Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-24

persons TO whom such service or labor DUE or his her.
by the third section Of this act to deliver 10 the proper
authorized this hear and determine upon the claim
such person to the service labor Of such g
tive transcript OF the record authorized by the section
this act and authenticated thereby required such other
proof such claimants would law be authorized to
furnish and herenpon and upon the affidavit in writing OF
such claimant his her. their agent attorney made
before such officer that the person persons named in said
record fugitive fugtves is are, the time Of such
affidavit being made within the county where such officer
Sides within the territorial limits within which such officer
authorized act it shall be the duty of such officer forth
with issue his warrant directed as aforesaid provided and
upon the receipt thereof by the officer to whom directed
shall be his duty the ame and proceed there
with in the prescribed BY the third section
of this act.
.ind5 it further enacted That if such fugitive be
not delivered persons delivering such tram
script or furnishing such other proof aforesaid within
days after the is delivered furnished and affidavit
made Aforesaid then shall be lawful for such claimant
claimants to institute suit in the circuit district OF the
Gasa sss in q which he es or they reside against the
cover the value of such fugitive from service labor and the
legal expenses incurred the attempt such fugitive
Sec - Ind DC further enacted, That At the time OF m
shutting such suit in the circuit district aforesaid
the said claimant shall file declaration writing in which
ne shall set forth his title to the service labor OF such g-
tvs the proceedings had under the provisions of this
act to recover such fugitive in the State Territory into
which such fugitive has escaped that the said fugitive in
commenced and that such fugitive had not been delivered
said claimant required BY this that copy of said de-
claation shall be issued by the clerk Of said district circuit
which shall be delivered the marshal Of the United States
be BY him served the said attorney and then returned
in the case Of other mesne process to said court
Sec lind be further enacted That at the term Of said
court to which the said process shall be returned served
shall be the duty OF the said attorney to take issue the said
decaraon whereupon shall be the duty of the said
swear jury to try said issues the sad attorney being hereby
required defend the behalf the United Ste
upon the verdict Of the jury in favor of such claimant be
rendered such legal and competent testimony shall be
admitted by the court Judgment shall be rendered in said
for the value Of the service labor of such fugitive
tanned by the jury, together with the legal incurred
by the said claimant in the prosecution Of his said claim
Sec. Qnd be farther enacted That it shall and may
be lawful for claimant who may afore
sa akean authenticated copy thereof and present the
to the Secretary of the Treasury Of the United States
who hereby authorized and directed pay the
any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
This proposition debated great length by Messrs
PRATT, WINTHROP, YULEE, CAss, DAYTON,
BADGER, BUTLER, UNDERWOOD, and STURGEON,
of which report will appear hereafter.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD submitted an amendment which he
will offer when in ORDER which orderedto be printed
The Senate then adjourned.