The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-30
The Legislature of Nassae husetts aud the
Fugitive slave Law.

t'uglt1ye slave Law.
The following bill introduced in the ~anat.
Of Massachusetts, on the 18th inst BY Mr.. Buck
ingham, from the Special JOINT Committee on
Slavery
A. ACT ~ ADDITION TO A. ,el frRa'1s 10 PROJECT PR
Sec J. All the provisions OF ~ act further 20 proe"
personal liberty" passed The eth DAY u March So
shall apply 10 the act Of Congress appr'sei september
Is. 1890 entitled an sct To amend. ana supplementary
10 the act entitled act respecting fugitiyes from
justice AMI persons escaping tom the service Of Their
masters.
sec > Ans officer or Other member Of the volunteer
mii,i, az ,he commonwealth sha she'll IN his c,ps-
city a. such oeer member under color thereof 81
the command requi,ition II thu United states Mar
shsl g any deput. or sPccia! marshal 81 The United
States under prctenCe IF being part ~ the poSs, eog
m in the srr>i ana detention Of any pcr>on claimed ~
shall BE- liable TO The penalties provided by
ia. act to which this Is al addition
sec Q ANY corps of The voiuntcts militia .. this
monsealth. which. al such command Or rpguston,
der srch pTecnee and for such pur?oe shsl a' N -
organized capacity such corps, sh,l forthwith be di
banded and ary officer OF such curps Joining in such
action shall &c removed from his ohce upon conviction
thereof by a court martial.
See A. II shal be the duty Of he dsric ,orneys Of
.he commonwealth. within their respective district.
whenever any inhabitant Of the commonwealth il ar
rested Or claimed slave. being Informed thereof,
diligently and faithfully all lawful means 20 pro
cct defend ami procure to pc discharged any ,nca per
arrested claimed provoked the said services are
not expressly declined by such person.
See s II any person hail remove from the limits Of
this commonwealth. or shau as-i- in removing there
from .ha come into The commonwealth With the in
tcDtCn Of renewing II assisting in removing there
m @,uil mcclure b.
,nn,qd apv ,r.o wing IA tie rJsc thereof who i. not
helI 10 S'ttic. or labor and Who has not escaped
FRI IN service or labor. sithin meaning % those
words In the Constitution II the ,itei stats the
precnec that such person 4. % he'll ant hss % e.
capped shall he punished b. fine not exceeding 5000
ana IL fnent in the State si-ou not more tn,
in wear,
Sc 6 Any person injured or en langrrej by any
preceding i.hable is the preceding section n,y
maintain an action therefor in any cour, conpc.cn. to
See In every cs.e, civil or criminal, Arising un,ar
this art the lra prrsuinutn shail BE- .at ~ per-n
Twin, within the place a. th.- commonvralin /. helJ r,
service or labor and h,s escaped thc-rfom within the
meaning az husp words In the Of the United
state. and sha c incumbent on anv partv that To-
lie. upon .tich holding and cape in la. defence, 70
tab.ish the same by evidence.
sec ) Whenever any pcrson i arrested cr imprisonNd
the ground 81 h. being held % ,cr,sre a5n- the
supreme Court or the Court ~ ComnUl Pleas ~ any
regular session cr any u~tico Il either q aid coura II
any justice 1T e peace, may On the petition Of the
person arrested or imprisoned er u any other ver-on
acting in III D. hail. Issue writ O e'sas cops @ tkc
the body q The person % arr tod or imprisoned "a ne
manner sn1 form provided TT II nth chapter " the
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