provides, that when any person
held TO labor or service in any OF the L. >
under the law thereof, shall escape into this
State the person TO whom such labor or ser
vice is due, may apply TO any Judge o. Court
of Record iii tins State, or to any justice OF the
peace or MAYOR of a city or town corporate,
/ Who upon such applications, supported by an
oath or affirmation that said fugitive has escap-
cd from his or her service, shall issue his war
rant to the sheriff or constable OF any county
/ m the State. for the arrest OF the fugitive 50
claimed. The second section provides mat
any fugitive 50 arrested shall be carried before
indigo. Justice, or mayor, in the county where
which o1I1cer ssia'i, upon satisfactory
proof that the pe-son SO arrcstva owes service
or labor to the claimant. issue certificate
thereof to said claimant, which certificate
.:shaH be authority sufficient for removing the
said fu gitive to The State from which he or she
fedn Section third imposes penalty, not TO
exceed FIVE hundred dollars, upon any person
who shall siknowingly obstruct or hInder,n
sheriff constable or claimant, Sin tine seizlnG,
arrestinc, or rcmoying,'' n fugitive claimed UNI
der the provisions of this act. In the fourth
section il is provided, that if any claimant shall
not be prepared for trial the return of
warrant to the officer b. whom 1t shall have
been issued, such claimant may make oath or
affirmation that he believes the person ar
rested is fugitive from labor service in
another State, and that if allowed time he can
prove the same, when the Judge justice
Shall postpone the trial to such time as he may
deem expedient. not exceeding sixty DAYS, the
person arrested to be committed to the Jail of
the county where the trial is pending, until the
dav fixed for fnll hearing by the judge, I'M
less such pc rsons give bond, with one or more
sufficient securities, in the penal sum of one
dollars, for his or her appearance at
the time of trial. This section also provides,
that time shall likewise be given for the pro-
ducton of evidence on behalf of the person
arrested, if the Judge ''shall be satisfied from
the affidavit of the said last mentioned party,
that he she does not owe labor or service to
the claimant; provided, that he she give
bond and security in the penalty aforesaid.''
Section sixth points out the mode of trial, after
a postponcment. A penalty of five hundred
dollars, or imprisonment in the county Jail, at
the discretion of the court, with liability in an
action for damages at the suit of the party ag-
grieved, is imposed in the sixth section upon
such persons In Ohio as shall be convicted of
knowingly aiding abetting, in any way, any
person owing labor or service III another State
under the law thereof, to escape therefrom, or
having thus escaped, to elude the vigilance of
their puTsuers."