The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-18

! ceptssfpr arrests pgr and bringing before
,ltheuvtfl }oGS8d5ts Siib4tt plorisioh.
& this act; aud 1odd Z examination 70 dis:
charge or admit to bail or commit them
for trial. as the facts may warrant.
Sec. G. And such commissioners arg
hereby authorized and required to exei !
ciso and, discharge 4ll the PowefF4tPp = :
RSs SaS SSy dd.its EilS 7tSgsfa 70 39Hsases
cre,ted.by this act as they arc authorlze1
; bv law to exercise With regard to other
o}snses against tho laws Of tho United
States. That it shall b. the duty of all!
Morshals and Deputy Marshals to obey
maj ctsctio all wdrauta hua. brtcspis
ISSUED under the provisions Of this act
when to them directed; aud should any
Marshal 'pErDeputy Marshsb refuse to
receive such warrant or other process
when rendered, or to use all proper
means diligenslyte exeeptes 4heasspg ne
shall on conviction thereof be fined in
the sum of ono thousand dollars, to the
use of ting person, ppqAEhop4he accused
! is alleged to have committed tho ofense'
And the better to enable tho said com.
missioners to execute their duties faith
fully and erFtotlally, in conformity With
the Constitution Of the United States
/; and tho requirements !of. ibis act, they
arc hereby authorized and empowered,
within their counties respectively, to
appoint, 10 writing, @under their own
hands, ono or more suitable persons.
from time to time, to execute all such
w;arrranes and 6tbcsr; process J as may be
issdid b5 ,hepdl, the.laFful perlor@Nspee
Of their respective duties; and the per-
sons so appointed to execute any warrant
or process as aforesaid shall havo author.
ity to call to their aid tho 'bystandcrs, or
posse comitotus Of tho county, or such
pcrsous- OF tho land Of inayal forces Of
the United Suites, or Of the militia, as
may be necessary to the performance Of
the duty with which they nrc charged,
aud to insure fai,hful observance Of
the clause Of tho Constitution which
prohibits slavery, in conformity with the
provisions Of this act; aud said warrants
Sha y! t4n, ,ano PC S@ecst.u ~ a..
GERS any%.efe ~ 'no c'u'e ~ 1''''
SEC: {. That any person. who fhall
knowingly and wilful.y obs;ruct, hinder
or prevent any othcer or otGoF person
charged with the execution OF any war
raRs'or process issued 'uoaer tne Prov
slons OF tug act, or any person or per-
sons lawfully assisting him Or them'
from orrestlnss any person 19r, vh9S!e aP:
prohen,slon sucd Sarrunsor process may
nave oeen issued or snan rescue VI
attempt 20 FescSsf sqsa person. lio% Tue
CUSTODY OF inc oihcos' o1uer person. VI
persons, or those lawfully assisting as
aforesaid, When 50 ,arTess.ea' pnrSaa ANY,
the authority herein given aud declared
or shall a'd' aCet or assist any person 50
arrcsset as: aiaFFessfSTo' ;o!FccaSs
rest'y' 10 escape 'ro'a 'He CUSTODY ot 'ne
oiheer' or o'her person ieSEl'y "u'nor'
'ze1 as a!ofesalu, or Sna'' maroon VI cou
ccal any person Tor whose arrest a war.
rant or process shall have oeea issueo az
Aforesaid, so as to prevent his 'dHcoHory
and arrest, after notice or knowledge OF
tho fact that warrant has boon issued
for the, ,appsshfns!on 81 sSeslRa sPecsHSn'
rsh.ll 'iar einen,ofSsaid. cienses,AoS sso'
Jsct 10 nne aGs .estscce9!ns oa' s.ou'
and dollars anu ,mPtlsonmsas no' "a
cecding SIX mon'ns' oy inoic.meu' anu ~
conviction before inc Dis' Ii:t: o.
the Uasted States Tor tho a's'f'ce /"
Which setd - o1 tense ray nave SOe S 3
mittet nsSesiore' hp props! a9are,;oA
criminal JURISDICTION, II ee ~, lT "'tn.
IN any one OF inc orsao'1eu ferr''o'iHS
Of the Unltsd 9t9tGsS; cyytcr .:,4,,r =, =
,eSee'S:'4hss' I he0D1s'f''t 'A"o.noys'
the Marshals, their lDfSpuqcs a9d the
Clerks Of the,sald District anu Terrific
rial Courts, shall DO paid tor tnelr SCR,
vices tho like fees as may be allowed to
them for, services IN! othcr cases.
And in all eases' where The proceedings.
are before Copmisaiohe no sepil4 20
entitled to fec Of; $40 iu full for his
services Incident 70 such arrest and cx'
animation Tho OnrsOn or nprSOnS nu.