Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-04-05

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nance, regulation, or custom to the contrary,
notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall deprive any
ipbabitant of any State or Territory of any
right secured by this act, under color of
law, regulation, or custom, is declared gull
ty of misdemeanor, punishable by fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars or i'm.
prisonment not exceeding one year, or both,
at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 3. The United States District Courts
shall have exclusive cognizance of all Of
fences against this act, and also, coucurrently
with the United States Circuit Court, of all
civil and criminal causes affecting persons
where rights are recured by section l. Any
suit against such persons, begun in any State
Court, may be removed for trial to the prop.
er District or Circuit Court. In exceptional
cases the common law, as modified and
changed by the constitution and statutes Of
the States, wherein the court have jurisdic-
tion of the cause, civil or criminal, is held,
so far as the same is not consistent with the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
shall be extended, and govern said courts in
the trial and disposition of such cause, and
if of criminal nature, in the inHction of
punishment 90 the party found guilty.
Sec. 4 The district attorneys, marshals,
and deputy marshals of the United States,
the commissioners appointed by the circuit
and territorial courts of the United States,
with powers of arrestiug, imprisoniug, or
bailiug offenders against the laws of the
United States, the officers and agents of the
Freeduen's Bureau, and every officer who
may be specially empowered by the Presi.
dent of the United States, are specially au.
thorized and required, at the expense ofthe
United States, to institute proceedings a.
gaiust every person who shall violate the
provisions of this act and it is made the
duty of the circuit courts of the United
States, and the Superior Courts of the Ter.
ritories, from time to time to increase the
humber of commissioners, so as to afford q
speedy and convenient means for the arrest
and examination of persons charged with
violation of this act.
Sec. 5 The commissioners are empower.
ed to have concurrent jurisdiction with U.
nited States Circuit and District Judges
and Territorial Judges, both in term, time
and vacation.
SEC. 6 United States Marsbals and
their deputies are required to obey all war
rants issued under this act In case of re.
fusal they may be fined one thousand dol
lars eaca, for the use of the person upon
whom the accused is alledged to have com.
mitted the offence The commissioners are
empowered to appoint county assistants to
execute warrants, and the latter may call
for assistaneeupon bystanders or summons
posse conaitatus, or the military and naval
forces
SEC. 7. Any person who shall knowingly
and wrongfully, obstruct, hinder, or pre-
vent any officer or other person charged
with the execution Of any warrant or pro.
cess issued under this act, or any person or
persons lawfully assisting, or attempt to res.
cue prisoners from custody, is subject to a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars,
and imprisonment not exceeding six
months, by indictment before the United
States District Court, or the proper court Of
criminal jurisdiction, if committed within
any of the organized Territories of the Uni.
ted States.
SEC. s. The District Attorneys, Mar
shals, and their deputies and clerks Of Dis.
trict and Territorisls Courts, shall be paid
for their services the fees allowed for simi.
lar services in other cases and in all cases
where the proceedings are before com.
missioner, he shall be entitled to fee of
ten dollars in full for his services in each
case, inclusive of all services incident to
such arrest and examination. The person
or persons authorized to execute the pro-
cess issued by commissioners for the arrest
of offenders shall be entitled to fee of
FIVE dollars for each person arrested, with
such other. fees as may be deemed reason.
able by the commissioner be paid out
of the Treasury of the United States, on
the certificate of the district within which
the arrest is made, and recoverable from
the defendant as part of the judgment in
case of conviction. .....
Sec: 9 Whenever the President of tue u
States shall have reason to believe that offen-
ces have been or are likely to be committed
against the provisions of this act, it shall be
lawful for him, in bis discretion, to direct
the Judge. marshal, and district attorney of :
the district to attend at such place within
the district and at such time as be may des.
gDate for the purpose Of the more speedy
arrest and trial of persons charged with
of this act; and it shall be the duty
Of every judge or other officer, when any
such requisitiou shall be received by him,
to attend at the place and for the time there
10 designated.
SEC. TO- That it shall be lawful for tie
President of the United States, or such per.
sons as he may empower for the purpose, to
employ such part of the land or naval forces
If the United States, or of the militia, as
shall be necessary to prevent the violation