Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-10-10
H. Stpts Of Esrmoat. as follows

having escapaa from another State Of the Unlt
ed States into this State, shall be determined by
a jury.
SEC. 2 Fiery writ for the arrest OF such fn-
gitIve shall he returnable to the County Court
IN the County ID which said fugitive shall be ar
SEC. 8 The Jury to try the matter aforesaid,
shall be drawn m the same manner AS Tor The
trial-of civil caases from the jurors summoned
and ATTENDING such Court and the said matters
shall be tried snd determined Ike any issue Of
fact in such Court. .........
SIC. Ifthe finding of the jury be in f'vo-
OF the clalnant upon all matters submitted tine
court. befofe~hom such herring shall have been
had, shall giant to such claimant certificate
stating that Il appears from the the evidence
submitted tuthe jury, that such i'igltlve' VII"
shall be particularly described IN another cerifi
cate, doll owe service or labor to the person
Claiming tlesane under he laws OF some other
State in the Union, nam0g such person, and the
state under whose laws such claim is sustained.
SEC, 5. 1T the finding OF the jury be againsl
the cIanat, on any Of the matters submitted 70
them, the person 81 claimed HIS fugitive, shall
be iorthwthset at liberty. and shall never there
alter be mdesed upon the same claim; and any
person who therefore arrest detain, or proceed
in any manner to retake such alleged fugitive
npon the SINE clam. or shall by virtue Of the
same clam remove such alleged fugitive out q
this State gliler any process o. proceeding what
ever, slalbe deemed guilty OF kidnapping, aud
gpon eonyrsion shall be punlshedby lmprlson
meni 10 tbesinte prison not exceeding ten years.
SEG. @ 1.-THE states attorney Of the county IN
whieh any fArged fugitive fro n service or labor
lffonhmi state shalt be proceeded against by
lany persun Claiming such fugitive, shall, upon
notice Of such proceeding, rende- bis advice and
professional services to such alleged fugitive,
and shall attend in bs behalf on the trial of such
clim and shall receive such compensation
therefor, a shall be certified 20 he just and Tea
sonabie the court before whom HE procee-
ings shall he conducted. to be pad as part OF he
contingent expenses ot the State; ana III case
Of the OMISSION OF such States Attorney 20 at
tend, o- TO render his professional services, the
court before whom the proceeding shall be Ind,
shall assign some attorney OF SAID court, To Con
duet the defence Of such alleged fugitive, and
render to him the usua, services OF COUNSEL, tor
which he shall receive compensation to be
certified and paid as herein before provided in
respect 10 The States attorney.
SEC. 7. Every perso ST. claimed as tugl-
tive. shall ne entued to subF9aas Tor his wit
nesses from the court before whom the haheas
corpus may be returnahle, without any Tee or
charge therefor and every constable or sheriff
to whom anv ench subj oenas rhilI be deilVertd
to be served, shall serve the sd,n", and snail he
allowed thu same fees as for serving subj Ghi
in the CONT aforesaid, to be pad as part OF the
contingent EXPENSES Of the Safe.
SIC 8. NO person shall be entitled TO writ
TO arrest fugitive from labor or service, until
he shall nye delivered to the court to HON dp
pcaton nr such writ Shall he made, a bond Ia
the treasurer nt this State IN the penal sim ri
one thousand dollars, with two sufficient sure
ties. inhabitants and leehilders Of this State, to
be approved by such court, conditioned To pay
ali costs anil expenses that may accrue IN the
prosecution of said writ legally cIargrable to
such claimant, and also 10 pay, weekly. the sun
Of 70 dollars to The person having such alleged
fugitive 50 long us he shell remain IN such Gus
tody for he support Of such alleged fugitive, Su
LONG rs heshal remain in custody und such " nj
or be defined by the proceedings thereon ana
also il aL Jury elnppuIeled under this act shall
render a erdict ageiDst such claim, then, that
such claimant shall pay all the costs and cxprn
ses OF thu procf edlngs, lnclndn- those to winch
such altered fugitive shall have been hjrcted,
and III addition thereto, shall pay such alleged
fugitive he SUN Of one hundred dollars and all
Gammg eswhch he my sustain. The SAID bond
shall beiled IN The office of the clerk of the
County md may be prosecuted by any person
clalniinrlIly benefit from lis provisions, IN the
ctatS NJ fIin treasurer of this sstnte. hut rhe
PINOT be laOie for any costs IN such
Src. 4 No Judge or otner officer Of this
Stat. shIl grant or issue any cirttcate or o hen
process, or the removal from this st tie OF auy
: tuglWe,r of any person claimed es fugitive
from service or labor, otherw lse than in puisu-
aucn Of lie provisions of This act and every
such Judge or other officer who shall grant or Is
sue aDy ach certificate or other process. except
IN The mnner prescribed in and by this acl
shall be emed gully ut a mlsdemea Ior, an IL
able punishment therefor.
SET 10. Every person who shall, without
the authority of law, tircibly rennve or attempt
to rengvt from this State, any fugitive from ser
wee orhbol, or any person who IS cH'ned as
such tgHve. shall forfeit the sum of five hun
dred dIAs to the party aggrIeved, and shall be
deemed guilty Of the crime OF Kidnapping, and
upon CONVECTION of such offense, shall be pun
Ishhd BY Imprisonment in the State PRISON Tor u
pefiodnc exceeding ten years
SIC Il, This act shall not be so construct
ed as "a apply to the relation vi master and an.
prentice which NAV exist in any other State.
Approved, Oct 20 1910.
Such SNOW the law Of the United States, and
such also the law of the State Of Vermont
By the Site law. any person claimed as tugi
tive slave shall be entitled to trial by jury
which, OF county court judges, we take it, can
not refuse without making themselves anena-
Bile to imeachnent. And # the fugitive Is ac-
quittedb tn. Jury, all persons arresing or pre-
ventinshs departure are made teloas punish
able byt years imprisonment in the State p'ls-
on. Butat this jnncture, we will suppose, up
comes lht claimant, who hnd yielded the point
n having the fugitive tried by jury, th'nNlng
if they found IN favor of the Claim, 1t would be
Just as we'll for him, and save tracas, aud it
they decided TO libefate the fugitive, 1t would
then BE- lime enough to seize him,-up comes
the sanecloimant with his certificate, while the
attendtnk of the State court are sel'ing the III
gitive albert, others telling him to go and yet
othersasing him off 10 their honS' to haroor
him III h is refreshed-up comes the claimant
tand iads these men, judges, juty and oil, .Gf
aaght vssee either directly or indirectly aid
ing lheagitlve's escape, ana harboHng him :
then by no United States law, each and all THESE
nen VOID b, liable to u fne Of $1,000 and SIX
months inprisonaent, which, IN case oil 'nao'''-
tjto pay he fine would oper te as Imprisonment
or life! Nor is this all-s'ppoSe the claimant
or his mstshaIl now commands, as FULLY authorl'
aed to d. all these good citizens to assist IN ar
resting The escaping fugitive, ana they' taxing
Daniel Nebsters construction OF the law 'hAt
all freemsn are bound by their oaths 10 ASSIST"