The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-04-21

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sum of one thousand dollars, to the
use Of the person upon whom the ac-
cused is alleged to have committed the
~o,fensc. And the better to enable the
said Commissioners to execute their
duties faithfully and efficiently, in con
formity with the Constitution OF the
United States and the requirmcnts OF
this act, they are herby authorized and
empowered, within their counties res
pectillly, to appoint in writing, under
their hands, any or more suitable
persons, from time to time, to execute
all such warrants and other process as
may be issued by them in the lawful
performance Of their respective duties;
and the persons so appointed to exc
cute any warrant or process as aforc-
said shall have authority to summon
and call to their aid the bystandcrs or
posse comitutus of the proper county, or
such portion ofthe land or navel forces
Of the United States, or Of the militia,
as may be necessary to the performance
Of the duty with which they are charg-
cd, and to insure u faithful observance
Of the clause Of the Constitution which
prohibits slavery, in conformity with
the provisions of this act; and said
warrcnts shall run and be executed by
said officers anywhere in the States or
Territory within which they are exc
cutcd.
SEC. 6. 1ndb be Hfurther cnactcd, That
any person who shall knowingly and
w%ilfully obstruct, hinder, or prevent
any officer, or other person charged
with the execution Of any warrant or
process issued under the provisions
Of this act, or any person or persons
lawfully assisting him or them, from
arrcstin9 amy person for whose appre-
hcnsion such warrant 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, or those lawfully assisting as
aforesaid, when so arrested pursuant
TO the authority herein given and de
clarcd, or shall aid, abet, or assist any
person so arrcstedas aforesaid, directly
or indirectly to escape from the custo-
dy Of the officer or other person legal.
~ authorized as af )rcsaid, or shall har-
Dor or conceal any person for whose
arrest Il warrant or process shall have
been issued rs aforesaid, so as to pre-
vent his discovery and arrest after no
ticc or knowledge of the fact that Il
warrant has been issued for the APP
prchension Of such person, shall, for
either Of said offences, be subject to q
fine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, and Imprisonment not exceeding
six months, by indictment and convic-
ton before the District Court Of the
United States for the district in which
said oilcnsc may have been committed,
or before the proper court of criminal
jurisdiction, if committed within any
one Of the organized territories of the
United States.
SEC. 7. IRd be Il ,further cnocted,
That the district attorneys, the mar
sha!s, their deputies, and the clerks of
the said district and territorial courts
shall be paid for their services the like
fees as may he allowed them for SINH
lar services in other casas; and in all
eases where the proceeding are before
u commissioner, he shall he entitled to
Il fee of ten do | rs in full for his ser
vice in each case, inclusive of all ser
vices incident to such arrest and cX-
animation. The person or persons
authorized to execute the process to
be ISSUED by such commissioners for
the arrest of offenders against the pro-
visions ofthis act shall be entitled to
Il fee Of five dollars for each person
he or or they may arrest and take be-
fore any such commissioner as aforc-
said, with such other fees as may be
reasonable by such commits
sioncr for such other additional seryi-
ccs rs may he necessarily performed
by him or them, such rs attending at
the examination, keeping the prisoner
in custody, and providing him with
food and lodging during his detention,
and until the final determination of
such commissioner, and in general for
performing such other duties as may be
required in the premises such fees to
be made up in conformity with the fees
usually charged by the officers of the
courts oriusticc within the proper dis
trict or county, rs near rs may be
practicable, and paid out of the trcasr-
ry ofti,c United States on the c%crtifi-
cate Of the Judge of the district within
which the arrest is made, and to be re-
covcrablc from the defendant as part
Of the Judgment in case of conviction.
SEC. s. Ind be It further enacted,
That whenever the President of the
United States shall have reason to be-
licvc that offences have been or are
likely to be committed against the pro-
visions Of this act within any judicial
district, it shall be lawful for him, i his
discretion, to direct the Judge, marshal,
and district attorney of such district to
attend at such place within the district,
and for such time as he may designate,
for the purpose of the more speedy
arrest and trial Of persons charged
with violation ofthis act; and it shall
he the duty Of every judge or other
officer, when any such rcquisition shall
he received by him, to attend ut the
place and for the time therein desig-
mated.
SEC. .. And be il FURTHER enacted,
That it shall be lawful for the Prcsi-
dent of the United States, or such per
o he may empOwerfor that purpose
to employ such part of the land or
naval forces of the United States, or of
the militia, as shall be necessary to
prevent the violation and enforce the
due execution of this act.
SIC. 10. Ind be ntarther enacted,
That upon all questions Of law arising
in any cause under the provisions of
this act, Il final appeal may be taken