Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-14
TER WIS sATTRDA MARCH IT, 81. ] 80.

CHI H. 1857 = \ 5l s..,,.s. !,
or AN ACT, Relating to tho Writ Of. Habsas Co
1el pus topsrsoas Claim3d as Fagitias Slaves Il
Z KiSatof Trial by Jury, and to prevent Ri;
10 mapping in this State
= The people of the State Of Wlisconssa r.
= presented iRSe'aate ard Assembls,lo es
j s act as foliows. s. sszsa 3 eli usa &
81 SECTION L.. The same power is llereb
,fIgiyen, to the SAME duties imposed upon tn
! Judges Of the. county courts Of the severa
I counties in this State, which ar
/ Imposed upon the Judges Of the Circui
!. and Supreme courts Blythe Constitution
!, land Laws of this state fore the purpos'
!. ! hereinafter provided. hee sslssrsaaeg
v SEC. 2 It shall be the duty Of the Dis
5 Itrict Attorneys, within their. respectiv,
@ counties, whenever any inhabitant Of thi
/ State is arrested or claimed as fugitive
! ISlave, on being informed thereof, tliiigentl,
f and faithfully to snsesaH lawful means Il
D protect, defend, and procure to be dischar-
. lged every such person SO arrested or claim
8 led as a fugitive slave p2
4 SEC. 8. The application Of District
j Attorney, IN writing, to any one Of the
Judges Of the Circuit and Supreme Court,
Tor to any Judge of the county or circuit
! courts signed By said District Attorney in
his official capacity, stating, in substance
the name of Mcpherson, and the name Of
,ithe, person Obtaining him or her, if known,
and that of the person arrested, claimed
land imprisoned as fugitive slave, shall
be snficientsaauth4ity to authorizes theissu-
ling ofthe itsof Habeas corpus, as provided
ln chapter one hundred aud twenty four Of
the. Revised Statutes of. Wisconsin, and
said writ may be signed by any one Of
THE said Judges, or b. The Clerk ofthe. Su-
lprerncs or Circuit Court; and said writ
ishall be made returnahle before either't the,
! Circuit or County court, when in session
in the county where such application is
made returnable forthwith before either of
the Judges aforesaid. y 9'' -
SEC 4. II shall! be the duty Of all Ju-
dicial and Executive officers il tifs State,
4 in their respective counties, who shall
know, Or have good reason to believe, hat
any inhabitant of this State is about TO be
arrested or claimed as fugitive slave, forth-
with to give notice thereof to tie District
Attorney Of the county id which such per-
son resides. ~ 8 oe3
SEC. 5. Whenever the writ. Of habeas
corpus is granted in vacation as provided
lin this act, or as provided By existing laws,
Tiff upon the hearing Of the same before
any one of the Judges aforesaid, the per
son imprisoned, arrested or claimed as a
Efuoitive slave shall not be discharged. such
Iperson shall be entitled to an appeal to th e
next stated term Of the, circuit court in the
county where such hearing was had, on
- :, I hail aarla ,uit hin
wy 81 "a 30 see''A's
p'ot IT, Tno co,,,t to which s,,cl, an
!. :, - ana az, 81 l,ar court 70 which
d writ Of babcas corpus in behalfof any1
lsuch person claimed or arrested as a flgi-
live slave is made returnable, may and
ALL on the application of either party toI
such proceedings, allow and direct a trial
81 iury On al questions Of TACT IN issue be-
h weep the nart;es in the matter aforesaid :;
land the taxable cost of such trial shall be
]chareable to the State whenever the same
wo,ld ,beeother,sise claraab!e, to the per
4 an arrested or claimed as a fugitive
! slave, . ssa'''5S'ls ? '''''' =
ssro,s7. 1 Every person who shall false
H. ana.maliciously declare. represent or
nrotond tbat anv free person within this
Mate Is > slave. or owes service or labor
~ any ners,u or persons, with intent TO-
procure or to ailor assist in procuring the
Iforciblc removal of such free person from
tbs State as slave, shall pay fine OF
Eone, thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
in the State prison not more thar "a, ilse nor
less thanEone sear; 1roesaea, = "@' noIn
ing IN this act sllals " ~:
ing 70 any ciai ll. y sci' ~ -
for q hze az. siin lt,',i,.ss n.ss s8r
SEC. 8. No declaration, representation
or pretence that anv person being or hav-