The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-03-31

board Ot any Vessei """'o ~, ,b;e
or nerson held TO receive or labor IN ',.'s ~
State, or any person charged WI" luz 'ns
commission Of any crime under inc la"s
o( This State, such slave or person oeins
therein concealed in order to depa[', -, "
ho o| corr;eJ ont of the jurisdiction OF ms
Go sbalI he entitled 10 reward OF hve
I'..,,I,.d dollars, to be recovered by ac-
,;an nf debt, upon the bond hcreinbefore
.oo,;red 10 be executed in the name OF
,hn Governor, for the benefit of such p',
lot or other person; if any sncn eo'"
shall have been given, and II MOI. ny ac!'oa
If deb, in the name of the pilot agalns,
,hs owner or master thereof, and the said
vessel ahall moreover be liable Tor tne
navment Of the same and may be attach
ed for that purpose. :. -,
Be it further enacted, That it upon
such inspection, or in any other manner
auv slave or slaves or person held to ser
vice or labor, or any person chafgeu VIII, wiz,
any crime, be found concealed on ooaro ''
of any vessel whatever for the purpose
aforesaid, or said vessel he detected 10
the act of leaving this Commonwealth
with any such person on board, the cap
tain and owner shall forfeit and pay the
sum Of five hundred dollars, to be re-
covered by motion, upon Ten days notice.
against the obligors on the bond before
mentioned in the name OF the common
wealth, in case the person SO found on
hoard be slave or fugitive from service
The CAPTAIN or owner shall forfeit or pay
his or her value, together with all COSTS,
to be recovered by the owner by action OF
debt on said bond, in any court OF feeolu
in this State, in the name of the Govern,
nr for the benefit of such owner: Ana
the said vessel shall moreover be i'ao.' 'or
all penalties imposed by Vlrture OF any
other sarute ofthis Sta'e.
Be it further enacted, That the Execu'
tive of this Stale be, and he is hereby au'
.hnrised and required to appoint one or
more inspectors at Richmond, tetefsouls'
Norfolk, Hampton, the NOUNS OF tne
james, York, RapPahannock and Poto-
mac rivers, and at such other places as he
shall deem it expedient foi the due exeen-
lion of the provisions of this act; ana 'na'
in all places where no inspector may De
appointed, the sheriff or sergeant OF the
county or corporation, either in person
or by deputy, shall act as inspector, and
perform all du,ies required by this act TO
be performed by an inspecror. -.
BE il further enacted, That for every.I
under this law, the inspector
or other officer shall be entitled TO demand
and receive the sum of ten dollars; for
The payment Of which snch vessel shall be
liable; and the said inspector or other OH
GER NAV seize and hold her till the same
is paid, together with all charges incurred
in taking care of the vessel, as we'll as in
enforcing the payment Of the same.
Be il further enacted, That if any in
specto- or other officer shall have reason
10 suspect that he will be obsrmcted or
opposedSin the discharge cf any duty re-
1u;red of him under this act, ne shall have
power to summon and command the force
IF the county or corporation 10 AID hlm hilm
IN the discharge Of such duty; and every
person who SHALL resist or obstruct any
Inspector or other officer in the perform
.nce or discharge Of such duty, shall be
leemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
lpon conviction thereof, shall DC fined
md imprisoned as in other cases Of mis-
lemGanor.
Be i. further enacted, That the bonds
authorised and required to be taken un-
Ter this act, shall be executed before the
lerk of the circuit superior court Of law
md chancery, for any county or corpora
ion in the Commonwealth, and shall be
afely kept by him, in his office. For ia
ting every such bond, he shall demand
md have a fee Of one dollar to be paid at
he time, by the person executing the
same.
Be it further enacted. That in all qnes-
ions as to residence and citizenship, ari-
sing under this act, the onus pTobandi
shall rest upon the person claiming to be
, citizen, and resident Of this Common
wealth, or any State other than New.
York.
Be it further enacted, Thatthis act shall
commence and be in force from and after
the first day Of May, eighteen hundred
and forty.two; but that The Governor OF
this Commonwealth may, by proclama.
ton, suspend the operation Of the same,
until the end Of The succeeding session of
the Legislature of this Slate, whenever
he shall be officially informed; that the
Executive Of New-York shall have bona
Jfde consented to comply with the demand
Of the Executive Of this State, for the
Of Dotor Tohporo FItyo ri