SECTION 9. And be it further enacted, That, upon affidavit

made 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.

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