Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-06-02


case may be, for trial, before such Court
of the United States, or Territorial Court,
IS has cogniZance of the offence, and
with q view TO afford i reasonable pro-
lection to all persons in their constitl-
ti5EaI right TO Yote, without distinction
Of race, color or previous condition
OF servitu;ie, and 70 the prompt dis
charge OF the duties OF this ac-, il shall
be the duty cf the Circuit Courts of The
United States, and OF the Superior Courts
Of the Territories of the United States,
from time TO tin,e to increase the number
of Commissioners, 50 as to o2ffor,i 4 speedy
and convenient means for tie arrest aud
examination OF persons chGTged with .
violation OF this act, aDd such Com
missioners are herebv authorized and
required to exercise aud discharge all
the power and duties conferred en- them
by this act ard the same duties with
regard to offences created by this act as
they are authorized by law to exercise
with regard to other offences against
the laws of the United States.
SechonI0. and be itJurt.ey enacted,
That it shall be the duty of all Marshals
and Deputy Marshal to Cbey and exc
cute all warrants and precepts issued
under the provisions of this &ct, when
10 them directed, and should any Mar
shat or Deputy Marshal refuse to receive
such warrant or other process when
rendered, or to use ali proper means
diligently TO execute the same, he shall,
on conviction thereof, be fined the sum
Of 81 coo 10 the use of the person capriY-
ed of the rights conferred by this act;
and the better TO enable the said Com
missioners TO execute their duties faith
fully and efficiently, i'll conformity TO
the Constitution OF the United States
aud the requirements OF this act, they
are hereby authorized and empowered,
within their districts respectively, 10
appoint in writing. under their hands,
any one or more suitable persons from
time TO tiGae TO execute all such war
rants and other process as may be
issued by them in the lawful performance
of their respective duties; and the per
sons SO appointed to execute any war
rant or process as aforesaid shall have
authority to posse cOnlijGtUs of theprop-
er county, or such portion Of the land or
naval forces Of the United States or OF
the militia, as may be necessary to the
performance of the duty with which
they are charged and to insure faith
fui observance OF the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution os the United
States: and such warrants shall run and
be executed by sGid officers anywhere
in the state or Territory within which
they are issued.
Section IL. And be it further enacted,
That any person who shall sno%lngly
and wilfully obstruct, hinder or prevent
any officer or other person charged with
the execution Ofany warrant or process
issued under the provisions OF this act,
or any person or persons lawfully assist
ing h M or them, from arresting any
person for whose apprehension such
warrant or process may have been is
sued, or shall rescue or attempt to rescue
such person from the custody Of the
officer or other person or persons ofthose
law fully assisting as foresaid when so
arrested pursuant to the authority mere
in given and declared, or shall aid, aDet
or assist any person so arrested as aiore-
said, directly or indirectly, 20 escape
from the custody of the officer Or other
person legally authorized as Aforesaid,
or shall hartor or conceal any person
for whose arrest q warrant OF process
shall have been issued as aforesaid, so
as to prevent bis discovery and arrest
after notice or knowledge of the TACT that
a warrant has teen issued for the APP
prehension of such person, shall for
either ofsaid offences :le subject to a
fine net exceeding 81 900, 0,orimprisonmen
not exceeding six months or both, at
the discretion OF The Court, on conVlc-
ton before the District or Circuit Court
of the United States for the district or
circuit in which said offence may have
been committed, or ba;ore the proper
Court % y,4ii.a.i.aal- ;1iri@diatian If COM
mitted within any one OF the organized
Territories of the United States.
Section L. An66 1t further enacted,
That the Commissioners, Districts At
torneys, the Marshals, their deputies
aud the clerks of the said District, Cir
Icuit and Territorial Courts shall be paid
for their services; the like fees as may
be allowed to them for similar services
lin other cases. The person or persons
authorized to execute the process to be
issued by such Commissioners for the
arrest of offenders against the provisions
of this act shall be entitled to the usual
fees allowed 10 the Marshal for an arrest
for each person ne or they may arrest
and take before any such Commissioner,
az aforesaid, with such other fees as may
be deemed reasonable by such Commits
lsioner for such other additional services
as may be necessarily performed by him
or them. such as attending at the exam
ination, keeping the prisoner in custody
and providing him with food aud lodg-
ing during his detention, and until the
final deterniiilEtian Of such Commits
sioner. and Ia general for performing
Isuch other duties as 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 thesaroper district or county, as
near as. .<fkbe practicable, and paid out
OF the Sskary Of the United States on
the q tie of the Judge of the Dis
tric$ which the arrest is made,
s., s s Il 'S' a;';s'
Section 13. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be lawful for the President
of the United States to employ such
part of the land and naval forces of the
United States, or OF the-miiitia, as shall
be necessary to aid in the execution of
judicial process issued under this act.
Section Il. A1ad be 1t further enacted,
That whenever any person shall hold
office, except as member OF Congress
OR 9some State Legislature contrary to
theiprovisionS of the third section of the
Fourteenth article of Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States, it
shall be the duty of the District Attor-
ney of;tbrSC nited States, for the district
in which such person shall hold Office as
aforesaid 10 proceed against such person
by writ OF gao aCdrTGntO, returnable to
the Circuit or District Court Of the uni
TED States&n such district, and to prose-
cute the Same to the removal of such
person from Office; and any writ of quo
l0GrrGntO so brought as aforesaid shall
take precedence of all other cases on the
docket Of the Court to which it is made
and shall not be continued
unless cause proved to the satisfaction of
the Coart.
SecXon Is. And be it further enacted,
person who shall hereafter
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