The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-13

ceyed the signature Of the President and bsnoma hs .
ecnnisi,;n every dlssctng question arising Of the
qarnce, Is now adjusted Let US learn Tom the pc rous
wise sn wneh we have passed, To appreciate the
OF our fathers. purtue policy peace,
oatns the Idea q foreign conquest
dnnos anu avoiding as much possble occasions o.
domestic discofd, 70 bend energies and
hson 2 me development OF the ofour beau
tsl county = mo promotion Of the happiness Of cur
people and 70 the illustration before the world OF the wis.
uoni ana the glory Of repubicanism
bin The act entitled San ACT respecting fugitive,
tom lnslce and persons escaping ioin the service Of
BE IL taorta By The Senate and House Of Reseseafa-
aues Of the Uad Stafss of Amrtoa Congress asab
appointed comms IN yr,a Of anv ae al Con,,as'
" he circuit courts Of the United States Who Ia con
sequence Of such appointment authorized 10 exercise
the powers thata justice Of the peace other
OF any o. the United States may exercise 10 respect to
offenders for any crime offence against United States
atresng imPtsonng, or bailing the under and
by virtue o. the thryshd Of the q the twenty
aoutn 81 Ssp'ember seventeen hundred and eghy.n
estue An actt establish the Judicial Of the United
states shab be- ani are hereby. authorized and required
70 exercise aud discharge ell the powers and dates confer
SEC And ba further snaef.d, That the superior oourt
o. each oganlAed ielory OF the Uned States shalt have
ahe anne power nppons commissioners 10 lake acknow
edements q bail aud affidavit and to take depoons of
wnessfs IN civil causes, which now possessed by The
ccu coufis Of the United States and all
VINO a hefsa Ter De appointed TOR such purposes by the
superior anurt q any organized territory Of the United
states shsi osess all the powers and exercise all the
autes conferred by aw The commits appointed
by The circuit caarts q tie uned Staes for similar pur-
poses ana sau moreover and dicharge ail
sKc. lad De farther ssiefed That the crcait courts
VIZ United States and tue Superior courts OF each organ
enlarge the Gnmber of issoners, with view 10
alord reasonable facilities reclaim ugva from labor
4 act.
SEC And De further enacted That the com sion
The Judges OF the circuit and district oil the United
States, N their respective and districts thin the
Territories sever,ly and collectively in term time and
vacation and snail grant certificates claimants,
aii,arttt aLa
and remove such iugves service labor under the
RESTRICTIONS hereia contained, to The State Territory om
when such pc fsons may have escaped lied
SEC dad Be further enacted, That IL shall be the
cote all warrants and under
y This act when TO them directed and should any
other process, ~hsn rendered, all proper
diligently TO execute the same, he shall, convection
ter1o be fined IN the oil thousand dollars the
usa OF snch Claimant the motion Of claimant, by
tue circuit OF district court Tor the district OF such marshal
and, after OF fugitive by such marshal his
deputy, or whist al any iime il his custody under the
PROVISIONS q This act should such fugitive escape Whistler
win without the 81 such deputy,
such arsha snail be liable, his official bond 10 be-
prosecuted, for the benefit u such claimant, Tor the full
value OF the service o. iaor Of said fugitive The SAFE,
TeTrory district whece he escaped and the better
enable tue said commissioners. When thus appointed.
TO execute their duties faithfully ard efficiently. in
formy with The requirements Of the constitution OF the
United States and Of This ACT they hereby authorized
and empowered within teir counties respectively, to APP
poin writing undsr their hands more SUIT
able persons, irom time 10 ne to execute all such war
and process may be issued by them the
lawful perio nance OF thetr respective duties with
thorIly such commissioners, the persons be
pointed by them process aforesaid,
mon and cal! their aid bystandeIs posse
oil the proper county, necessary faithful
obscvpnce OF the clause of ke constitution referred
Ia conformity with the provisions Of this act and all
the prompt and rticisnt this law, when-
ever their service may be US aforesaid Tor that
purpose and said warrants shall aud be executed by
SAID officers where IN The STATE within which they
issled.
b. Id 70 service or abof ia any stale Territory OF the
United States has heretofore shall hereafter escape into
,,nft lInt,a
persons To whom such service labor may be due
his her their agent attorney, duly authorized, by
under the seal Ct legal ocer OF tho State
Territory in which ue be executed may pursue
and reclantuch ugttse perfou, either BY procuring
warrant from OF the courts Judges,
Tor the apprehension OF such usve from or labor,
or BY selznR aud arresag such fugitive, where the
such person TO be aken orthwiih be ore ucn adse
commissioned whose duty shall be TO hear and deter
and upon satisfactory proc, being made by deposition
affidavit, In wiring, TO be taken and certified by such
court judge missioner, by other satisfactory
tinony, daily taken cerlhed 10y cou
justice Of the peace, other legal ohcer authorized adj
minister and take dispositions uudeI laws a
the STATE Territory IRON which person owing
service or labor nave escaped, vita certificate OF
such magisIacy OF other authority as aforesaid with The
seal OF the proper officer thereto attached, which
seal shat be sufficient eabh the competency OF the
proof and with proof also by sdav OF the ideny Of The
person hose service labor claimed be due aIoTe
sad that the person 50 arrested does TACT owe service OF
labor the person persona claiming him la the
State or Territory from which such fugitive may have es
and that escaped
anu deliver 10 such csinant his or her agent or st'o
ceTtcae setting forth the substantial facts ne 70 the
labor due from such ugye the claimant, and
OF her escape hon the STATE Territory when
such labor due 10 the state Territory IN
he she arrested, with authority to such claim
an o. hs OF her agent or auofney 70 hse such icasoa
BILE ioce and restraint as may be necessary under tbs CIR
OF the case take and such iugtve
person back 10 tho Territory from whence be or
she have la trial hearing
be admitted IN evidence and The certificates IA this and
The section nioned ths be- conclusive II the right
Of persons whose grained 20
such fugitive the State Terrloy from which he es-
capped and shall prevent oil moderation Of said person
persons by any process issued by any court Judge, mags
uHte, or other person whomsoever
SIC q. dad be Jvfhu enacted, That amy person who
shall Knowingly willingly obstTnct, hlnder or PEE
suck claimant, his agent attorney, person
or persons lawfully assisting him, her, them, from ar
without process sfoesad snail rescue or attemp
rescue, such fugitive from service labor, from the
custody OF such claimant, her agent attorney
otter person persons lawfully assisting as Aforesaid
arrested, the authority herein
declared shall aid, abe or such person. -
owing LABOR Aforesaid, directly indirectly,
escape from such claimant, hts agent attorney,
other person penons legally authorized Aforesaid
shalt harbor conceal such iugiye, % as 70 prevent
the discovery and OF uch person. aier nouce or
knowledge the tat such person ugitve rom
service labor aforesaid, snal Tor either Of sad Oh
iences, subject fine not exceeding one tousaBd
dollars and inprsoI exceeding six monbs, by in-
dictmsnt and conviction before the district court OF the
Uniled State, Tor the district In which such offence ay
have committed, before the proper contt OIL erlm-
nal sdicton, committed within any one o The Organ.
lied Territories OF the United safes; and shall moreover
forfeit and pay, BY way Of civil damages TO he party 90
lars or each Fugitive aforesaid TO be recovered by
action of debt Of the district terrtofat courts