Year: 1866

this act, they are hereby authorized and empow-
cred, within their counties respectively, to an
point, in writing, under their hands, any one or
more suitable persons, from time to time, to exc
cute all such warrants and other process may
be issued by them in the lawful performance of
their respective duties; and the persons SO app
aforesaid shall have authority to summon and
call to their aid the bystanders or the posse
the land and naval forces of the United Stafes or
the militia as may be necessary to the perfor-
nance of the duty with which they are charged,
and to insure a faithful observance of the canss
of the Constitut on which prohibits slavery, in
conformity with the provisions of this act; and
said warrants shall run and be executed by eai9
officers anywhere in the State or Territory within
which they arr issued.


SEC; 6. And be further enacted, That any per
son who shall knowingly and willfully obstruct,.
hinder, or prevent an, 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 he custody of the officer, 9TH
er persons or persons, or those lawfully assisting
as aforesaid, when SO arrested pursuant TO the
authority herein given and declared, shall aid,
abet or assist any person arrested aforesaid,
directly or Indirectly to escape from the custody
OF the officer or other person legally authorized
aforesaid, shall harbor or conceal any person
for whose arrest warrant or process shall have
been issued as aforesaid SO 10 prevent his dis
covery and arrest after notice knowledge of the
fact that warrant has been issued for the appre-
hension OF such person, shall, for either OF said
offences, be subject to a 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, or before the proper court of Grim
inal jurisdiction, if committed within any one of
the organized Territories of the United States.


Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That the dis
tlict attorneys, the marshals, their deputies and
the clerks of the said district and TERRITORIAL
courts shall be paid for their services the. like
m n he n6 to fhovn fnro earr-;-
ces in other cases; and in all where the pro-
cecdings are before commissioner, he shall be
entitled to fee often dollars in full for his servi
ces in each case, inclusive of all tervices incident
to such arrest and examination. 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 fee of five dollars for each person
he or they may arrest and take before any such
commissioner as aforesaid, with such other fees
us may be deemed reasonable by such commits
sioner for such other additional services as may
attending at the examination, keeping tie prison
er in custody, and providing him with food and
lodging during his detention, and until the final
determination of such commissioner, and in geI
eral for performing such 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 the
proper district or county, as near as may be prac-
tcable and paid ou- 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 case 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 discretion, to direct the
juuge, marshal and district attorney of such dis
trict to attend at such place within the district,
and for such time 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 or other oficeI
when any such requisition shall be received by
him, to attend at the place and for the time there
in designated. avf5e


SEC. 8. 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-
forces of the United States, the militia shall
he necessary to prevent the violation and enforce
the due execution of this act.


SEC. 10. And 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"