Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-17

corr, Of criminal jursdicton If committed within
any one of the organized Territories OF the un1so
n the narty injured by such illegal conduct ,ne sum OF Que
thousand dollars for each fugitive so lost as ~ 70
recovered by action of debt in anyt me use p ~ d f
rial courts aforesaid within whose Ju''soieao" ~ 0 -
fence may have been committed ...,, ,ha,r
SIC And be further enacted That the maIshals tne,
deputies and the clerks OF The saia oisfH ena a no
cour,s shall be pad for their services the IKE as may o
allowed TO them for similar services In other cases anu
where such services rendered e4cus,sey ~ M h.e
custody and delivery of the fugitive TO the Claimant ms Ut
mr. aorney or where such supposed fug,ve may
be DISCHARGED out Of custody for the want OF suce
aforesaid then such fees are 10 DC pau ~ io bc
such claimant his agent attorney ana 10 al cHss "eo
the proceedings are before commissioner ne snail oe en
tied 10 fec of ten dollars in full for his services eacn ca
the delivery of the said certificate TO the claimant ms
~ her or attorneys or fee of FIVE dollars In cases
where the proof shall not in the opinion OF susn commas
soncr warrant such certificate anu oeiseIy ~ a.
rse y, such arrest and examinations to be PAID IN
either case by the claimant his her agent or attorney mo
or ersops authorized execute the process 10 De Is
sued by such commissioners l Sase;d h,, ol he on
titled TO fee of five dollars each tor each person ne or e
may arrest and take before any such commissioner as
si3 M tho ns,ance and request Of such claimant with such
other fees 40 NAV he deemed reasonable by such commission
er for such other additional services as may De
performed by him them suc as @ ~ s HIM
viii food and lodging during his detention, and until the
final determination Of such commissioner ano IN genera
for performing such other duties may be required by sue
claimant his her attorney or agent or IA
premises such to be made up In conformity WIN inc
fees usually charged by the ofcers OF the courts OF uscc
within the proper district county, may be prac
cabe and paid by such claimants their agents attorneys
whether such supposed fugitive from service or labor be or
dered TO be delivered such claimants by the maj oete
nation of such commissioners or not - :.
SEC g. And be further enaetsd, mat upon alnoaViI
made by the claimant of such fugitive ms agent or Attorney
after sch certificate been issued that he has reason To
annrebend that such fugitive will be rescued by force from
his or their possession before he be taken beyond the
limits of the State which the arrest is made II shall Do
the duty Of the officer making the arrest to retain such ug
tive in his custody and him 10 the State whence
he fed there deliver him TO said claimant ms agent
or attorney And this end the officer aforesaid IS hereoy
authorized and required employ many persons as he
NAV deem necessary such force and 10 retain
them in his service long circumstances may requires
the said officer his assistants while employed to re-
ceve the compensation and be allowed the same ex
penses allowed by law for transportation OF cri-
mnas 10 be certified by the Judge Of the district within
which the made and paid out OF the treasury oil he
United States
held service labor in State or Territory or IN the
District Of Columbia, shall escape thereom the party 10
whom such service labor shall be DUE his her. or their
agent attorney may apply any court OF record tnefe
or Judge thereof In vacation and make satisfactory proof to
such Judge in vacation of the escape aforesaid ana
that per escaping owed service labor to such party
Wherclpon The shall cause record to ne maze OF Tue
matters 20 proved and also general description Of the per-
son escaping with such convenient certainty as may be-
transcript OF such record authenticated by the aesta
lion Of clerk and of the seal o the said court being pro-
duced any other State Territory Or district IN %hich Inc
so escaping be found and being exhibited TO any
Judge commissioner, or other officer authorized oy the law
of the United States to cause persons escaping from service
or labor delivered up shall he held and taken TO be ul
and conclusive evidence of the fact OF escape and that the
or labor the person sscuping is due 10 the party in
such record mentioned And upon the production ny the
said party Of other further evidences necessary either
oral or by affidavit in addition what is contained in the
said record Of the identity of the escaping he UT she
shu be delivered up the claimant And The said court
commissioner Judge, other person authorized by THIS act
TO grant certificates claimants of fugtivcs SHALL upon the
production the record and other evidences aforesaid grant
10 such claimant certificate of his right 10 take any such
identified and proved to be owing service or labor as
aforesaid which certificate shall authorize such claimant To
seize arrest transport such person the State or ter
r,oy from which escaped Prorided That nothing here
in contained shall be construed requiring the production
Of transcript, such record evidence aforesaid but
its absence the claim shall be heard and determined upon
other satisfactory proofs competent in law