Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-04-20
MasOn's Fugitive Bill.

BE il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That when
person held TO service or labor in any
State or Territory of the United States, un-
der the laws OF such State or Territory,
shall escape into any other of the said States
or Territories, the person to whom such
service or labor may be due, his or her agent,
or attorney, is hereby empowered to seize
or arrest such fugitive from service or labor,
and 10 take him or her before anu Judge
| Of the Circuit or DisfIicf Courts Of the United
| 'Hdies, or before any commissioner or clerk of
such courts, or marshal thereof or before anu
postmaster Of The United States, or collector Of
ihe customs Of he United States, residing or
being tciihin such State trherein such seizure or
arrest sbaH be made, aud upon proof TO tho
satisfaction Of such judge, commissioner,
clerk, postmaster, or collector, as the case
may be, either by orul testimony or affidavit
taken before aud certified by any person
authorized to administer an oath under the
laws of the United States, or of any State,
that the person so seized or arrested under
the laws of the State or Territory from which
he or she fled, owes service or labor to tho
person claiming him or her, il shall I've the
duty of such Judge, commissioner, clerk, mar
sidt postmaster, collector, 10 giue ceit fccte
thereof 10 such claimant, his or her agent or
attorney, tchich certificate shall be sufficient
irdrdnt for taking and remoUing such Ggitire
from service or labor 10 The STATE or TERRITORY
from which he or She. fled.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
when person held TO service or labor, as
mentioned IN the first section of this act,
shall escape from such service or labor, as
therein mentioned, the person TO whom
stIcl gprvicp N or labor tltny bt. bta his mr. has
agent, or attorney, may apply to any one of
the officers of the U. ;. named in said Sec
ton, other than marshal of the U. s., for a
warrant 10 seize and arrest such fugitive,
and upon affidavit being made before such
officer, leach of whom, for the purposes of
this act, is hereby authorized TO administer
an oath or ailirinOtion,) by such claimant, his
or her agent, that such person does under
the laws of the State or Territory from
which he or she fled, owe service or labor to
such claimant, Il shall he and is hereby made
the duty OF such officer, TO and before whom
such application end affidavit is made, TO
issue hs warrant TO any marshal Of any of
the Courts of the United States, TO seize and
arrest such alleged fugitive, and to bring him
or her forthwith, or OH day to be named in
| such warrant before the officer issuing such
warrant, or either OF the otlier officers men
! TONED IN sad hrst section, except the mar
| shal 10 Wnon The sud warrant is directed,
which said warrant or authority the said
marshal IS hereby authorized aud directed in
uii iiilngs to obey.
sec. .. And be II further enacted, Thai
any person uho shall knoicingiy and uiiiing-
" otSfTud or hinder such claimant his agent
or attorney, or any person or persons assist
ing him, her or them, in so serving or ar-
resting such fugitive from service or labor, or
shat rescue such Jhgttpe from such claimant,
has agent or Attorney when SO arrested, pur-
suant TO the authority herein given or do
clared, or shall aid, dbet, or assist such person
so oio'Tg service or labor 10 escape from such
claimant, his agent or attorney, or shall har-
Dor or conceal such person, niter notice that he
or she was a fugitive from labor, US aforesaid,
shall, for either ofhe said offences, forfeit and
PAY tie sum Of one thousand dollars which
penalty may be recovered by, and for the
benefit OF; such claimant, by action of deb,
in any court proper to try the same. saving.
moreover, to the person claiming such labor
or service, his right ofaction for, or on account
of the said injuries, or either of item.
Sec. a. And be it further enacted, That
when such person is seized and arrested,