The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-29
ON THE ABOLITION STATES.

RETALIATION ON THE ABOLITION STATES.
The following is copy of the bill introduced
into the House of Representatives of the State
OF Georgia, O. to provide for garnishnent. in
certain cases, and for other purposes
Whereas it is provided, by the Constitution Of
the United States, that fugitives from service
or labor, escaping from one State into another,
shall be delivered up, on claim of the party. to
whom such slave or slaves may belong: tnd
whereas the citizens of the State Of Georgia
have been wronged and injured in their proper
ty by failure on the part of cerain States to
recognise and enforce this provision of she sol
emn compact aforesaid, for remedy whessof:
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Sena>s snd
House of Representatives of the State O. G8or-
gla In General Assembly met, and it is Hereby
enacted by the authority of the SAND That
when any slaves shall have escaped e naay
hereafter escape from his or her own6 and
flee to any other State, or be carried o any
other State; and if the owner of such ave or
slaves, his agent or attorney in fact, heseto
authorized by said owner, shall demdnt BIN,
her, or them, from the Governor of the STATE to
which the escape has been made, or &c witch
such slave or slaves has been carried, such
demand to declare the loss of the 81 we or
same, and said demand to contain desc siption
ofsuch slave or slaves, the age, sex, complexion,
and name thereof, which demand, with the facts
therein stated, shall be verified by the BATH of
the owner OF such slave, his agent or attorney,
before any officer authorized to administec an
oath; and if, after such demand, such slave or
slaves shall not be delivered up, on clans afore-
said, within thirty days thereafter, then and in
that event each and every citizen and body cor
pOrate Of said State to which such fugitive may
have escaped or been carried, shall be deereed.,
held, and bound, as debtors, to the said owner of
such slave or slaves, to the full amount of the
value of said slave or slaves, and the hire
thereof.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful for
the owner of such slave or slaves, upon the hap
pening of the contingencies specified in the
| foregoing section, to make an affidavit before
any officer authorized by law to administer
oaths, that his slave or slaves has or have es-
capped or been carried to another State, that he
has made demand and claimed them from the
Governor of the State to which said slave or
| slaves had been carried, in pursuance of the
terms of the second section of this act, and that
thirty days have elapsed since the service of the
said demand, and that said slave or slaves Fave
or have not been delivered at the time of the
making of tho affidavit, and shall also, in said
affidavit, state the value Of the slave or slaves
and the value of the hire of the same, anG de-
scribe them, and to file such affidavit in the
Clerks office of the Superior Court of any c3un-
ty in this State and when so filed, it shall be
the duty of the Clerk of said Court TO isshe
summons punishment, directed to the Sheriff
of said county, to cite such person or persons
or bodies corporate may be named by the
| affidavit to appear at the next term of the Shpe-
riOr Court to be held in and for said county,
twenty days after the said citation by the Sheriff
as aforesaid, to answer what he, she or it, was
| indebted to any citizen of or body corporate Of
| the State to which such slave or slaves may
have escaped or been carried at the time of such
| service.
| SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That If such garnishee Shall
| fail to appear and make answer, a judgment
"nisi" shall be rendered and entered w. the
Court against him, her, or it, In favor of the
aihant, for the amount of the value And shire
| specified in the affidavit, which said judgment
| shall be made final at the next term, usess
| good cause be shown for the failure to answer,
| and full answer be then filed; and when such
garnishee shall answer, and in such anower
| shall admit that at the time of the service, or
since the service aforesaid, he, they, she, tr it,
| was indebted to any citizen, firm, or body,cor-
| porate, of such State, TO which said slave or
slaves has escaped or been carried as aforesaid,
it shall be the duty of the Court to call Jury
| of twelve men to come, who shall upon rroof
| assess the value of the said slave or slaves so
escaping and the value of the hire thereof and
thereupon the Court shall render iudg mcnt
| against such garnishee for the amount SO as
sessed, provided the same does not exceed the
| amount admitted in the answer, and execution
| issue accordingly in favor of the alant.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid That if the answer Of the
garnishee shall deny indebtedness as aforesaid,
or shall not admit an amount sufficient to. pay
off and discharge the value of the slave or
slaves so escaping as aforesaid, and the hire
thereof as assessed by the Jury aforesaid, then
and in that case execution shall issue for such
an amount as is admitted to be due, and the
atfiant shall institute like proceedings in any
| other county against any other person or per-
sons and upon a return of "nulla bona,r by
the Sheriff, on an execution so obtained AGAINST
| any garnishee as aforesaid, when the answer
| admits any amount to be DUE said afiiant shall
have the like proceedings against any person in
any other county. ::
! SEC. 5. And be it further enacted by tue au-
thority aforesaid, That the payment by any
garnishee of Judgment under this act shall
be discharge, to the extent of such payment,
from any liability to suah 4 citizen Of such
defaulting State, as such garnishee shall admit
in his answer was his creditor at the time of
the service of garnishment.
| SEC. 6. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That if any garnishee shall
answer that he gave note or notes, or bill or
bills of exchange, or Other commercial securi-
ty, Tor the payment of the debt due from, him
to such citizen of said defaulting State; and
that said securities for money were not due at
the time of the service of said garnishment,
| and were payable to bearer or order, such gar
nishee shall still be deemed and held the debtor
of the payee, unless he sasl, further answer
! ths. he was, before the said service, notified
that the same had been transferred, and to
whom such transfer had been made.
| SEC. I. And he it further enacted by the au-
tho1ity aforesaid, That all laws and parts of
laws initiating against this act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
The BREAD LEAGUEs.-These organizations
have assumed an Importance in our city, rem
dering them worthy of general consideration,
and We might devote space in our columns to
an estimate of the results that viii probably
| flow from this movement. There are defects
| in the plans of most of these Leagues that will
| render them of no avail, as far as economy is
concerned. Most of them look to q single ope.
ration, and then they terminate. But there is
plan, proposed by the Philadelphia Flour and
Produce Company, which promises something
permanent. According to this proposition,
eight or ten individuals will be incorporated,
| securing charter for ten years. Tbs amount
of their capital is $4,000. The number of
the shares of stock is $780, To become
member, each person must pay the sam of FIVE
dollars on share, and the remainder of the
value of share in regular instalments.: The