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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 398. 1928 . 441 with any offense committed in any State, Territory, or other posses- Judge of police court y 7 may issue warrant to sion of the United States, and liable by the Constitution and laws bring accu sed before of the United States to be delivered over upon the demand of the the court. governor of such State, Territory, or possession, any judge of the police court of the District of Columbia, may, upon complaint on oa th or affirmation of any credible witness, setting forth the offense, that such person is a fugitive from justice, and such other matters as are necessary to bring the case within the provisions of law, issue a wa rrant to bri ng the perso n so c harged before the p olice court, to ans wer s uch compl aint. If judge believes com- SEC. 2. If, upon the examination of the person charged, it shall plaint is true, and ser- a ear to the judge of the police court that there is reasonable cause render m aybedemand - pp t, ed, be shall require a to believe that the complaint is true, and that such person may be bond to a epear at a fu- lawfully demanded of the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, he shall, if not charged with murder in the first degree, be requir ed to giv e bond o r other o bligation, with su ffi- cient sureties, in a reasonable sum, to appear before said judge of the police court at a future date, allowing thirty days to obtain a req uisiti on fro m the govern or of the St ate, Te rritor y, or posses sion of the United States from which said person is a fugitive, he to abide the order of such judge of the police court in the premises. SEC. 3. If such person shall not give bond or other obligation, as if Coboitmienvia herein provided, or if he shall be charged with the crime of murder charged with murder. in the fi rst de gree, he sha ll be commit ted to the Di strict Jail, and there detained until a day fixed by the court, in like manner as if the offen se cha rged h ad bee n comm itted within the Di strict of Co lum- bia ; and, if the person so giving bond or other obligation shall fail fa ilure t o appea bond on to appear according to the condition of his bond or obligation, he shall be defaulted, and the bond or other obligation entered into by him shall be forfeited to the United States. SEC. 4. If the person so Living bond or other obligation, or com- Discharge if appear- g e ing in court on day or- mitted, shall appear before the judge of the police court upon the dered, unless demand- day ordered, he shall be discharged, unless he shall be demanded by e rnory warrant of gov- some person authorized by the warrant of the governor to receive him, or unless the judge of the police court shall see cause to commit F urthe r de tenti on. him for a further time, or to require him to give bond or other obli- gation for his appearance at some other day, and if, when ordered, he shall not give bond or other obligation he shall be committed and detained as before : Provided, That whether the pers on so Proviso. Discharge of bond on charged shall give bond or other obligation, be committed or dis- delivery . charged, his delivery to any person authorized by the warrant of the governor shall be a discharge of his bond or obligation, if any. SEC. 5. The major and superintendent of the Metropolitan police Notice to police of- cial of city, etc., of of the District of Columbia shall give notice to the police official or fugitive. sheriff of the city or county from which such person is a fugitive that the person is so held in the District of Columbia. SEC. 6. A person committed as herein provided shall not be detained ten imitation of jail de- in jail longer than to allow a reasonable time to the person receiving the notice herein required to apply for and obtain a proper requisi- tion for such person according to the circumstances of the case and the distance of the place where the offense is alleged to have been committed. S E C. 7 . Nothing herein contained shall prevent the voluntar voluntary return in 3` custo dy of off icial al- return, in the custody of a proper official, of a person to the juris- lowed . diction of the State, Territory, or other possession of the United States from which he is a fugitive. And nothing herein contained Accep tanc e of bond shall prevent a judge of the police court of the District of Columbia, orrt judge of polic e in his discretion, accepting bond or other obligation for the appear- ance of a person before the proper official in the State, Territory, or possession of the United States_ from which he is a fugitive.

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