Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-23

potency of the proof and with proof also by affidavit; of
the identity OF the person whose service labor Is claimed
to be due as aforesaid that the person arrested does IN
fact owe service or labor the person claiming
hm or her, IN the State or Territory from which such .-
tive may have escaped aforesaid and that said person
cned To make out and deliver TO such claimant his or her
agent or attorney certificate setting forth the substantial
facts as Ia The service labor due from such fugitive I" The
canin nj ana oi his her from the State or rrrto
ry in which such service labor due Ia the STATE or
Territory in which he she was arrested with authority la
such Claimant or his or her agent Attorney 10 use such
reasonable force and restraint hc necessary under
The circumstances o the ease take and siich i
givc person back the State Territory ito whence he
or she may have escaped as aforesaid In no l or hearing
under this act snail the testimony of such ale sed uIivc be
admitted in Z, ldcncr; and the certificates III iis ana hc
fret section mentioned shall he conclusive o III right t"
the person persons in whose favor granted Ia remove
such fugitive The STATE Territory from which he esc
rej and shall prevent all molcsaiion uf said ar per
sons by process issued by any court pd.c magistrate
other person whoinSocycr
SIC /. Ind be further cnuced Tia; person wi'"
shall knowingly and willingly ohstruct hinder or prevent
such claimant his agent attorney or person r per-
sons lawfully assisting him, her. them, from aesiI'ie
such fugitive from service labor, either with without
process aforesaid; shall rescue attempt to rescue
such fugitive from service or labor from The custody I" sch
claimant his ar her agent attorney, Other person
persons lawfully ASSISTING aforesaid, when arrested
pursuant 10 The authority herein given umI ecae snail
aid abel assist such person. owing service labor IA
aforesaid directly ndccv escape from such rll
nan his agent attorney other person persons lc-
gay authorized as aioresad shall harbo conceal sch
fugitive sO 5 10 prevent tile discovery and arrest "l suc
person, after notice knowledge o the fact Thai such per
fugitive from service or labor aforesaid shall
for either OF SAID offences be subject to fine mol exceeding
thousand dollars aud Imprisonment moi exceeding SIX
months, by indictment and conviction before The District
Court o the United States for the district IN which such at
fence may have been committed before The proper c"ii
Of criminal nrsdcton ii committed within ANY one oi lc
organized Territories oi the United States and shall mon
over forfeit and pay by way oi civil damages 10 me party
Injured by snch illegal conduct the Of one thousand
dollars hc recovered by action of debit in oi The dis
ct Or territorial courts Aforesaid, within whose jurisdiction
the said offence may have been committed
S.o u.
anes, and the clerks OF the said district and trrTtorlal
court, shall BE- paid for their services the ike fees may be
allowed to them for similar seyccs in other eases and where
such services rendered exclusively in The arrest custody,
and delivery of the fugitive The caman his "r her agent
attorney where such supposed fugitive may h Iscar
rcd oil custody for The oi uicen proc! as aioc
said, then such fees be- paid in tc whole 10y slth
claimant his agent and attorney, and in all cases where l
proceedings before commissioner he shall be rn' ri
fee Of dollars in full for his services IN each ease
upon the delivery Of the said certificate 10 ic claimant his
her agent attorney: lee o five dollars in
where the proof shall not in the opinion OF such commission
r such certificate and delivery inclusive oi all
vices incident such and examination, I" be paid
in either case By the claimant his her agent ar attorney
The person persons authorized execute the pccss
be issued by suc commissioners for the and delcn
ton vi lugtvcs from service ar labor aforesaid shall also
bc entitled fee Of five dollars each rr each person m
they may and take before any stci commissioner
aforesaid al the instance and request OF such claimant with
such other fees may he deemed rcasonapb by such c1mis
soners for such other additional services ~ hc n,ctssa
rly performed by INN ~ hcn such a. attending III lit NaiI
nation Keeping the fugitive in custody, and providing him
with food and lodging during his detention, and until III" Il
nal determination such commissioner and n general nr
performing such other duties mas bc cnlici hy such
claimant, his her attorney agent, commissioner in tine
Premises such be- made mp with the
usually charged by the officers of the Z" justice
within the proper district or county Is near as may be pc
cabe and paid by such claimants their agents attorney
whether such supposed fu-yes from service labor be
dered 10 be delivered 10 such claimants by the final ee
nation of such commissioners ur not
See T. And be il further enacted That when any person
held 10 service labor in any State or Territory in The
shall.
hereiro the party to yhon such service or itt" snail be
due his her their agent attorney apply
OF record therein and make satisfactory proc. such
OF the escap. aforesaid and that the person escaping
owed service labor 10 such party Whcrcnpon the
shall record 10 be- made of hc uiltefs proved au
also general description oi te person escaping wh such
convenient certainty may be; and transcript; u! such
cord authenticated by the atsiaon of The clerk and o the
seal Of the said court being produced in State
rory, District III which The person escaping be
found, and bcn. exhibited 10 Judge commissioner
other officer authorized b. the iw ol the L. States
persons escaping from service labor 10 be delivered up
sa be held and taken 10 be- fall and conclusive evidence u
of escape and that the service or labor o tho person
escaping is due The party in such record mentioned And
the production by the said party Of other and future
dence ii necessary either oral by affidavit in addition
what is contained in the said record OF the identity Of the
person escaping he or she shall delivered p the clin
And the said court commissioner Judge other per-
authorized by this act to grant certificates 10 claimants
fugitives shall upon the production OF The record
evidences aforesaid, grant 10 such claimant certificate OF
his right take any such identified and proved 10 bc
owing service labor as aforesaid which certificate shall
authorize sach claimant seize arrest and transport such
person to the State Territory from which he ocapod.
Prorded That nothing herein contained shall be construed
requiring the production OF transcript Of sch record
evidence aforesaid but in its absence The claim shall
heard and determined upon other satisfactory proofs
pecnt in law AND should sud- fugitive, any time after be
ing arrested aforesaid by warrant aforesaid be-
by force from those having such fugitive in CUSTODY then
shall be lawful for such clain1l his agent or attorney
hib proof Of such and before any dgc u the
Circuit District Court of The United Stats or The STATE
where the effected; and upon snch and
brl l.ip
and that the witlion: cousi"n, md further thai
the service labor raincd Of such fugitive due such
claimant i'm the State Territory, district whence hc He'd
il shall be the duty of such JUDGE grant io such claimant
his agent Attorney certificate oi The facts proved
and Of the value of such labor in the State
Territory, district whence the fugitive fled said claim
ant be- proved in like nnnncr which Certificate when
produced By such claimant his attorney, shall be paid
the Treasury. Of any moneys therein mol otherwise ap
propraicd md the shall ne filed in the Treasury evil
loncc OF much money due from The State Territory
where such effected II the United States and
shall be b" the Secretary OF The Treasury reported Con
grcss at the ensuing lis payment Irorided
That than : in case Of II male OF in case
Of female fugitive shall! be So allowed or paid.
Sec :. All and parts OF coming within the pro-
vision of this shall he and the hereby repealed
This shall be in farce from lis passage.