Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-09-07

shall rescue, or attempt to rescue, such fugitive
from the custody Of sAoh claimant, his OF her
agent OF attorney, when so arrested, pursuant 70
tho authority herein given and declared; or
shall aid, abet, or assist such person, 80 owing
service or labor as aforesaid, directly or Indirect
ly, 10 escape; or shall harbor or corccal such
fugitive, so as TO prevent the discovery and ar
rest, after notice or knowledge of the fact that
such person was fugitive from service or labor
a. aforesaid, shall, for either of said offences, be
subject to fire not exceeding one thousand
dollars, an1 imprisonment not exceeding six
months, by indictment and conviction before
the district OF tho United States fot the district
IA which such offence may have been commit
ted, or before the proper court Of criminal juris-
diction, il committed within any one Of the or
ganized Territories Of tho United States; and
shall moreover forfeit and pay, by way of civil
damages, 10 the party injured by such illegal
conduct, the sum Of ono thousand dollars for
each fugitive 80 lost as aforesaid to be recover
cd by action Of debt in any of the district or
territorial courts aforesaid, within whose juTis-
diction the said offence may have been commit
ted, W
Sec. 9Th. provides for the psymens Of usual
fees to tho ,Iarshals, and their deputies, and
the clerks of Courts, by the claimant. whether
he proves his title to the fugitive or not.
SEC. 0, cnacts that upon affidavit made by the
] ~ tl0luht Ol buCn luBltNtp httcahey
aftcr such certificate has been issued, that he
has reason TO apprshond that such fugitive viii
be rescued by force from his or their possession
before he can be taken beyond the limits Of the
State in which the arrest is made, 1t shall be
the duty of the officer making the arrest to re-
tain such fugitive in his custody, and TO remove
him to tho State whence he fed, and there tc
deliver him TO said claimant, his agent or attor.
ncy, And to this end the officer aforesaid II
4. ..1
many persons as he may deem necessary te
overcome such force, and to retain them in his
service so long as circumstances may require
the said officer and his assistants, while SO en-
ploycd. to receive the same compensation, ant
to be allowed the samo expenses, as are now al
lowed by law for transportation Of criminals, 4
be certified by the judge Of the district within
which the arrest is made, and paid out OF tn
treasury Of the United States,
See. 10, cnacts that when any person hell
to service or labor in any State or Territory o
in the District of Columbia, shall escape there
| from, the party to whom such service or labo
shall be due, his, or her, their agent or attor
ncy, may apply to any court of record therein
or judge thereof, in vacation, and make satisfac
tory proof to such court or judge in vacation, o
the escape aforesaid, and that the person cscap
ing owed service or labor to such party
| Whtreupon the court shall cause o record TO b,
nude OF tho matters so proved, and also dc
scription Of the person so escaping with sucl
convenient certainty as may be; and o trans
cript of such record, authenticated by tho attcs
taton of the clerk and of the seal of said court
being produced in any State, Territory or Dis
| trict, in which the person so escaping may bt
found, and being exhibited to any judge, COM
missioner, or other officer authorized by the law
of the United States, to cause persons escaping
from service or labor to be delivered up, shall bt
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