Year: 1866

this act, they are hereby authorized and empow.
cred, within their counties respectively, to ap.
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 as may
be issued by them in the lawful performance Of
their respective duties and the persons SO ap.
aforesaid shall have authority to summon and
call to their aid the bystanders the posse COM
ttdtus OF the proper county, or such portion oi
the land and naval forces of the United States or
the militia, as may be necessary to the perfbr-
nance of the duty with which they are charged,
and to insure a faithful observancesof the clause
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. .=~ ..s u


SEC. q. And be I fisrther 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-
prehensioH such warrant or process may have
been issued, or shall rescue or attempt to rescue
such person from t 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 autl orized
as aforesaid or shall harbor conceal any person
for whose arrest a warrant or process shall have
been issued aforesaid, so as to prevent his dis
eovery 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 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 tire
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
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 simi r servi-
ces in other cases; and in all cases where the pro-
ceedings are before commissioner, he shall be
entitled to fee OF ten dollurs in full for his servi
ces i'll each case, inclusive of all services 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 net 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 otlar fees
as may be deemed reasonable by such commits
sioner for such other additional services may
be necessarily performed by him or them, such MS
attending at the examination, Keeping the prison.
er in custody, and providing him with food and
lodging during his detention, and until the final
determination of such commissioner, and i'm ge, :
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 or county, near as may be prac-
ticable and paid ou of the treasury of the United
StatSo OH Inc Oh Iic Judge OF LDe us.
trict within which the arrest is made, and to be
recoverable from the defendant as part of the
judgment in case of conviction.


Sec. 8 And 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 ~itnin any judicial district, it shall be
lawful for him, in his discretion, to direct tho
juuge, 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 execute n 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 q final appeal may be
taken to the Supreme Court of the United
States"