...Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to or affect the provisions to the "act respecting fugitives from justice and persons...from the service of their masters," approved February 12th, 1793, and the "act to amend and supplementary to the aforesaid act," approved September, 1850;...

...Congress, passed on the I8th day September, A.'D. 1850, entitled " an act to amend, and supplementary to ' an act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons...from the service of their masters,' approved February 12th, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three." Given under my hand and seal at Boston, on this...

...under section three of an act of congress, passed February twelfth, seventeen hundred and ninety three, entitled 'an act respecting fugitives from justice,...persons escaping from the service of their masters,' to any person claiming any other person as a fugitive slave in this State. "Sec. 2. No sheriff, deputy...

...consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill sent from the Senate for concurrence, entitled ''An act respecting fugitives from justice,...persons escaping from the service of their masters," and agreed to the amendment, to wit : To strike out the word " deemed," in section first. Ordered,...

...arising under the act of congress, passed twelfth of February, seventeen hundred and ninety three, entitled, " an act respecting fugitives from justice,...persons escaping from the service of their masters." See, 2. No magistrate of a county, or city, or town corporate, judge or justice of the peace, or other...

...itself into a committee of the Whole, Mr. П. Ле/wn in the chair, on the bill «* to amend an act, entitled an act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their master«. The bHl is one of considerable importance to the holders of slave property particularly,...

...(Const. Art. 4, sec. 2.) On the 12th day of February, 1793 (Stat. 1793, chap. 7), there was approved " An Act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters." This is the law which, for over half a century, has prescribed the modes in which a runaway slave may...

...eighteenth September, eighteen hundred and fifty, entitled "An act to amend, and supplementary to, the art entitled ' An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of iheir masters,' " approved February twelfth, seventeen hundred and ninety-three. Sec. 6. And be it...

...to call up. It was for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the propriety of amending the act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters. The resolution was agreed to, and a committee was appointed of Messrs. MURRAY, COOPER, and KITTEHA....

...Ordered. That Messrs. JORNSTON, CAROT, and READ, be a committee to consider the expediency of a law respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their roasters, and. if they think proper, to report a bill. The following Message was received from the...