Assertion: fugitive | /r/HasProperty | the duty of the commissioner
Facets:
value: to decide the case
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: When the fugitive is thus taken, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to decide the case in a summary manner, and upon satisfactory proof that the fugitive does owe service or labor to the claimant, the commissioner shall issue his certificate, authorizing the claimant to take the fugitive , and to use such reasonable force as is necessary to carry him back to slavery.