Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-05
April 5, 1856.
AN ACT

AN ACT
Further 10 amend snd sup,Iiemf ntary to acf en-
rItled ar act securing tue b nefits of the writ Of
| Hubeas Corpus.
| SECTION /. Be it enacted BY the General As
seinbly Ui the State Of Ohio, That whenever np-
plicatioa for a writ OF hlbeas corpus. under the
entitled an act securing the benefits OF The witt
OF hubeas corpus passed February y, 1911, shall
be made TO any or judge OF any county in This
state, this said clu!t judge upon being sai'fird
/ by affidavit or otherwise, tat any osficer having
IN his custody or under his control any person
persons alleged To be unlawtuy deprived ot hbcr-
ty, vii! refuse or neglect to OBJ y said writ, shall
cause the said writ 10 b. directed to the sheriff
coroner OF any county, provi'ieI that it snail not
be directed to any sheriff VINO Is chlrgeG
with the alleged unlawful detention; and the said
Wit shall b. framed, di eced, ted an retnrn-
ed, and proceedings shall be tnrrenoJn had. i'll all
respects as is proylIed by the further I'd ameni
the habeac pus act 2asseC! February g. II; and
the officer having in his custody person per-
sons alleged, To be uniawiul.y deprived II liberty
is hereby required 10 deliver sush ;r5o PEI
10 the ottlcer having the writ OF nlbeas corpus.
Sec Be IL further enacted, That ii any shsr-
III or roner to whom any writ OF habe,ls CORPUS
issued under the provisions OF ,his uct shall be di
rected, shall refuse neglect to Uoey a1I execute
the same according TO the command thereof,
shall wlltuliy make false return thereof such
sheriff shall forfeit and pay the sum ol
one thousand dol ars, winch my be recovered
by the party aggrieVed, Or by any person suing fr
the Use o said party; bet. i'll case OF suit TOR the
SAID parry. the clur. in Wh.ca the same may
be brought, shall make suciI order Tor securing 10
such party the amount recovered as shall deem
just AM expcdient.
SIC. ). ne 1t further enacted. Tha. no p,rson
who shall be at large upon any writ OF ab MS
corpus, shall be ag4in imprisoned or restrained OF
liberty, Tor the same or substantially the same
canse or oif-nse, un.ess by the legal order pro-
CESS of court O cUE, IatenI IurIS ,,lOn, or
clarge OF crime offence undt oath or .iiirina-
lln nal fit.ttr m tlui ntI ftI--
charge. Ami II any person snal, knowingly and
Contrary to Ihe roviSlonS OF this secth)n, reconmlt
or imprlson Or restrain ot liberty tor tnc
substantially the same cause or offence, any persua
50 set at large, shall knowingly all assist
therein. such person eff ndrug. shal! io'IeI ID
the iriy aggrevcI the sum vi tive hundred dOla 5.
10 be recovered by the said party or any tor
the use OF sand party, pr1yl led In tile pr ceiling
section and the person 80 oifsndins. shlli mUreO-
yer be liable 10 the suit OF the party agseyed ior
damages.
Sec. 1. b. it further enlctcd, That when any
person shall be ret at large upon any writ oi la5eas
corpus, the court or Judge making such ofier, shall
have power 10 make such further order as NAV be
necessary to sec1re the due effect o! dIsclarge AMI
the court Or Judge before VII ch any viii "i habea5
corpus shall be ned shall for guoi cause shown
continue the SAIL ciuse and shall power To
make such other order, dlrn, the prnce 3diags up
on such wit. In Ject [, the cdStJis "f III: psr
imprisoned restrained. and III other respects
may be found necdIul 10 secure the due effect ot
the wit.
Sec. 5. Be II further enacted That section six
OF the net entitled 'an securG, the benefits Ot
the witt ot hubeas corpus" passed tearUuy -.
loll and section nine OF the act entit ''an act
further To amend the act enttled an act securing
the benefits oi the writ oi habeas corpus" passed
February s, 1871, be and the same Is reby are re
pealed. -
~ II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House oi Representatives.
IilOS. H. FORD.
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