The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-15
RAFENNA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1852.

thousand dollars for each fugitive so lost, as
aforesaid, TO be recovered by action for debt,
in any of the district or territorial courts aore-
said, within whose jurisdiction, the said OF
fence may have been committed. ts
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. that
the marshals, their deputies, and the clerks
of the said district and territorial courts, shall
be paid for their services the like fees as may
be allowed them for similar services in other
cases and where such services are render
ed exclusively in the arrest, custody and de-
livery of the fugitive to the claimant his or
her agent or attafney, where each suppos-
ed fugitive may be discharged out of custody
| for the want of sufficient proof as aforesaid,
then sueh fees are to be paid in the whole by
such claimant, his agent or attorney; and IN
all cases where the proceedings are before
commissioner, he shall be entitled to fee of
ten dollars In full for his services ia each oass
| upon the delivery of the said certificate to the
claimant, his or her agent or attorney or a
fee of FIVE dollars in cases where the proof
shall BOT in the opinion ofsuch commissioner,
warrant such certificate and delivery, inclu-
sive of all services incident TO such arrest and
examination, to be paid, in either case, by the
claimant, his or her agent or attorney. The
person or persons authorized TO execute the
process to be issued by such commissioners
for the arrest and detention of fugtives from
service or labor, as aforesaid, shall also be en-
titled to fee of FIVE lollars each for said per-
son he or they may arrest and take before
any such commissioner as aforesaid at the
instance and request Of such claimant with
suclnother fees as may be deemed reasonable
by such additional services as rtay be neces-
saiiIy formed by hin or them; such as at
tending at the examination, keeping the fugl-
tive in custody, and providing him with food
and lodging during his detention, and until the
final determination of such commissioner
and in general for performing such other du-
ties as may be required by such claimant, his
or her attorney OF agent, or commissioner in
in the premises, such fees to be made up in
conformity with the fees usually charged by
the officers of the courts cf justice within the
proper district or county, as near as may be
practicable, and paid by such claimants, their
agents or attorneys, whether such supposed
fugitives from service or labor, be ordered to
be delivered to such claimants by the final
determination of such commissioner or not.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, tha!
upon affidavit made by the claimant of such
fugitive, his agent OF attorney, after such cer-
tificate has been issued, that he has reason to
apprehended that such fugitive will be res
cued by force from his or their possessions be-
fore he can be taken beyond the limits of the
State in which the arrest is made, it shall be
the duty of the officer making the arrest to
retain such fugitive in his custody, and 10 re-
q move. him to the state from whence he fed
and there to deliver him to said claimant, lis
, agent OF attorney. And to this end, the off
Ger aforesaid is hereby authorized and requir-
ed TO employ SO many persons he may
deem necessary to overcome such force, ant
, to retain them in his service so long as circum
: stances may require. The said officer ant
! his assistants, while SO employed to receive
/ the same compensation, and to be allowed
the same expenses as are now allowed BY
law for transportation of criminals, to be GER
tilted by the judge of the district within which
the arrest is made, and paid out Of the treas
: urn Of The United States.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, tina
q when any person held to service or labor il
any State Or Territory, or in the District o
q Columbia, shall escape therefrom, the part.
to whom such service or labor shall be due
y bis, her, Or their agent OF attorney may apply
/, to any court of record therein or Judge there
o of in vacation, and makes satisfactory, proc
S to such court or judge in vacation, Of the es
g cape aforesaid and that the person escapin
T owed service or labor to such party. Where
= upon the court shall cause a record TO b.
: made of the matter as proved, and also gen
> eral description of the persons so escaping
with such convenient certainty as may be
IL and transcript of such record authenticate
Il by the attestation of clerk and seal of tn
said court being produced in any other Stat
: Territory or District in which the person S
- escaping may be found and being exhibie
;. to any judge, commissioner or other office
authorized by the law of the United State
:, to cause persons escaping from service or la
Dor to be delivered up,sha be held and take
e to be full and conclusive evidence of the fac
. of escape and that the service or labor Of 1h
"a person escaping is due 10 the party in sue
Il record mentioned. And upon the productio
y, by the said party, of other and further ev
dence, if necessary, either oral or by affidf
Wit, in addition to what is contained in the sal
record of the identity of the person escapin,
he or she shall be delivered up to the claim
" ant. And the said court, commissioner, judg
:! or other person authorized by this act to graz
- certificates to claimants Of fugitives, shall u
ON the production of the record and other q
licences aforesaid grant to such claimant
!, certificate of the right to take any such pe
:. son identified and proved TO be owing servic
or labor as aforesaid, which certificate shf
;. authorize such claimant to seize or ARE
", and transport such person to the state OF to
~ ritory from which he escaped, Provided,
o. That nothing herein contained shall be co..
~ strued as requiring the production of tra
a. script of such record as evidence as a(or
NJ said. But in its absence the claim shall
or heard and determined upon other satisfacto
or proofs, competent in law.
to Approved September Is, 1850.