Author: National Democratic Campaign Committee

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-30

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9781333002169

Excerpt from The Rendition of Fugitive Slaves: The Acts of 1793 and 1850, and the Decisions of the Supreme Court Sustaining Them; The Dred Scott Case What the Court Decided Section 3. Find be it also enacted, That when a person held to labor in any of the United States, or in either of the Territories of the river Ohio, under the laws thereof, shall escape into any other of the States, or Territory, the person to whom such labor or service may be due, his agent 9; attor-hhy, is}. Hereby empowered to seize or arrest such fugitive from labor, and to take him or her before any judge of the circuit or. District courts of the United States, residing or being within the State, or before any magistrate of a county, city, or town corporate, 'vvherein' suieh'sei'zur'e be made, and upon proof to the satisfaction of such judge or magistrate, either by oral testimony or affidavit taken before'a'nd certified by a inagistrateef sor'seie'ed or arrested, doth under the laws: Of State pr Territory frorri'yvhich he or she, ed, owe. Service 'or labor {0' tlieperson claiming him or hei, fi't shall be the duty 'of'such' ja'dg'e bi' ihdgistra'tetdi give ii-'c'eftifi-stite Jt'o such: which-shall besu icient warrant for r.emo ving: the-saidfugitiverfiom laborjo the State { ow which beer-she ed, 1. H 4; I, sec, 21. Find be it: urther enacted, That any obstru'ct or hinder attorney; in so'seiz'ing'or arresting'shch-'fugi'tive tfrom labor, or shall rescue such fugitive from-such claim'aiit'hvhis agentfor arrested. Pursuant to the authority llereinfgiven ended-med, or shall harbor, ori coppeal such person after notice 'that' beer 'she'was'a fugiti'ire from labo'r, as aforesaid, 's'hall, foi'e'ither'f of the'said forfeit and pay whi'ch penalty: may-ibet recovered by and forth-ebenefit of such claimant, by action! Of. Rightinpany' court.> proper3to try moreover, to the person claiming such la in or servi'ce, liis 'r'ight'bf action for or on account of the said injuries, or either of them; i '1 1' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."