The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-12

of the Constitution which prohibits slavery. in
conformity with the provisions of this act. and
said warrants shall run and be executed by said
officers anywhere in the State or Territory within
which they arc issued.
SEC. 6. Aaad be it further enacted That any nou
son who shall knowingly and willfuly obstrnc+
hinder, or prevent an, officer or other person
charged with the execution of any warrant ~
process issued under the provisions of This oo+
or any person or persons lawfully ASSISTING hin
or them, from arresting any person for whose on
prehension such warrant process NAV have
been issued, or shall rescue attempt to rescno
such person from the custody of the officer. 9TH
erpersons or persons, or those lawfully assstin,.
as aforesaid, when so arrested pursuant to +h
authority herein given and declared, or shall aid
abet, or assist any person so arrested as aoresos
directly or indirectly, to escape from the custod,
OF the officer or other person legally AUTHORIZE
as aforesaid or shall harbor or conceal anv ner
Tor whose arrest warrant or process shall how,
Deen issued as aforesaid SO as to prevent his die
coVery and arrest after notice or KNOWLEDGE of tb
TACT That warrant has been issued for the annro
henslon OF such person, shall, for either of said
onences, be subject to fine not exceeding ona
Thousand dollars, and imprisonment not exceed
ing SIX months, by indictment and conviction he
fore the district court ofthe United States for tb
district in which said offence may have been
committed, or before the proper court of Grim
inal Jurisdiction, if committed within any one oe
the organized Territories of the United States
Sec. z And be it further enacted That the dis
tIict attorneys, the marshals 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 simil:r servi-
ces In other cases; and in all where the pro-
ceedlngs are before commissioner, he shall be
entitled to fee of ten dollars in full for his servi
ces in each case, inclusive of all services incident
to such arrest and examination. The person or
persons authorized to execute the process TO he
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 or they may arrest and take before any such
commissioner as aforesaid, with such other fees
as may be deemed reasonable by such commits
sioner for such other additional services as NAV
be necessarily performed by him or them, such as
attending at the examination keeping fhe prison.
er in custody, and providing him with food and
lodging during his detention, and until the final
determination of such commissioner, and in GEL
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 the courts of justice within the
proper district county, as near as NAV be prac
ticable, and paid out 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. 8 Ind be it further enacted, That when
ever 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 discretion, to direct the
judge marshal and district attorney 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; and
it shall be the duty of every judge other officer
when any such requisition shall be received by
him, to attend at the place and for the time there
in designated
SEC. 9. And be it further 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 or naval
forces of the United States, the militia as shall
be necessary to prevent the violation and enforce
the due execution of this act.
Sec. TO- Asad be it further enacted, That upon
all questions of law arising in any cause under
| the provisions of this act final appeal may be
taken to the Supreme Court of the United
| States.''
Gen. Burnside has been elected Governor
of Rhode Island by small majority
Joseph Mayo has been elected Mayor of