Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-06-09

not be a full jury Of the persons summoned tht
officer attending the hearing shall return somc
suitable person or persons to supply the def
cheney.
SIC c. If any claimant shall appear to demand
the custody or possession of the person for whose
benefit said writ is sued out such claimants shall
state in writing the facts on which he relies with
precision and ccrtanty and neither the claimant
Of the alleged fugitive, nor any person interested
in his alleged obligation toscryice or labor, noi
the alleged fugitive, ehall be permitted 70 testify
Mt the trial Of the Issue; and M confessions, nd
missions or declarations Of the alleged fugitive
against himself shall he given IL evidence. Upon
every question Of fact involved in the issue, the
burden Of proof shall be upon the claimant, and
the facts alleged and necessary to be established
must be proved by the testimony of at least two
credible Witnesses or other legal evidence equiya
lent thereto ind ly the rules of evidence known
and secured ly the common law; and no &C part,
deposition or affidavit Shall be received in proc
III behalf Of the claimant, and no presumption
shall arise in favor Of the claimant from any proc
that thc alleged fugitive or any of his auces ters
had been actually held as 4 slave without proc
that such holding was legal.
SEC. I. If any person shall remove from the lin
ITS OF tins Commonwealth or shall ASSIST IN romJy
ing thcrclom, or shall come into tic Common
Weaih with Tie intention OF removing or OF assist
ing in tho removing tlcrcfrom, or shall procure or
assist in procuring to lie removed, any person
being in tho peace thereof who is not held to ser
vice or labor by the party making "claiu,
or who has not "escapcl' from the "plriy' max
ing 'claim" or whose "scryicc or labor" is not
due to the party making "claim," within the
meaning Of those words in the Constitution Of the
United states, ON the protonso that such person is
SO held or has So escaped, that his service or
labor is SO Clue" or with The intent to subject
him to such "Scrvire or labor" he shall be pun
ished by enc not less than one nor more than
i've thousand dollars, and by imprisonment in the
State Prison not Ices than one nor more tAan five
years.
Src. g. Any person sustaining wrong or in Jury
NY any proceeding punishable Sy the prccet
ing section may maintain an action and recover
damages tlc.c.ot i any Court competent to try
the same.
SEC. o. No person while holding any Office Of
honor, trust or emoIument under the laws OF this
Commonwealth shall in any capacity issue any
warrant or other process, or grant any certificate,
undcr or by virtue Of an act or Congress approved
the 18th day Of February, in the year 1913, cuti-
tied IAN aet respecting fugives from justice and
persons escaping from the service Of their mas
tcrs' or under or 0y virtue of an act of Congress
approved the 18th day of Scptemher, in the year
1850, entitled "An act to amend and Supplemental.
ry to An act respecting fugitiycs from justice and
persons escaping. from the service of their mas
ters, or shall In any capacity serve any such
warrant or other process.
SEC. 10. Any person who shall grant any certiG-
cate under or by virtue Of the acts of Congress
WVn"'i'e" !" 'le proceeding sec'loh' shaIi De
Gcc"'H 10 nave resigned any commission Tram the
III c'l'A winch he may possess has oluco
>'''' | w UuP"lc" t%c'H'' "ho ne shaIi nc forever
thereafter ineligible to any Office Of trust, honor
or emolumcnt, under the laws of this Common
wealth.
Src. H. Any person who shall act as counsel or
attorney for any claimant Of any alleged fugitive
from service or labor, under or by virtue of the
acts OF Congress mentioned in the ninth section OF
tins act shall be deemed to have resigned any COM
g i1u'l ,''u W tAat ne may pos
,e,S' '''.u "e s""i' " hereafter h.APHc"ated from
Xxx g. ,,1.ooi VI "'''''''y /" INC Nou'I' o.
@'',','''. 49, >"''"'
SEC, L. The two proceeding sections shall not
olliy 10 removal from Judicial oiHro but il either
oi the actions there sneciied shall bo performed
by any person hoidhg ludlcinl Office under this
Comnoh"eaiti, 1t shali be considered as viola
unn OF good Dehayor, as well as reason for loss
ot 9ublc confidence and rs furnishing sufficient
ground ei'her Tor impeachment or for removal by
address,
SEC, l3. ANY Sheriff. Deputy Sheriff Joi1er n,
Coroner. Constable or other officer of this Cam
mouweath, or the Police of any city or TOWN or
any district county, city or town officer. or anv Off
other member of the volunteer militia Of tLs
Commonwealth who shall hereafter arrest. i,nrri,-
on, detain or return, or aid in arestinc innrison-
ing, detaning or returning any person for the
reason that be is claimed or adiulged to he C,.ri
i've from service or labor shall be punished by
Inc not less Than Sl,OOO and not exceeding $4,000,
ana by imprisonment in the State Prison for not
less tnan one nor more than two years. No per-
son VINO nous any ollco under the laws Of the
United states which qualities him to issue any
warrant or other process. or to grant any certificate
nnder the Acts OF Congress named in the ninth
section OF this Act or to serve the same, shall at
the same time hold any Office Of honor. trust