The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-03-30

ISNuhiiublOu Ol persons cnOrrcu WlJl
a violation of this act. re.l1 ia
SEC. D. That said Commissioners
shall have concurrent jurisdiction
with the Judges Of the Circuit and
District Courts of the United States
and the Judges Of the Supreme Courts
of the Territories, soverally and col
lectively, in term time and vacation
upon satisfactory proof being mad,
to Issue warrants and preccpts fol
arresting and bringing before Then
all offenders against the provision.
of this act, and on examination tC
discharge or admit TO bail or commit
them Tor trial, as the facts may war
rant.
SEc. Q. And such commissioners
lare hereby authorized and required
Ito y.~vi else uuu ulsC1Iargc I'M Jue pow
crs and duties conferred on them by
ltiiis act, and the same duties with re
gard to ohenses created by this act
as they are authorized by law to ex-
ercise with regard TO other ofenscs
against the laws Of the United States.
That IL shall he the duty Of all Mar
shals 10 obey and execute all warrants
and prccepts issued under the plo
visions Of this act when to them di
rected; and should any Marshal or
Deputy Marshal refuse to receive
such warrant or other process when
t, ndered, or TO use all proper means
diligently to execute the same, he
shall on conviction thereof be fined
in the sum of one thousand dollars,
TO the use of tue person upon whom
the accused is alleged to have com
mtted the oilcnsc. And the better
to enable the said Commissioners to
execute their duties faithfully and ei
fcctually, in conformity with the Con
stitution of the United States and the
requirements of this act, they are
hereby authorized and empowered,
within their counties respectively, to
Iappoint, in writing under their own
hands, one or more suitable persons,
from time to time, TO execute all such
warrants and other process as may
he issued by them in the lawful per
lormance of their respective duties
and the persons SO appointed to eX-
ecute any warrant or process as afore-
said shall have authority to call to
their aid the bystanders or posse COM
itatuS Of the county, or such persons
lof the land or naval forces of the
United States, or of the militia, as
may be necessary to the performance
of the duty with which they are
charged, and to insure a faithful oh
servance of the clause of the COnsti-
tuition which prohibits slavery, in
conformity with the provisions ol
this act; and said warrants shall run
and be executed by said officers any
where in the State or Territory with.
in which they are issued.
SEC I. That any person who shall
knowingly and willfuIly ohstruct,
hinder, or prevent any officer or 9th.
er person charged with the execution
of any warrant or process issued I'M.
der the provisions of this act, or any
person or persons lawfully assisting
him or them, from arrcsting any per-
son for whose apprehension such war
rant or process may have been issued,
or shall rescue, or attempt TO rescue,
such person from the custody Of the
officer, other person or persons, on
those lawfully assisting as aforesaid,
when so arrested, pursuant to the
authority herein given and declared,
or shall aid, abct or assist any person
so arrested rs aforesaid, directly o.
indirectly, to escape from the custody
Of the officer, or other person legally
authorized as aforesaid, Or shall har
Dor or conceal any person for whose
arrest warrant or process shall have
been issued rs aforesaid, so as TO pre-
vent his discovery and arrest, after
notice or knowledge Of the fact that
a warrant has been issued for the ap-
Iprehension OF such person, shall, FOL
either Of said ollenscs, be subject to 9
line not exceeding one thousand dol
lars and Imprisonment not exceeding
six months, by indictment and con
viction before the District Court o
the United States tor the district in
which sad olTense may have beer
committed, or before the proper
Court ofcrimiual jurisdiction, II com
mitted within any one OF tine organ
lied Territories Of the United States
SEC. 8. That the District Attor
neys, the Marshals, their Del utic
and the Clerks OF the said District
and Territorial Courts, shall be pnit
for their services the like fees rs may
be allowed TO them for similar ser
vices in other cases. And in al
cases where the proceedings are be
fore a Commissioners, he shall be en-
titled to n fee Of $40 in full for hi'
services in each case, inclusive of al
. services incident TO such arrest an(
examination. The person or person.
: authorized TO execute the process Il
be issued by such Commissioners 70
the arrest OF offenders against th
provisions of this act, shall be enti
tied TO a fee OF S5 for each person h,
or they may arrest and take beior
any such Commissioner ~ Aforesaid
with such other fees as may he deem
ed reasonable by such COMMISSIONS
for such other additional services AZ
may be necessarily performed by him
) or them, such as attending at the ex
animation, keeping the prisoner ii
custody, andproviding him with fooC
and lodging during his detention, anc
until the final determination Of suel
Commis ,ioner, and in general for per