gard to offenses created by this act, as
they are authorized by law to exercise with regard to other
offenses against the laws of the United States.

"SEC. 5. _And be it further enacted_, That it shall be the
duty of all marshals and deputy-marshals to obey and execute
all warrants and precepts issued under the provisions of
this act, when to them directed; and should any marshal or
deputy-marshal refuse to receive such warrant or other
process when tendered, or to use all proper means diligently
to execute the same, he shall, on conviction thereof, be
fined in the sum of $1,000, to the use of the person upon
whom the accused is alleged to have committed the offense.
And the better to enable the said commissioners to execute
their duties faithfully and efficiently, in conformity with
the Constitution of the United States and the requirements
of this act, they are hereby authorized and empowered,
within their counties respectively, to appoint, in writing,
under their hands, any one or more suitable persons, from
time to time, to execute all such warrants and other process
as may be issued by them in the lawful performance of their
respective duties; and the persons so appointed to execute
any warrant or process as aforesaid, shall have authority to
summon and call to their aid the bystanders or the _posse
comitatus_ of the proper county, or such portion of the land
and naval forces of the United States, or the militia, as
may be necessary to the performance of the duty with which
they are charged, and to insure a faithful observance of the
clause of the Constitution which prohibits slavery, in
conformity with the provisions of this act; and said
warrants shall run and be executed by said officers anywhere
in the State or Territory within which they are issued.

"SEC. 6. _And be it further enacted_, That any person who
shall knowingly and willfully obstruct, hinder, or prevent
any officer, or other person, charged with the execution of
any warrant or process issued under the provisions of this
act, or any person or persons lawfully assisting him or
them, from arresting any person for whose apprehension such
warrant or process may have been issued, or shall rescue or
attempt to rescue such person from the custody of the
officer