The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-15
Tt Z r E P u BLIC /.
Law OF 1893.

AN ACT respectng fugitivcs from justice, and
persons escaping from the service OF 'helf mas
ters.
ssc.l. BE IL enacted by the Senate and House q
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Ontea STATES ~ hmGtea ~
ro,,sr,ss assembled, That whenever The executive
authority of any State in the Union, or OF either oil
the Territories northwest or south OF the river
Ohio shall demand any person as fugitive from
Justice OF the executive authority oil any such State
ar Territory TO which such person shall have He'd,
and shall moreover, produce the copy oil an lndlcl
uent found, or an affidavit made, before a nagls
trate of any State Territory Aforesaid, charg
ing the person so demanded with having commit
ted treason felony, or other crime, certlned as au
thent,c by the governor chief magistrate OF the
State or Territory from whence the person 80
charged iled il shall be the duty OF the executive
authority OF the State or Territory TO winch such
person shall have fled, 10 cause HIM or her to be
arrested and secured and notice OF the arrest TO De
given TO the executive authority making such de,
mand or to the agent of such authority appointed
20 receive the fugitive, and to cause the iugitVe 10
be delivered to such agent when he shall appear
but il no such agent shall appear within SIX months
from the time OF the arrest, the prisoner may be
discharged. And all costs or expenses incurred In
the experimenting, securing, and transmitting
such fugitive 10 the State or Territory making
such demand, shall be paid by such State or Term
tory.
SEC @ Ind be Il further enacted, That any agent
APPOINTED as aforesaid who shall receive the fugl-
tive into his custody, shall be empowered to trans
port him or her the State Territory from which
he or she shall have fed. And II any person oi
persons shall by force, set at liberty or rescue th'
fugitive from such agent while transporting, ~
aforesaid, the person persons SO offending shall
on conviction, be fined not exceeding hve hundre'
dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding one year
SEC. 3. Ind be IL also enacted, Ihat when person
held to labor IN any OF the Uhlted sta'es' or II
either of the territories the northwest or south
the river Ohio, under the laws thereof, shall escap
into any other of the said States or territory, tn
person 10 whom such labor or service may be due
ms agent attorney, is hereby empowered 10 seiz
or arrest such fugitive from labor, and to take mn
or her before any Judge of the circuit or dlstrIc
courts Of the United States, residing being within
the State, or before any magistrate OF county
city, town corporate, whereon such seizure VI
arrest shall be made and upon proof, TO the salts
faction of such Judge or magistrate, either ny ora
testimony or affidavit taken before and certified by
magistrate OF any such State or Territory, that th
person seized arrested doth, under the laws 0
the State Territory from which heor she He'd OWE
service labor to the person claiming him or her
it shall be the duty OF such judge or magistrate t
give a certificate thereof to such claimant his agen
or attorney, which shall be sufficient warrant 10
removing the said fugitive from labor to the STATE
or Territory from which he or she fled.
SEC. 4. Ind be II further enacted, That any per
son who shall knowingly and willingly obstruct o
hinder such claimant, his agent or attorney, IN 81
seizing or arresting such fugitive from labor, o
shall rescue such fugitive from such claimant, IN
agent or attorney, when 30 arrested, pursuant Z
the authority herein given or declared; OF shal
harbor or conceal such person, after notice that h
or she was fugitive from labor, as aforesaid, sha
for either OF the said offences forfeit and pay tn
sum of five hundred dollars; which penalty ma
be recovered by and for the benefit OF such claim
ant by action of debt, in any court proper 10 tr
the same; saving, moreover, TO the person claim
ing such labor or service, his right OF action for
on account Of the said injuries or either OF them
GEO. WASHINGTON.