Slavery -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1853
SECT. 3. _And be it further enacted_, That upon affidavit made as
aforesaid by the claimant of such fugitive, his agent or attorney,
after such certificate has been issued, that he has reason to
apprehend that such fugitive will be rescued by force from his or
their possession, before he can be taken beyond the limits of the
state in which the arrest is made, it shall be the duty of the officer
making the arrest to retain such fugitive in his custody, and to
remove him to the state whence he fled, and there to deliver him to
said claimant, his agent or attorney. And to this end, the officer
aforesaid is hereby authorized and required to employ so many persons
as he may deem necessary to overcome such force, and to retain them in
his service so long as circumstances may require. The said officer and
his assistants, while so employed, to receive the same compensation
and to be allowed the same expenses as are now allowed by law for
transportation of criminals, to be certified by the judge of the
district within which the arrest is made, and paid out of the treasury
of the United States: _Provided_, That, before such charges are
incurred, the claimant, his agent or attorney, shall secure to said
officer payment of the same, and in case no actual force be opposed,
then they shall be paid by such claimant, his agent or attorney.
SEC. 4. _And be it further enacted_, When a warrant shall have been
issued by any of the officers under the second section of this act,
and there shall be no marshal or deputy marshal within ten miles of
the place where such warrant is issued, it shall be the duty of the
officer issuing the same, at the request of the claimant, his agent
or attorney, to appoint some fit and discreet person, who shall be
willing to act as marshal, for the purpose of executing said warrant;
and such person so appointed shall, to the extent of executing said
warrant, and detaining and transporting the fugitive named therein,
have all the power and authority, and be, with his assistants,
entitled to the same compensation and expenses provided in this act in
cases where the services are performed by the marshals of the courts.
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