The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-10-24


peace, or other legal officer authorized to
administer an oath and take dispositions I'M
der the laws ofthe State or Territory from
which such person owing service or labor
may have escaped, with certificate of such |
magistrate or other authority, as afoseSaiG, |
with the seal Of the proper court or officer
thereto attached, which seals shall be suflic- |
ent to establish the competency Of the |
proof, add with proof, also BY affidavit, OF the
identity of tho person whose service or lab0I
IS claimed to bs due as aforesaid, and that
] he person SO arrested does in fact owe SER
vice or labor to the person or persons claim |
ing him or her, TO the State or Territory
! rom which such fugitive may have escaped
As aforesaid, and that such person escaped, !
TO make out and deliver to such claimant,
his or her agent or attorney, a certificate
setting forth the substantial facts as TO the
service or labor due from such fugitive to
the claimant, and Of his or her escape from
the State or Territory in which such service
or lab was due to the State or Territory
in which he or she was arrested, with au-
thority TO such claimant, or his or her agent
or attorney, TO use such reasonable force
and restraint as may be necessary under the
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move such fugitive person back TO the State
or Territory from where he or she may have
escaped as aforesaid, In no trial or hearing
under this act shall The testimony of such al
ged fugitive be admitted in evidence; and
the certificates in this aud the first section
mentioned shall he conclusive of the right
Of lae persons in whose favor granted, to re-
move such fugitive 10 the State or Territory
rom which he escaped, and shall prevent
al moiesiaiion of said person or persons by
any pro ,ess is sued by any court, Judge, ma,
. Igs,rate or other person whomsoeyer.
SEE. 7, Aud be it further enacted, That
,n, person VINO sha knowingly and willing
~ opstruCt hinder or prevent such claimant,
hl- ag,u! OF attorney, or any person or per-
sous lawfully assisting him, her or them,
/. from arresling such fugitive from service or
Labor, either with or without process as
aforesaid; or shall rescue; such fugitive
, from service or labor from the custody or
, such claimant, his or her agent or attorney
} Or other person Oh persons lawfully assisting
J as aforesaid when SD arrested, pursuant to
tho authority herein given and declared; of
I shall aid, abet, or assist such person, 50
1 owing owing service o. labor as atore said,
directly or Indirectly, 10 escape from such
claimant, his agent or attorney, or other per-
I son or peasons legally authorized as alore-
. said or shall harhor or conceal such iugi>
D tive, 50 as to prevent the discovery and ar
r rest OF such person; alter notice or knO wledge
of tho fact that such person was fugitive
from service or labor cs Aforesaid, shall, for
y either of said Offences, be subject TO a Eue no
5 exceeding one thousand dollars. and impris-
,fl onment MT exceeding six months, by lndct
\ msnt and conviction b ,lore the district cDurj
=, Of the United States, for the district ia which
II such offence may have been committed, OF
/. before the proper court of Grim nal JnrisdIc'
: ton, il committed within any one OF the or
? g1niZed territories uf the United States, ant
I. Shall moreover forfeit and pay, by way of civ
r. il damages to the party injured by such ille
h gal conduct, the sum of one thousand dollars
v for each fugitive so lost as aforesaid, to b.
Y recovered by action OF debt in any OF the dis
1fI friction territorial courts aforesaid within
: whose Jurisdiction the said offence ma,
r. have been committed.
"a Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, Tia
4 the marshals, The deputies, and the clerks G
II the sad districts aud territorial courts, shaI
20 b, paid for their services the like fees as ma
- be allowed to them for similar services i
ii other cases; and where such services az
@. rendered exclusively in the arrest, custody
in and delivery Of the fugitive TO the claimant
n his or her agent or attorney, or where sue
70 SUPPOSED fugitive may be discharged out {
in custody for the want of sufficient proof
in alure said. then such fees are to be paid
re the whole by such claimant, his agent G
nd in ga Vuhn hn
q ngs are before a commissioner, he shall b
r. entitled to fee OF ten dollars in full for hi
~ services in each case, upon the delivery
,r. the said certificate to the claimant, his {
10 afient or attorney; or fee of Ave dollars
IN cases where the proof shall not, in the opli
nj ION of such commissioner, warrant such &c
,re ifcale and delivery, inclusive of all service
q. incident to such arrest and examination, to
,.s paid. in either case, by the claimant, his
Inv her agent or attorney. The person or pc
,3f sons authorized to execute the process to
yer issued bY such commissioners for the ARE
I'd. and detention of fuglives from labor or sc
nm vice as aioresa shall also be entitled to
ere fee Of FIVE dollars each person he or tn
may arrest aud lake before any such col
hat missioner as aforesaid, at the instance a
In request oi such Cialil""'' WI" suCi ""
as. fees a. may be deemed reasonable by su
nto other additional services as may be necess
ted riIy performed by him or them; such as {
,eh tending at the examination, keeping the
or gitiye in custody, and providing him W
h. food and lodging during his detention, a
ed. dntii the final determination of such comm
le sioner; and in general for performing 81
ory other duties as may be required by 81
nay claimant, his or her atlofney OF agent
on. commissioner in the premises; such fees
me be made up in conformity with the fees usu