Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23


. p,"r,,y,T,ov ON TIE ABOLITION SlA E9'
The f,ilnwiu. is . copy oil ID" '''' al. -,
into ;Le House of Representatives, 81 '"'
| Georgia, 1T" provide i"r 1"thS'''''''' ~
| anI for other purposes - .,
vL,r.,s i, ID provided 10y the Constitution "i Use
,.;,l Stutcs that ugitives from service OF i''''
-, t,,,u ,.. Stale, Into ;a"il."r. shall lie nf'',e
NJ, on clans nj the party {" whom s"ch sMsr y, '
| ,nay b,uly: And whereas The rliiErhs :" '',I :
| Eurua have been wrnnged ANA li!Ihir" W '''" i'
,,, hy n fnur. on the part al certain S'h'"S W IT.
| 90 ,ls, and enforce tins provision W INV
| pact aforesaid "r remedy wherein ,u.o
Section 1t. BE it enacted by Inc Hn".e ava 'i"u'e
If Representatives ut the Strte "l Georgia III Geiera
Assembly met and il is hereby enacted ny lic uu'
,h, ~ t,. same That when any slaves shall have
-cau,i or may hereafter escape from his or her own
er and ii," To any other Slate, or ne caireu II, any
nh.r State aud the owner col such slave or sih'e'
Ls ,,.nt ar attorney in fact, thereto authorised ~
.a ,wn.r shall d,mund him, her ar them, from tn"
cr,rnrr If i,,. State To which the escape la- been
made or to which such slave "r slaves lIh@ been Gu"
ri,I .uch Iwuad to declare I'll" loss "i the slave VI
slaves the vnuo thereof aud the hire ui the sun"
! and said dfmdAd To contain description OF sun
.lny, or slaves the a.s", seX complexion ana il'
| thereof which dtmdHd with the tacis therein -
| shall be- verified by the oath oi the owner U.
slave his agrut attorney, before any once, ,,I
r;.rd Ia administer oath, and il after Suei m
urh slave ur slaves shall not be delivered up ~
| aforesaid, within thirty days thereafter t"'" "
that event each and every citizen anu op', u nJ
uf .aid State 10 which such fugitive may INV tn,J 49,
or been carried snil be rrm'rl lr'ld "''' - In
debtors 10 the sai! owner "t such sin'" VI iav..
,L mi, ,,nnur If III. v,Iue of said slave nr silVes
and the hire thereof. ~, ,,o o,,L,r,,
Sec ID And be it further enacted ny mo "u.,.","s
aforesaid, That il shall be- "wlu w we ~ ,," CON-
such slave or slaves upon III" h;ipPe''us VI 'r
,ipuancs su,riicd in the foregoing sec'on " N'
an affidavit before any officer ""'l,' '''" -! L,
administer uaths: that his slave Ut "iltS NUS y, ,
ESCAPED or been carried I" all"'hc' '''''' ~ :"
nul. demand and clan" them from Inc r'"rfh"'
- ,L, Stat. T., which sanl slave or slaves ilnd oech
carried in uur,uacr of the terms o' TIE scC".i'4 "
ton of this act and that thirty days nay ''ps'
since the service al the sad dcn1'i" "i nv ST."
ave ar slaves have have mol been diiPcreh at INC
linn. nj the making of the affidavit, anu Slnil hiSo III
niL affidavit state the value I" the slave or s!"'S anu
,h v,lur of the hr.. Of the Samr niiI eS'r'oo urn
AMI Ia Tile such affidavit III The GER. "4..u W , 80,
Sn.r;,r Conf uf any county III tins Stale; AM WHICH,
s i.d II shnll be the duty al the clerk ui sid court
t., ism. a summon, al Gaflisiiin,ht hcc''' " ',''
Sheriff of said county o cIt" surh person. VI liso
or bodies corporate IT. may he ii"hird ny !''e ' 40"
f., nupcur az the next term Oi The superior o"' ~
h J il, and for said county; twenty days alter Inc
soJ citation by the Sheria "a aforesaid 10 answer
WIN; h.. she it was indebted Ia any chiAe', "'' VI
b,Iy corporate Of Ill" state 10 Which Sirn slh'c VI
slaves may have c>cai'el' "E p'''i '"'i ~" Nv WV ~
Of such service.
Src Sd And be it further "iInci"" 10y The authority
aforesaid, That il such GarIshcc sl,n iali l" appear
and nuke answer Judgment I'm II siaii ne rchirr-
e and entered bv the Court against liiN her, or H.
il, iayur of the aiian; lr the amount I" Tie ral'ic
and hire specified in the ali lavlt, which SAID jul-,
mpnt slla be made fuql M thu next rl ies -,,'h
cause be shown for the failure I" answer ana i',i
answer be then filed aud when such EdrlIisi"r N''
,u.w.r and in such answer shall admit, that al ne
,imc of the service or since The service aurcsnld ",
thew .is or it indebted 10 any rI1ri iiril' Ut
holy cur,rurate OF such State In which sai slave nr
slaves has escaped or been carried a. aforesaid, II
ia. ,l,,ty Al thu. h Ill
men To come who shall upon pr"n assess the fainc
of the. said slave slaves 5" escaping al 'iie FhIue
of the hire thereof. aud thcreGpow the Court SHAH
render Judgment against sGrh oarhs.ce 'or Tue
amount assessed, provided the same does not ex-
coed the amount admitted in the answer, AMI cIecu'
ton issue accordingly in favor of the ati'nlit.
Sec. 9TH. And be it further cnactcd by me hntiori-
~ aforesaid rmgt il the answer oi the HarllsNee
shall dcnv indebtedness as alnrcsald or S'la not M
mil mn amount sufficient IL pay oil and discharge the
ysue of The. slave or slaves escapS a. aforesaid
and the hire thereof ussc-Scd W ;ne jury uiore-
said then and i'll that cisc, execution shi! issue or
suc an amount a. is admitted 10 DC due, ana ire
uliaut shall institute like proceedings III any other
county a.anst any u,!.er person or persons aud
upon h return of "Nulla Bona, 10y The S!crl oil an
execution so obtained against amy Garhi>hce hs
aforesaid when the admits any amount to b.
due said a.liaut shall have the like proceedings
against any person il any other coulty.
Sec 9Th. Aud he il further enacted by tho author
iy aforesaid. That the payment by any Garnlshce OF
Il Judgment under this act shall be discharge, TO
the extent of such payment, from any hablliiy I"
such citizen Of such drlanltinG State, rs such Gar
uishae shall admit in his ailawcr WAS his creditor al
the time of the service vi Garnishment.
Sec. 9TH And be- il further enacted by the author-
~ aforesaid That ii any Garn;sh"e s'al answer
that he gnve nute or noi.s, or bill or bill. oi ex-
change or other commercial security, for the pay
,nrut of the debt due from him to such citizen of
said eia,tin State aud that said securities for mo-
new were no! due at the time OF the service of anld
Garnishmcut. and were payable to bearer or order,
such Garnishce shall still be deemed AMI held the
debtor OF the paycc unidaS he shall further answer
that he was before the sGid service, notified that
the same had been transferred, and 10 whom such
transfer had been made.
Sec 1t!,. And BE- further enacted by the anthor-
lly aforesaid, That all laws aud parts OF laws m'i'ta'
t,ur urnst thi, act be ana the si.ne are hereby re-
ppulru.