The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-28

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taInty as may be; and transcript of such record,
authenticated by the attestation Of the clerk and
and OF the seal Of the said court, being produced
IN any other Suite, territory, or district in which
tne person so escaping may be found and being ex-
hiolted TO any judge, commissioner, or other Off
Ger authorized by the law of the United States
70 cause persons escaping from service labor to
De 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
que TO the party IN such record mentioned And
upon the production by the said party Of other
ana further evidence, if necessary, either oral or
oy amdavit, III addition to what is contained in
the said record of the identity Of the person es-
Gaping, he or she shall be delivered up to the
claimant. And the said court, commissioner,
)uuge, or other person authorized by this act to
grant certificates to claimants Of fugtiyes shall ,
upon the production of the record and other evil
dence aforesaid, grant to such claimant a certf
cate OF his right to take any such person idsnti-
ned and proved to be owing service or labor us
| aforesaid, which certificate shall authorize such
claimant to seze or arrest and transport such per-
son to the State or territory from which he es-
capped: Prorided, however, That such certificate,
1 and the proceedings before the Judge, commits
sioner, or justice of the peace who may grant the
same shall constitute no evidence whatever against
the person delivered up fugitive from service
or labor IN any suit thereafter Instituted by him
or her to establish his or her right to freedom;
nor shall such certificate and proceedings be
pleaded and relied on in any manner whatever in
any such suit In bar of the plaintiffs right to
cover his or her freedom. This sectisn shall APP
Ply, SO as to authorize the making up record in
the manner above provided in relation to fugitives
| from service or labor who have heretofore es-
caPed, as wen as to those who may hereafter es-
cape.
DEC. o. Ind De II further enacted, That in case
the alleged fugitive shall declare to the court,
JunLse' or commissioners or other omcer before
WIN nc 10 olousha' lhal ne - Iree man, anu
~. Sase, anu me sa'u court Judge OF commas
soueI' Or other o1hcer' shaii decide 10 grant ihe
ceruhra,s heren autnorzed' empowering me re-
lova' ~ .ne st'u Iug,uye 70 'he o'ate rom which
ne or she shali nave hed the said court, udge, or
commissioner, or other omcer shaii require OF tne
c'a'''lan. or ms agen. 70 enter mo pono' WIN
OUT surety, 70 the onited states, IN te sum or one
.housa''u douars, condtioned mat the said iuSi-
1--WE shnl' De removed TO the state, ana INTO the
county, PARISH or district ihereof from whence he
or she may have fled and then and there, after
the return OF said fugitive, that he or she shall be
taken oy me SAID claimant or his agent before
court OF competent jurisdiction, at It's hrst term
after such return, and be permitted by the said
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The condition OF the above obligation is such,
that II the above bound -- snail remove a GER
tam person, named .----, who IS Claimed by the
said opilgor us lugVe rom iaoor, INTO the state
OF --, ana tne county (parish or oisrlct' as the
case may pe) OF -, ana Jake the alleged fugI-
1--WE before court OF competent jurisdiction therein
al us nrst terni' ana the ana mere permit me sad
aeged IuSitiVe 10 Try ny jury MS or her right TO
freedom, IN SUCH form or action as shall DC con-
ior'hDie 20 he laws OF sa,d otate IN ,nat penaii,
anu ahoru the sa'u a',egeu iugilVe Inc iacilines
70 'a'i r'i', inei this oo'Isauon shai'
I'LL 90" ~ nv IT,; ~ VIZ Sou
aha pay ~ ,ne o.,'en tne sau SUI, VI one
'housanu uo.ats, which snaii pe rec9verapie IN
de.,on before any c''cui' OF a's'r'c' court
VI 'ne onieu o'a'eS.
And the said bond having the blanks properly
hlled up, ana being duly executed by the SAID
claimant or his agent, shall be delivered to the
SAID court Judge, or commissioner, or other ohcer
acting as aforesaid, who shall Immediately enclose,
seal, and transmit the same, by mail, to the dis
trict attorney Of the United States for the State
or district into which the said alleged fugitive
may have been removed. And 1t shall be the
duty of the said attorney on the forfeiture of the
SAID bond, to proceed FOR the recovery OF the pc
naity thereof and for his services IN the prose-
cutlon and recovery of the same, he shall be enti-
tied to ten per cent OF the amount recovered; the
residue to be paid into the treasury of the United
States; and he shall be also allowed for his SER
vices IN the prosecution OF the suit, the sum OF
twenty-five dollars, whether there be any recov-
cry or not. But If the obigor IN the said bond
shall comply with the condition thereof, or If up
on the return OF the said fugitive to the place from
which he or she fled, he or she shall declare be.
fore the court aforesaid that he or she has no
right to freedom, and therefore does not wish the
prosecution ofany SUIT therefor, the said attorney
shall IN either OF those cases surrender to the OBJ
Igor the said bond.
SEC. 8. lind DC further enacted, That any per-
son who shall knowingly and willingly obstruct,
hinder, or prevent such claimant, his agent or at
torney, or amy persons or persons lawfully assist