New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-03

49,, ,soDs Authorized % ezaouSs .ae &c 5i' .
h is,ned ~ sueh CJmuissioners Tor IN" arrstt Nd
dS,s.,;oo of f1eitives from sef7icea " lt7je ~
.f,,rx.sid shall 60 be emitted 20 lice 81 We io
iersfsct for esch 2 rg3n h8 or theY H1y Asfe4-
.rd taka before sn, such C5ma4s s1ne7 ~ sore
ts;d a. instance and -eqGsst of such q sln.1E
v in aUch othsr frts may bedeeQltdre ascn 42le
Nv tuch Commissioner Tor such additional saF'ioes
as 1nsy be necess4fiiy performed by MIA " ten
iuch IS atteudiug i tNe n R'ioa ssal Ia5 70
fugitive in custody, AID proyidipg him wth iood
hLd lode log during 4 ieD.i0G, aad oGti tae ~
degerlniaayiop 4 soeh G.nuissiJuet; 1ad, in 5sa
era. Tor psrformj1g su5h other dates as N " oe
required by sUch csims"t, me " hef azS'fnsy u
ase1t or Colulis4iocer il 5le g!anise5f E1'.3 .s@
n be n ade 90 in c-bfofmity Tish the ssss u5iely
charged by tne ol6c7re Of tls CodFs o. 1u'.'o7
within lh. proper D sgfic Or 1a1usgp n97 = 81 =
be prsctic able, snd paid ~ s0ca ca'11A1's tloi'
agsLt. or al&crneys, whether s1oh supposed ~
ttyts from service or lAber h dr5 sfed % &c 4sF
ered to sucn claimants By tbs inal da;e:n!a +'I9a d
such Commissioner O. ros
SEC g. Aad be II further ea1c.ea, thaF 42ph 1u'
daYit made bJ the claimant OF sdca 'as'llVe' ma
agent or attorney a'ter saoh cefTGo-'G 4 - 9GeI
issued that ne has reason 10 appfedsnd saa' 1iJn
fugitive will ba rercued by fG-os from ~; ot 'neH
uosse ssion before he cen be stden oeyooa tue aH-
its Of tina State in which she ares. Is maze. u
Eball be the duty of.be oiBcer 4oakng sue arrest %
retain such fugitive in Gus ,ody, ana 70 fenoy ~ IL
TO ,ba State whence he fed, ard there 70 osHVer
him 10 said claimant his SCENT. or attorney And
~ this and the officer aforesaid is hereby aQthoc-
lied and required to employ so many persons az
he may deem necessary TO ove'come sucn force,
and 10 retain them 10 his service so long az crcam
stances may require The said officer a1d hla az
sssaDsr while 80 employed, to receive the ssna
compensation, and 10 be allowed the sane ex'
penaes ga are now allo we'd by Law Tor transports
ton Of criminals to DO certified by the Judge OF the
District thin which the arrest ia made, and paid
out Of the treasury OF the United States
SEC 10. and be 1t further enacted, Tnss Fnan
sny person held TO service or labor in any State or
Territory, or in the DIstr'ct Of Columbia, Snan es-
cape tberefrom, the party to whom such serVc9 or
labor shall DO due his her. their agant or atSor-
ney, may apply to any Court or record tnereln' or
iufee thereof ia vacation and make satisfactory
proof TO such Court or Judge thereof In yacauor OF
the escape aforesaid, and that che person eiclp'ng
owed service or Dor to zach party. Whereupon
the Court shall canee, record % De nlade o. toe
matters 40 proved, and also genera description
Of the person 30 escaping, ~lsh such conven'eos
certainty az may be and a transcript OF sucn re-
cord authenticated by the attes alton Of the CLERK
and Of the seal of the said court, being produced
in any other State, Territory, or District in which
the person so escaping may be fouud and being
exhibited 10 any Judge, Commissioner, or other o.
hoer authorized by the 4w OF the United STATES TO
cause persons escaping from service or aoor TO be
conclusive evidence of the fact OF escape aud that
the service or labor of the person escaping is due
to the party IN suoh record mentioned And upon
the production by the said party Of other and fur
Their evidence if necessary, either oral or BY aitl.
davt, in addition to what is contained in the aaid
record Of the identity Of the person escaping, he
or she shall be delivered up to the clsman! And
the said Court Commissioner, Judge, or other per-
son authorized by this act to grant certificates 20
claimants of fugitives, shall upon the production OF
the record and other evidences aforesaid, granite
such claimant certificate Of his right to take any
such person identified and proved to be owing ser.
vice or labor as Aforesaid which certificate shall
authorize such cl6imant to seize or arrest and
transport such person to the State or Territory
from which he escaped Pro0tded, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed az requ'ing
the production OF a transcript of such record as
evidence "a aforesaid. But in it's absence the claim
shall be heard and determined upon other aatistao
tory proofs, competent in law.