Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-04-12
A BILL

To enable and compel iSheri6s and OTHER m'niSte-
rial officers in this State to arrest, impriSon
and hold any person cho has ciolated the criAa-
iaal la'c Of Ohio, so that such o0endcr shall be
Forthcoming to answer such charge and abide
The orders and final Judgement and sentence Of
the proper State tribunal.
SECTION |. BE 1t enacted by the General As
sembLy Of the State Of Ohio, That it shall be
lawful and is hereby made the duty of any sheriff,
constable, marshal other ministerial officer,
under and by virtue of the laws of this State,
having in his hands any warrant or criminal pro-
cess for the arrest of any person or persons, on
charge of violating any of the criminal laws of
this State, to proceed at to execute the COM
mand of said warrant or criminal process, and the
fact that the accused is in the custody of any other
officer, or before any court whatever upon civil
process, or imprisoned or confined upon any civil
order, judgment or decree, shall in nowse exhon
crate such officer having said warrant or liminal
process from promptly arresting such person
thereon, and holding such accused person until
he or she shall have duly answered such charge
and fully complied with the order or orders and
final judgement or sentence of the proper State
tribunal.
Sec. 2. If any such officer shall be deferred,
resisted or prevented from executing any such war
rant or process, order, judgment sentence, so
issued or made as aforesaid such officer shall at
call upon the bystanders to aid him in execu-
ting the same and if the force thus obtained shall
be insufficient thereto, he shall forthwith call to
his aid and assistance any independent military
company, or companies in his proper county, and
also the militia thereof, and if such forces as
aforesaid obtained unable to enforce compliance
with the command of said warrant or other Grim
inal process, he shall forthwith make IL succinct
statement OF the to the Governor of the State,
who shall Immediately place at the command of
such officer under suitable restrictions much of
the military force of the State as shall enable any
such officer fully to execute the command of such
warrant or criminal process.
SEC. 3. Any individual who shall fail neglect or
refuse to obey the command Of any officer as afore-
said, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any
sum not less than one hundred nor more than one
Thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less than
ten nor more than thirty days.
SEC. 4. The commanding officer of any indie
pedent company, or of the militia who shall neg
lect or refuse to place his company properly armed
and eqdiped at the disposal of such officer shall be
deemed guilty of an offence, and on conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than
hve hundred dollars nor more than two thousand
dollars, and be imprisoned not less than six nor
more than twelve months, and shall moreover for
ever thereafter be incapable of holding any military
command in the State of Ohio.
SEC s. Any such officer who shall neglect to
avail himself properly of the assistance afforded
by this act and to the full extent thereof if neces
sary, shall forfeit his Office and shall forever there
after be incompetent ofholding any Office of honor
trust OF profit in this State.
SEc G. The Governor Of the State shall allow
and pay out of his contingent fund any extraord
nary expense incurred under this act If said fund
be sufficient to meet the same and other legitimate
charges against it and if not them after the al.
lowance of the same by the Governor the amount
shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not