Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-28
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p .'ourts, shall be paid for their services like
i feesas may be allowed to them for silnilaff
: services in other cases; and where such
I. services are rendered exclusively in the
.s unrest, custody ahds delivery of the fugi-
j tive to:the complainant, his or her ogsnt
o. attorney; or where such supposed f1gi.
Z Itiven,ays be discharged out of custody for
want of sufficient proof as aferesnid, then
D such lees are 10 be- paid in tie whole by
4 such claimant, his agent or attorney; und
= in all casesawhefe the procee edings are be.
a fore a Commissioner, he shall be entitled
10 fee'often dollars in full for his seryi-
4 ces; in each case, upon the delivery Of tho
said certificate 10 Lbe complainant, his of
her agent or attorney, or a fee of fve doI-
lars in cases where the proof shall not, in
the opihions of the Commissioner, ;warranf
such certificate and deliyety, inclusive Of
all services incident to such arrest and ex!
animation, which is to be paid, i'll ether
casa; by the claimant, his or her agent or
attorney. The psrsoh or persons author
lied 10 execute the process to be issued
by such Commissioners for the arrest ard
detention of fug:tives from service or labor
Us aforesaid, shall also be entitled 10 q; fee
| Of five dollars each for each person he or
! they may arrest and take before any such
! Commissioners as aforesaid, at ihs instance
and request Of such claimant, with such
other lees as may be deemed reasonable
| by such Commissioner. for such additional
Esersises as pas be necessarily performed
! by him or them; such as attending u l,hss
examination, keeping the fugitive in custo. .
ldy, and providing him with food and iodss
ing during his detention, and until the Fl,
nal determination Of such Commissioner;
and > in general, for performing sueb olhefs
duties as may be required by such clainiis
mt, his or her attorney or agent, or COM,
missioner in the premise: such fees 10 be-
made up in conformity with The feess psu.,
ally charged by the officers of The Courts
Of Justice within the proper district or coun1,
ty, as near as may be practicable, and
paid by such claimants, their agents or,
attorneys whether such supposed fugitives
| from service or labor be ordered to be de-.
/, tiyered to sush Slaimahts BY the fittnl de.
Termination Of such Commissioner, or not:
SEC. 9. And be 1T further enacted,
That upon afidavit made by the claimant
Of such fugitive, his agent or attorney, afler,,
such certificate has been issued, that he
has reason to npprehend- ihat such fugiiiys
Twill be rescued BY force from his or their
possession belor he can bs, taken beyond
the lihiis Of The. Stale in which The arrest
is made; it shall be the duty of. the officer
making ihe arrest to relajn such fugilive in
custody, & to remove him to tt eStats whence
|he fed, and there 10 deliver; him 10 said
claimant, his agent; Or Attorney And 10
this end, ibe officer Sslbresaid is hereby r.: au::
thorized and required 10 enploy 10 mnAny
persons IS be may deem necessary to ovs r
come such force, and to retain them in his
service SO long as circumstances may re-.
quire.,.. The said officer and bis assistance,
while SO employed, 10 receive the sntho
Compensation, and 10 be allowed the same
expenses, as ars BOW alli " ID by law for
Transportation, Of cfimihals, 10 DO certified
by the Judge OF The District wherein lie
arrest is made, and paid out Of the treasury
5f the United States. - -. :. - -, T,
d SEC. 10. And6s it further enacted.
That when any PERSON Rsld 10 Service of !
labor in any State or Territory, or in the
District Of Columbia, shall escape there
from, the party to whom such service or:
LlaBot shall be due, his, her, or their agent
or attorney, may apply to any. Court Of
record therein or Judge thereof in vaca-
tion, and make satisfactory proof TO such
Court, or Judge thereof in vacation Of the
escape aforesaid, and that the peisoti es-
Gaping owed service or labor 10 such par {
ty.. Whereupen the Court shall cause q
record 10 be made of the matters 50 proved,
and also general description dffkss De per,
son SO escaping, with such convenient Ger;
tainty as may be; and that a transcript of
such record, authenticated by the aitesta-
tion Of The Clerk and Of ,ths seal Of said
court, being produced in any ,otber Stale,
Territory, Or District in which the person
so escaping may be found; md being ex.
hibfied To- any Judge, Commissioner or
other officer Authorized by law ofthe Uni-s
He'd States tb CAUSE persohs escaping from
seryiicse, iics,ior ii. labor to be full and conclusive
\ evidence Of the fact Of escape, and that
lhe service OF labor DC the person escaping
| is due to the party in such record mentions
| ed: And upon the production by the said
party of other and further evidence if nec-,
essary, either oral or BY affidavit, IN adS
,ditiof 10 what is contained in the said re-
cord Of The identity ofthe person escaping
1 he or she shall be delivered up TO the
fclaimant. And the s1id Court, aComnis;
sener, Judge; Of other person authorized
I by this act 70 gran. certificates to slalms
ants Sfftigitisss, shall upon the production
Of the record and other evidences afford.
said, grant to such claimant a certificate
Of his right 10 take any such person idenii-
4 fed and proved to be owing service sor
labor as aforesaid, which icerlifca.s shall
authorize such claimantto seize, or arTssr
and transport such person to the aStatesor
Territory ffom which he escaped; Pro-
! vided. Tint nothing lbsrein, contained
4 shall be construed as requiribg ihe pro due
tiop Of a transcript Of such1 rscOrd as ssi-
ldence as aforesaid. But in its abscehce
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