Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-13

will pay to the State of Texas the sum Of
dollars, in stock bearing five perez interest, pay
able haf-yearly at the Treasury of the United
States, the principal to be redeemable at the end
OF fourteen years; which said stock shall be first
applied to the extinction of any debt for which the
duties on imports were pledged as aforesaid, and
the residue thereof in such manner as the SAID
State may direct Provided That nothing herein
contained is to be construed to imply or admit the
liability of the United States for any portion OF the
public debt of Texas.
Fifth. Immediately after the President of the
United States shall have officially received an au-
thentn copy of the act of the General Assembly,
of Texas accepting these propositions, he shay
cause The stock aforesaid to be issued and deh-
vered t6the lawful agent of the State of Texas,
as provided for in the fourth article aforesaid
and this compact shall be binding and obligatory
on the United States and the said State ofTexas.
Sirth. If the said State of Texas shall refuse
or decline toaccede to the preceding articles they
shall become null and void, and the United States
shall be RENTED back TO al their territorak rights,
in the same state and condition if these articles
of compact had hever been tefaered to THE accept
ance ofthe stateA of Texas.
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See. = And be 4 further ena3ted. That when any
ry or in the District osColumlEa, under the laws
thereof, shall escape tereom thespartyto whom such
service labor shall Re Tue, hise herr their agent
been and aegy spch
court of the escape aforesaid and tathe person esca-
ping owned service lsed to slichi party. Where
upon the court shall cause9record to be made OF the
matters proved. and alao general description
of the person escaping, with such convenient
certainty may be; and transcript OF such record
authenticated by the attesaten ofnhe clerk and OF the
seal of the said court being pruced in any other State,
Territory or District in which, the person escaping
may be found, and being exhibited to any Judge, com
missioner, other officer. authfzed by the law of the
labor to be dvered up shaF be held and taken to
be full and conclusive the fact escape and
that the service labor Of ths person escaping is due
production by the said party othel and further ey-
dence if necessary, either o1a byafdavit, in addi
ton to what contained qhe said ecord ofthe iden,
% a the as ar be dfSs5s
Judge or other person uthorzed by thct to grant
icates claimants of gitives. shall, Upon the produc-
ton Of the record and other evidences grant to
| such claimant certificate OF his rgH to any such
Or labor as aforesaid which certificate shall authorize
such a he e to or o and ws ps
And beit turtyr enacted, That in case 1.-THE alleged
fugitive shall DECLARE the court judge 9r commits
sioner, other officer before whom he brought, that
judge or commissioner or other officer shal decide
to grant the certificate herein authorized, empowering
the removal of the said fugitive to the State from
commissioner other officer, shall requirel Of the
claimant OF his agent to enter into bond. without
surety, to the United States, in the sum of one thousand
dollars that said fugitive shall be removed to
and intothe county parish or district thereof, strom
whenceehe or she may have fled, and then and there,
after tie return Of said fugitive, he she TALL
be taken by the said claimant or his agent before
coYt ofcompeent jurisdiction at its first term after
suefreturn, and be permitted by the said caimanSo
his agent to try by jury the right to freedom OF SUCH
fugitive in such form OF action as shall be contormabe
IA In tho Stota irf OF oholf
{Sec. And be it further enacted, That the follow
hg shall be the form 1.-THE bond required of the cla
mant or his agent in the next preceding section viz
/ "Know all men by these presents, that l, - Of
the country (parish district, the may be- Of
-, in the State of -, am held and firmly bound
the U. States in the of one thousand dollars
representative, to which payment, well and truly to be
made, | bind myself my heirs and legal representa-
tves. Witness my hand and seal, this - day of
-, eighteen hundred and -
"The condition of the above obligation is such, that
if the above bound -- shall remove a certain per-
son named -, who is claimed by the said obligor
as fugitive from labor into the State of -, from
the county (parsh district the may beg Of
-, and take the alleged fugitive before court of
competent jurisdiction therein. at its first term and
then and there permit the said alleged fugitive try by
Jury his her right to freedom, such form OF action
shall be conormable to the laws OF said alleged iu-
gtive the acilitesnecessay to fair trial, then this
obligation shall cease and be void otherwise the said
obligor shall pay the United States the said sum of
one thousand dollars, which shall be recoverable in
proper action before any circuit or district court OF the
| United States"
And the said bond, having the blanks properly filled
up and being duly executed by the said claimant his
agent shall be delivered to the said court, Judge, or
commissioner other officer acting aforesaid, who
shall Immediately enclose seal, and transmit the same,
by mail to the District Attorney of the United States
for the State District into which the said alleged tu
gtve may have been removed And it shall be the
duty Of the said attorney, the forfeiture OF the said
bond proceed for the recovery Of the penalty there
Of and for his services in the prosecution and recovery
of the same, he shall be entitled to ten per cent OF the
amount recovered the residue 10 be paid into the
s,y of the United States; and he shall be also allowed
for his services in the prosecution of the suit the
of twenty-five dollars, whether there be any recovery
not But if the obligor in the said bond shall comply
said fugitive to the place from which he or she had
fled he she shall declare before the court aforesaid
that he or she has no right 10 freedom and therefore
does not wish the prosecution OF any suit therefor the
said attorney shall in either OF those cases. surrender to
the obligator the said bond.
SLAVE TRADE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Be itenacted, &c; That from and after the-day
District OF Columbia any slave whatever for the pur-
pose of being sod or for the purpose OF being placed
in depot, to be subsequently, transported to any other
State or place. And if any slave shall be brought in
the said District by its owner, by the authority
consent Off owner contrary to the provisions of
this act, such slave shall thereupon become liberia
| ted and free.
Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That it shall and
may be lawful for each Of the Corporations of the
cities OF Washington and Georgetown, from time to
time and often may be necessary to abae break up
and abolish any depot place of confinement OF slaves
brought into the said District merchandise contrary
the provisions OF this act by such appropriate
dent and proper And the power is hereby vested
in the County Court of Washington, il any attempt
shall be made within its limits to establish depot
place otconnement for slaves brought into the said
District as merchandise for SALE contrary to this
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH QUEEN.
The new British steam propeller British Queen,
Captain Bell, plying between New York and
Hamburg, arrived at New York Thursday morn
ing, after passage of thirty-fve days, which had
excited some fears for her safety. She brings