Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-09

deputy marshals of the United States, the commits
soners appointed by the circuit and
OF the United States, with powers oil arreStihg' I'M
prisOning or baing offenders against Tue laws 20, oI
Freedmen's Bureau and every other officer who may
10 sneeiallv empowered by the President of the Uni
ted States shall be and they are hereby specially
authorized and required at the expense Of the Uni
ted States to institute proceedings against all and
every persOn who shall violate the provisions of this
act and cause him or them TO be arrested and i'm
prsOned or baed, as the case may be, for trial be-
fore such of the United States OF Territorial courts
bythis acthave COgnizance of the offence; and with
view to atfOrding reasonable protection to al per-
sons in their constitutional rights of equality before
the law, without distinction of race or color or pre-
vious condition of slavery or involuntary servitude
except as punishment for crime, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, and the prompt aus
charge Of the duties of this act i shah De ie uqIy
of the circuit courts of the United states anu tue SUI
peror courts of the Territories of the United States
from time to time to increase the number OF cOmmls
sioners so As 10 afford a speedy and convenient
means for the arrest and examination oil persons
charged with violation Of this act. .'..
SrC 3 That said commissioners shall have concur
rent sdiction with the judges of the circuit and dis
courts OF the United States, and the judges of the
snnerior courts ofthe Territories severally and COL
ectveIy in term time and vacation upon satisfactO
~ proo being made to issue warrants and preceps for
arrestng and bringing before them all offenders
against the prONlSlOu Ol lulS ACT on
ton discharge, admit 70 bail, commit them for
trial. as the facts may warrant.
SEC. 6. And such commissioners are hereby au-
thorized and required to exercise and discharge all
the powers and duties conferred on them by this act
and the same duties with regard to offences created
by this act, they are authorized by law to exer
else with regard to other offences against the laws OF
the United States. That shall be the duty of all mar
shals and deputy marshals to obey and execute all
warrants and preceps issued under the provisions of
this act when to them directed and should any mar
shall or deputy marshal refuse to receive such war
rants or other process when rendered, 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 of the person upon
whom the accused is alleged to have committed the
offence; and the better to enable the said commiss
sioner to execute their duties faithfully and efficient
w. in conformity with the constitution ofthe Unietd
States and the requirements of this act they here
by authorized and empowered within their counties
respectfully, TO appoint in writing under their hands
one 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 person so appointed to en-
ecute any warrant process as aforesaid shall have
authority to summon and call to their aid the by
ISLANDERS posse cOBtGtuS of the proper county or
such portion of the land or naval forces OF the United
States or OF the militia may be necessary to the
performance ofthe duty with which they are charged
and TO ensue q faithful observance of the clause of
the constitution which prohibits slavery in contomi
" with the provision of this act and said warrants
shall run and be executed by said officers anywhere
in the State or Territory within which they are
issued.
SEC. Z. That any person who shall knowingly and
wronguly obstruct hinder or prevent any officer or
other person charged with the execution of any
rant or process issued under the provisions of this act
or any person or persons lawfully assisting him or
them from arresting any person for whose apprehen
q
or shall rescue Orattempt to such person from
the custody of the officer other person or persons, or
those lawfully assisting aforesaid when so arrest
ed Pursuant TO the authority herein given and de-
cared or shall aid abet assist any person so ar
rested as aforesaid directly or indirectly to escape
from the custody of the officer other persons legal
ly authorized aforesaid shall harbor or conceal
any person for whom warrant or process shall have
been issued aforesaid so to prevent his discov
ery and arrest after notice knowledge OF the fact
that warrant has been issued for the apprehension
Of such person. shall for either OF said offences be
subject to fine not exceeding one thousand dollars
and Imprisonment not exceeding six months, by in
dictment before the District Court of the United
States for the district in which said offence may
have been committed, or before the proper court Of
criminal iuriSdCtion,if committed within any one oil
the organized Territories of the United States.
SEC S. That the district attorneys, tue marsha Is
their deputies and the clerks of the said district
and territorial courts shall be paid for their services
the like fees as may be allowed to them for similar
services in other cases and in all cases where the
proceedings are before commissioner he shall be
entitled to fee of ten dollars in full for his services
i'm each case inclusive of all services incident to such
arrest and examination. The person or persons
authorized 10 execute the process to be Issued
by such commissioners for the arrest OF offenders
against the provisions of this act, shall be entitled
to fee of five dollars for each person he orthey may
arrest and take before any such commissioner, as
aforesaid with such other fees as may be deemed
reasonable by such commissioner for such other adj
ditiOnaI services as may be necessarily performed
by him or them-such as attending at the eXamlna-
ton keeping the prisoner in custody, and providing
food and lodgings during his detention and until
the final determination of such commissioner, and
i'm general for performing such other duties as may
be required in the premises such fees TO be maze up
in conformity with the fees usually charged by the
officers of the court of justice within the proper
district or county as near practicable, and paid
out of the Treasury Of the United States on the GER
tcate of the district Judge within which the arrest
is made and to be recoverable from the defendant
as part of the judgment in case of conviction.
SEC g. That whenever the President of the United
States shall have reason to believe that offences
have been or are likely to he committed against the
provisions of this act within any Judicial DISTRICT u
shall he lawful for him, in his discretion, to direct
the Judge Marshal and District Attorney oil such
district to attend at such place within the district
and for such time as he may designate, for the pur-
pose of the more speedy arrest and trial OF persons
charged with violation of this act and it shall be
the duty of every Judge or other officer, when any
such requiston shall be received by him, to attend
at the place and for the time therein designated
SEC 10. That it shall be lawful for the President
of the United States, or such persons as he may
empower for 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 Vlo-
lation and enforce the due execution of this act.
SEC. IL. That upon all questions of law arising
IN unlar the urOVisOnS of this act, a
final appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court of
tI TTpifa1 States