American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-09-15

been com nitted, or before the proper court
Of criminal jurisdiction. II committed
within any one Of the organized territories
OF the United States; and shall moreover
forfeit and pay. by way Of civil damages
TO the party injured BY such illegal con.
ddci, the sum Of one thousand dollars for
each fugitive so lost as Aforesaid, to be re-
covered by action of debt. 10 any OF the
district or territorial courts afort said with
in whose Jurisdiction the oaid offence may
have been committed.
Sec. 8. And be il futther enacted, That
the Marshals. their Deputies. and the
Clerks Of the said District and Territorial
Courts, shall be paid for their services the
like fees as may be allowed to them for
similar services in other cases; and where
such services ate rendered exclusively in
the arrest, custody, and delivery OF the
fugitive to the claimant, his or her agent
or attorney, or where such supposed lusi-
tive may be discharged out Of custody for
the want OF Sufficient pro, { as Aforesaid,
then such fees ars 10 be paid .in the Hhole
by such claimant. his agent or attorney;
and in all cases where the proceedings aIe
before Commissioner, he shall be entitled
to fee of ten dollars 10 full for his servi
ces in each case. upon the delivery Of the
said certificate to The claimant, his or her
agent or attorney; or fee Of Eve dollars
in cases where the proof shall not; in the
opinion Of such Commissioner. warrant
such certificate and delivery, inclusive Of
all such services incident 10 such arrest
and examination, to be paid in eitLer case
by the claimant, his or her agent or attor-
ney. The person or persons authorized TO
execute the process 10 te issued by such
Commissioners, for the arrest and dettn-
ton Of fugitives from service or labor as
aforesaid, shall also be entitled TO fee oi
five dollars each for each person he or they
may arrest and take before any such Com
missioner as aforesaid, at the instance and
request Of such claimant; with SUI h other
fees as may be deemed reasonable by such
Commissioner for such other additional
services as may be necessarily performed
by him or them; such as attending at the
examination, keeping the fugitive in custo.
dy, and providing him with food and lOdg-
ing during his detention. and until the e.
nal determination Of such Commissioner
and in general for performing such Other
duties as may be required by such claim
ant, his or her attorney or agent, or com
mis- ioner in the premises, such fees TO be
made up In accordance with the fees usu
ally charged by the officers Of the courts
Of justice within the proper district or
county, as near as may be practicable, and
paid by such claimants, their agents or at
torneys, whether such supposed fugitive'
from service or labor be ordered to be de
, livered to such claimants by the final de
! termination OF such Commissioner or not
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, Tha
T upon affidavit made by the claimant o
such fugitive, bis agent or attorney, aie
such certificate has be,n issued, that b,
, has reason to apprehend that such fugitiv,
D will be rescued by force from his or thei
Q possession before he can be taken beyont
: the limits Of the State in which the arres
e was made, it shall be the duty of the off
n Ger making the arrest to retain such fugi
= tive in his custody, and to remove him I
d tie Stale whence he fed, and there to de
d liver him to said claimant, his agent or al
t lorney. And TO this end the officer afore
9 said is hereby authorized aud required I
r employ so many persons as he may deen
d necessary to overcome such force, and I
: retain them in his service so long as cir
s cumstances may require. The said Office
9 and his sssistants, while so employed, +
b receive the same compensation, and 10 b
allowed the same expenses, as are now al
t loved by law for transportation Of crimi
: nails. to be certified by the Judge Of th
9 district within which the arrest is made
= and paid out Of the treasury Of the Unite
i States.
r Sec. 10. And bd it further enacted
That when any person held to service O
: labor in any State or Territory. or in III
= District of Columbia. shall escape there
y from, the party to whom such service c
= labor shall be due, his. her or their agel
If or attorney, may apply 10 any court I
d record therein, or Judge thereof In vacatio
r and make satisfactory proof to such cou
y or iudge in vacation, OF the escape alor,
r said, and that the person escaping owe
service or labor TO such party. Wher'
at upon, the court shall cause record 10
T. made Of the facts so proved, and also
a. general description OF the person so esot
or ping, with such convenient certainty {
M may be; and transcript of such recoI
ce authenticated by the attestation Of the cleI
as and Of the seal of the said Court, beir
s. produced in any State. Territory, or Di
or lrict, in which The person so escapu
or may be found. and being exhibited to an
or Judge, commissioner, or other officer al
d. thoTized by the law of the United Stat
l. to cause persons escaping from service
d. labor TO be delivered up, shall be held al
r. taken to be full and conclusive eviden
IL ofthe fact Of escape, and that the servi
is or labor OF the party escaping is due to Il
r party in such record mentioned. And U
or on tie production by the said party
as other and further evidence. If necessar
n either oral or by affidavit, ia addiio ion
he what is contained in tho said record,
m the identity OF the person escaping, he
or she shall be delivered up 10 tbe claimar
ne And the said court, commissioner, jud
I'd or other person authorized by this act
hs grant certificates 10 claimants Of lugitiv
be shall. upon The production OF the recc
lie and other evidences Aforesaid, gran, to al