Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-03-19

on said appeal bond, for the amount Of fine
so found by the court, and oil costs Of suit,
and the clerk of said court shall forthwith
issue nn execution against said defendant
aud security as in other cases, aud the sher-
Iff or other officer to whom said execution is
directed shall proceed to collect the same by
sale or otherwise Provided, That this sec
ton shall not he so construed as to give the
security on said appeal bond right to retain
the custody OF said negro or mulatto for n
longer liine than ten days, after the rendition
OF said judgment by said circuit court.
See. z. IN all cases arising under the pro-
visions of this act, the prosecuting witness
or person making the complaint and prose-
cutting the same, shall be entitled to one-hnlf
of the fine so imposed and collected, aud
the resi- lue OF said iiue shall be pnid into the
county treasury of tie county IN which said
| proceedings were had (; and said fines, when
! collected, shall he received by said county
treasurer, aud kept 10y him as distinct aud
separate fund, to be called the 'cbarity fund"
aud said fund shall he used for the express
purpose of relieving the puor of said county,
! and shall lie paid out 10y said treasurer upon
/ the order of the county court of said county,
drawn upon him for that purpose.
Sec. g. IT, after any negro or muato shall
( have been arrested under the provisions OF
| this net, any person or persons shall claim
! any such negro or mulutto as slave, the
owner by himself or ogent, shall have right,
| 10y giving reasonable notice TO The officer or
| person having the custody Of said negro or
mulutto, TO appear before the justice of the
peace before whom said negro or mulatto
shall have been arrested, aud prove his or
4 st
mulutto MS Il slave, aud If said Justice OF the
pence SHALL after hearing the evidence, be
satisfied that the person or persons claiming
said negro or muatto is the owner of aud
entitled to the custody Of said negro or mu-
mtto, in accordance with the laws of the
United States passed upon this subject, he
| shall, upon the owner or agent paying all
costs up to the time of claiming SAID negro
or mulalto, aud the cost of proving the snmei
and also the balance Of the fine remaining
unpaid. give TO said owner n certificate o
said facts, and said owner or agent so claim
ing, shall have n right to take aud remove
said slave out of the State.
Sec. 9. IT any justice of the peace shnl
refuse to issue any writ or process necessary
for the arrest aud prosecution OF amy negro
or mulatto, under the provisions of this net
upon complaint being mndc before snid jus
tirc Ivy any resident of his county, aud hi,
fees for said service being rendered him
shall he deemed guilty of non-ieasanse il
office, mud upon conviction thereof punished
accordingly, and in all cases where the jury
find for the negro or mulntlo, or that he, she
or they, are not guilty under the provision:
of this net, the said justice of the peace slul
proceed 10 render judgment against the pros
ccuting witness, or person making the com
plaint, aud shall collect the same as otheI
Judgments Provided, That said prosecuting
witness or person making said complaint, il
case judgment is rendered against him, snl
have n right to take an appeal to the Circuit
Court as is provided for in this net, in cast
said negro or munito is found guilty.
See. TO- Every person who shall hav,
one-fourlh negro blood shall be deemed I
mulutto.
See. II. This net shall take effect and b,
in force from and after its passage.
Approved February I2th, 1853.