The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-07-10
NO. 48.

this act they are hereby authorized and empow-
cred, within their counties respectively, to ap-
point, in writing under their hands, any one or
cute all such warrants and other process as may
be issued by them in the lawful performance of
their respective duties and the persons soap
pointed to execute any warrant or process as
aforesaid shall have authority to summon and
call to their aid the bystanders the posse
the land and naval forces of the United States,
the militia, as may be necessary to the perfor-
nance of the duty with which they charged,
and to insure a faithful observance of the clause
OF the Constitut. on which prohibits slavery, in
conformity with the provisions of this act and
said warrants shall and be executed by said
officers anywhere in the State or Territory within
which they arr issued.
Sec. q. And be it further enacted That any per-
son who shall knowingly and willfully obstruct,
hinder, prevent 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 arresting anv person for whose ap.
prehension such warrant or process may have
been issued, or shall rescue or attempt to rescue
such person from lie custody of the officer 9TH
er persons or persons, those lawfully assisting
as aforesaid, when SO arrested pursuant to the
authority herein given and declared, or sEall aid,
ahet, or assist any person arrested aforesaid
directly Indirectly, to escape from the custody
of the officer or other person legally authorized
as aforesaid, OIL shall harbor conceal any person
been issued as afore said, as TO prevent his dis
coVcry and arrest after notice or knowledge of the
hcnsion of such person, shall, for either of said
offences, be subject to fine not exceeding one
thoussnd dollars, and imprisonment not exceed
ing six months, by indictment and conviction be-
fore the district court ofthe United States for the
district in which said offence may have been
committed, before the proper court of GRIM
inaI jurisdiction, if committed within any one of
the organized Territories of the United States.
Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That the dis
t,ict attorneys the narshals, their deInties, and
the clerks of the said district and Territorial
courts shall be paid for their services tie like
fees as may be allowed to them for simili sefTi-
ccs i'll other cases; and in all where the pro-
cecdings arc before commissioner, he shall be
entitled to fee often dollars in full for his servi
ccs i'll each case, inclusive of all services incident
to such arrest and examination. Tie person or
persons authorized to execute the process to be
issued by such commissioners for the arrest of
offenders against the provisions of this net shall
be entitled to fee of five dollars for each person
he or they may arrest ard take before any such
commissioner as aforesaid, with such othrr fees
may be deemed reasonable by such commits
sioner for such other additional services may
be necessarily performed by him orthem, such
attending at the examination, keeping the prison.
lodging during his detention and until the final
determination of such commissioner, and in ges
eral for performing such other duties may be
required in the premises; such fees to be made
up in conformity with the fees usually charged
by the officers of t1eonrts of justice within the
tcable and paid on of the treasury of the United
States on the certificate of the judge of the dis
trict within which the arrest is made and TO be
recoverable from the defendant as part of the
Judgment in of conviction.
SEC. And be it further enacted, That when
the President of the United States shall have
reason to believe that offences have been or are
likely TO be committed against the provisions of
this act WITHIN any judicial district, it shall be
lawful for him, in his discIsxion, to direct the
juugc, marshal and district S$srncy of such dis
trict 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 OF this act; an6
it shall be the duty of every judge other officer,
when any such requistion shall be received by
him, to attend at the place and for the time there
in designated.
SEC. 8. And be it yttrater enacted, That it shall
be lawful for the President of the United States,
or such person as he may empower for that pur
pose, to employ such part of the land naval
forces of the United States, the militia, shall
be necessary to prevent the violation and enforce
the due eXecuti, IL of this act.
SEC. 10: Aad Ge it further enacted, That upon
all questions of law arising in any cause under
the provisions of this act a final appeal may be
taken to the Supreme Court of the United
States"