Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-10-05

ing AT the cNntnlnatlOn, Keeping ulc tuRtN'
in custody, aud providing him with food ant
lodging during his detention, and until Tho
final determination of such commissioner
and in general for performing such other du'
ties MS may be required by such claimant
his or her attorney or agent, or commissions
er in the premises; such fees to be made uF
in conformity with the fees usually charged
by the officers Of the courts of justice with.
in the proper district or county, as near as
may be practicable, and paid by such claim.
ants, their agents or attorneys, whether sucli
supposed fugiiives from service or labor be
ordered TO be delivered to such claimants by
the final determination of such commission
/ ers or not.
Sec. 9. And be IL further enacted That up
on affidavit made by the claimant of such
fugitive, his agent or attorney, afler such
certificate has been issued, that he has rea-
son to apprehend that such fugitive will be
rescued by force from his or their possession
before he can be taken beyond the limits OF
the State in which the nrrest is made, Il
shall he the duty Of the officer making the
arrest to retain such fugitive in bis custody,
and to remove him to the State whence he
fed, and there TO deliver him TO said clai-
mant, his agent or attorney. And to this end,
the officer aforesaid is hereby authorized and
required TO employ so many persons as he
may deem necessary TO overcome such
force, and TO retain them in his service so
long ms circumstances may require. The
said officer and his assistants, while so en-
ployed, TO receive the same compensation,
and to be allowed the same expenses, rs are
now allowed by law for the transportation
of criminals, to be certified by the judge Of
the district within which the arrest is made,
and paid out of the treasury of the United
States.
Sec. 10. find be Il further enacied, Thut
when ony person held to service or labor in
any State or Territory, or in the District of
Columbia, shall escape therefrom, the party
to whom such service or labor shall be due,
his, her, or their agent or attorney, may APP
ply TO any court of record therein, or Judge
thereof in vacation, and make satisfactory
proof to such court, or Judge in vacation, of
the escape aforesaid, aud that the person
escaping owed service or lnbor TO such par
~. Whereupon the court shall cause a
record TO be made of the matters so proved,
and also general description Of the person
so escaping, with such convenient certainty
as may be; and transcript of such record,
authenticated by the attestation of the clerk
and OF tile seal of the said court, being pro-
"uNpu w ui'y otncT OuNc, lcTTUOfy, OF us
trict in which the person so escaping may
be fotnd, una beng Exhibited 10 ufsys jusse,.
commissioner, or other officer authorized by
the law of the United States TO cause per-
sons escaping from service or labor TO be
delivered up, shall be held and taken TO be
full and conclusive evidence of the fact Of
escape, and that the service or labor of the
person escaping is due TO the party in such
record mentioned. And upon the produc-
ton by the said party of other and further
evidence, il necessary, either oral or by affi-
davit, in addition to what is contained in the
said record of the identity of the person
escaping, he or she shall be delivered up TO
the claimant. And the said court, commits
sioner, judge, or other person authorized by
this act TO grant certificates to claimants of
fugitivcs, shall, upon the production of the
record and other evidences aforesaid, grant
TO such claimant certificate of his right TO
take any such person identified, and proved
TO be owing service or labor as aforesaid,
which certificate shall authorize such cluim-
ant TO seize or arrest and transport such
person to the State or Territory from which
he escaped: Prouided, That nothing herein
contained shall be construed as requiring the
produton of transcript of such record as
evidence as aforesaid. But in its absence
the claim shall be heard and determined
upon other satisfactory proof competent in
law.
Approved, September 10, 1850.