Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-08-15
The following important document, ap.


pointing number of U. S. Commissioners
and defining 4 heir duties and powers as
such. was issued by the U. S. Circuit
Cour, al the last day of its term:
United State. Of ,,: America, Set.
In the Circuit Court Of sad United STATES.
in and for said Disfr'cts- SPECIAL July
Term, lst .9ugust 1861.
IrIsonDERED BY the Court that Ellis
worth Miller. OF Poto>i, John d. Foster,
oil KIrk>vile, Henry Nj. woodward, OF Can
ton, John ID. 5. Dryden, OF Palmyra. Jo-
seph Irwin, OF SheIbyviiIe, john b. Hen
derson, OF Louisiana. Writer l.. Loveisce,
OF Dsnvlile, John NJ. Krum, George w.
Cline aud James c. Moody. OF Saint Louis,
Barton Bates, of II. Charles, Abner Clio.
yer, OF Edna, Thomas E. NOEL, of Perry
vile, David Hicks, of Greenvilse. Willard
P. Hall and james craig Of ST. Joseph,
John T. Tindall, of Trenton, Edward l..
King, OF Chillicolhe, James McFerran OF
Gallaiin, WIN. A. Hall, OF Randolph, Jas.
NJ. Gordun and Odin Guitar, OF Columbia,
John F. Ryland aud James, Young of La.
fayetts county, John L. Phillips, Of George
town, Altman WEIGH, OF Warrensburg, WIN.
Douglas and George w. Miller, OF Boom
vile, R. j. Lackey, OF Jefferson City
Madison H. Belshe, OF Hickory Hill, Rich
ard Allen, OF Clinton, j. w. McClurg, OF
Linn Greek, W. w. Turner, oil Lebanon,
Marcus Boyd and Sample Orr of Spring
field, Robert Faulkner, oil Rolla, William
Morrow, OF Neosho, Robert Fyan of
Mar,hfeld, John D. Perkins, Of Hermit
age, Thomas w. Cunningham. of Bolivar,
Joel Grammar, Of Cassvile, Pleasant Nj.
Wear, OF Mount Vernon, A. williamson,
OF DsdeviIle, l.. Zsvely. of Linn, Robert
and Austin A. King, OF Richmond, be APP
pointed Commissioners Of tins Court, Tor
the purpose OF administering Oa'hs, taking
affidavils and bail and 10 attend to the
taking Of dispositions under the provisions
OF the several acts of Congress aulhorizI ng
the appointment Of Commissioners for such |!
purposes, and that they be empowered TO
discharge oil such duties as are authorized
and required 10 be performed by Judicial
officers by the act of Congress approved
The 9Th day of August, A. d. lS4S, and
entitled IAN act Tor giving effect TO certain
treaty stipulations between this and for
eign governments, for the apprehension and
delivery up Of certain offenders" and that
they aud each Of them be further empower
ed 10 discharge all snch duties as are au-
IhorIzed and required by The Constitution
aud laws of The United States in the arrest
and delivery up OF fngitives from justice
and from service or labor. 10 which said
iugIIives are bound under the law OF any OF
the States OF The United States; and that
Commissioners shall and may exercise all
the powers that any justice Of the peace or
uther magistrate OF any Of the United States
may now exercise in respect 10 offenders
Tor any crime or ofTense against the United
states, by arreSiing imprIsoning or bailing
the same, under aud ly virtue OF the 33i
section Of the ect OF the 24rh Of September
A. d. 1889, and all other powers vested in
Um'ed States Commissioners by the act OF
Inc Odd OF August. A. ID. 1912.
United States of Amerina,
Districts of Missouri ''''
|. Benjamin F. Hickman, Clerk Of the
Circuit Court of the United States for the
Districts of Missouri, do hereby certify the
he foregoing TO BIZ irne copy OF All ORDER
IF said Court made al the special Jnly
Term thereof, To Wit, on the LIST day OF
August. A. D. 1861.
+ ~, III witness whereof hereunto
} L. :. subscribe my name and sfhx The
I ~ seal OF said Court at Office in the
lily OF ST. Louis, Tins sixth day of Angus,
u the year Of our Lord eighteen hundred
md sixry-one
BEN. F. HICKMAN Clerk
MEMoRANDuM.-U uucd States Commis
toners have pow er 10 issue warrants upnn
worn complaints made before them Tor any
'Inlalion Of a criminal statute 0l lhe Uni
ed States, also. 10 conduct the examination
nd discharge, commit or lake bail. as the
aw and evidence may require. Bail is al
nwable IN all cases, except Tor capital oil
enses. :
The Commissioners proceedings, iogeth.
r with The original recngnizances where
ail is taken. should be duly certified and
ent TO the Clerk Of the United States Cir
uit Court al ST. Louis, or, if the o0ense is
committed IN the Western District. they
nay be sent 10 The Clerk Of the Western
district Court at Jefferson City.
Commissioners are required to take an
ah to support the Constitution Of the U
tied States, and faithfully and impartiaIy
, discharge the duties OF the office, and to