Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-12-04

THE ABOLITION MULTIPLICATION LAWS
The following clauses of the Constitution have been
violated by the States sshich follow:
Ah1lcLE 4.
Sec 2 The citizens of ecu State shall be entitled to
all privileges aG inunities of citizens in the several
States.
SEC. g. CLAUSE g. No person held to service or labor
in State under the laws thereof, escaping into
other shall, in consequence of any law regulation
therein be discharged from such service labor but
shall be delivered up claim of the party to whom such
service or labor may be DUE
ARTICLE g.
CLAUSE g. This Constitution and the laws of the Uni
ted States which shall be made in pursuance thereof and
all treaties made or which shall be made under the
thorty of the United States shall be the supreme law of
The land and the judges in every State shall be bound
thereby anything In the constitution laws of any State
to the contrary notwithstanding.
CLAUSE 8. The senators and representatives before
mentioned and the members of the several State les
atures and all executive and judicial officers, both Of
the United States and of the several States shall be
bound by oath affirmation to support this Constitu
ton, SC.
MASSACHUSETTS
REVISED CoDE OF Massachusetts CHAPTER IA.
Sec ST. The governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the council shall appoint in every county
or commissioners, learned in the law, who shall, in
their respective countless when any person Is arrested
seized or in danger of being arrested seized fug
tive from service labor, being informed thereof
diligently and faithfully all lawful means to protect
and defend such alleged fugitive and secure to him fair
and impartial trial by jury and the benefits OF the provis
ions of this chapter and any attorney whose services
desired by the alleged fugitive also act as counsel
(Act 1855, 489, sec. IL
Sec S. The commissioners shall deray all expenses
of witnesses clerks fees and officers fees and other
penses which may be incurred in the protection and de-
fence of any person seized arrested and the
together with the reasonable charges of the commission
es for their services attorneys and counsel shall be
paid from the treasury of the Commonwealth on war
be issued by the governor Act of 1885, sec lS,
p. 49,
Sec 59 No person while holding any Office of honor,
trust emolument under the laws of this State shall
in any capacity take cognznce of any case issue any
warrant other process grant any certificate, under
by virtue of act of Congress approved the twelfth
day of February in the year 1793 entitled San act
speeding fugves from justice and persons escaping from
the service of their masters or under or by virtue of an
act of Congress approved the eighteenth day of Septem
bcr 1885, entitled An act to amend, and supplemental
ry to IAN act respecting fugtves from justice and per-
escaping from the service of their masters or
SHALL in any capacity serve such warrant or other pro-
CESS Any justice Of the peace Oho shall offend against the pro-
visions Of this secio by directly indirectly acting such case,
shall forfeit no. erceedny thousand dollars be i'm
prisoed jail not exceeding one year. for each ence Acts
of 1S43 p 50, L. 3, and 1855, p. 4S9, l,
belonging used by the State any county therein
shall be used for the detention imprisonment of any
person accused convicted of offence created by
either of the acts of Congress mentioned in the preceding
section accused convicted of obstrucng resist
ing any process warrant order issued under either
of said acts of rescung, attempting to rescue any
person arrested detained under any of the provisions
either of said acts for the imprisonment of per-
arrested process execution in suit for
damages OF penalties acoruing claimed accrue, in
consequence of aid rendered to any fugitive escaping
from service or labor Acts of 1S43 p. &c. and 1885,
p. 4S9, sec. 49,
SEC 6l Whoever shall from the limits of this
State assist in removing therefrom, into the
State with the intention of removing assisting in the
moving thereom procure assist procuring to be
removed any person being in the thereof who
not held to service labor by the 'party making
clain,," or who has not Escaped from the party
making s'clam, whose service or labor is not due
to the ''party' making ''caim within the meaning OF
those words in the Constitution of the United States on
the preence that such person s SO held has escaped
or that his ''service labor is due, with the
intent to subject him to such 'servce Or labor shall be
punished by fine not less than thousand than ve
thousand dollars, and By Imprisonment in the State prison not
less than one than ue gears. And any person
tanning wrong injury by any proceeding punishable
aforesaid may also maintain action and dam
ages therefor. (Act 1855, 489, sections 7, 81
SEC g. Any sheriff. deputy sheriff, jailer, coroner,
constable or other officer of this State of the police
of any city or town, any district county, CITY,
town officer, any officer other member of tho vol
unteer militia of this State who shall hereafter arrest
imprson detan return, aid in arresting, mprson
ing dctainng, or returning any person for the reason
that he is claimed or adjudged to be fugitive from
service or labor, shall be punished by fine not Tess than
thousand and exceeding tao thousand dollars and By
prsonnent in the State prison not less than than
too gears. Acts lS43, So, sec 23 1885, 1885, l.
15.)
SEC g. The volunteer militia shall not act in any
manner in the seizure detention rendition of per-
son for the that he is claimed adudged to be
a fugitive from service or labor Any member thereof
who shall offend against the provisions of this section
shall be punished by as not Tess than thousand and e.
cang thousand dollars, and by Imprisonment the STATE
prison for Jss than than tco years. Act of
1855, 489, Sec l6.)
SIC 81 The penalties prescribed by the two preceding
sections shall not apply to any act of military obedience
and subordnation performed by officer private of
the militia. (Act of 1858, 49, sec p
Sec s. Nothing in the eight preceding sections nor
in sections nineteen, twenty, and twentyone shall be
construed to apply much of the act of Congress of
the twelfth of February l793 relates ugitives from
Justice. (Act of 1855, 489, 81
Sec. &C. No person holding judicial Office under the
laws of the United States or the Office of commissioner
of the circuit court of the United States shall hold any
judicial Office under the constitution and laws of this
State except that of justice Of the peace No justice of
the peace while holding the office of commissioner of the
United States circuit court shall have authority to grant
any warrant issue any process civil criminal other
than to witnesses, hear and try cause
civil or criminal under the laws Of this State (Act Of
1858, 175, sec.
MAINE
LAWS OF MAINE. REVISED CODE, CHAPTER so.
Sec. 3d. No sheriff, deputy sheriff. coroner constable
ailer justice Of the peace other officer of this State
shall arrest detin, aid in doing, in any prison
building belonging to this State, any county or
town. any person account of claim on him as a fugi-
tive slave Any of said officers violating any the aoe-
said provisions aiding abetng any person claiming
arresting or OBTAINING any person fugitive slave,
shall forfeit not exceeding thousand dollars for
slofe,an tot Of tloc