The Arkansas advocate., 1835-12-25

the duty of said Court, in it's discretion, to cause the offender to enter into reeogni- zance with good security, for the peace and rood behavior, for term not exceeding one year.
 SEC. 3. .4nd De Ii. further ordained, That f three or more persons shall assemble teee- ther in the City of Little Rock, with the in- tent to do an unlawful act with force or vio- lence against the person or property of ano- ther. or to do any other unlawful act, against the peace and to the terror of the people; or, heinz lawfully assembled, shall agree with each other to do any unlawful act as aforesaid, and shall make any movement or perpetratinn therefor, the persons so offending, upon con- yiction thereof in the City Court, shall pay a fine of twenty dollars, and find securities for their good behavior respectively for the space of six months, and stand committed until sen- tence be performed.
 SEC. 3. And De it further ordained, That if any person or persons shall, within the Ci- tv of Little Rock, forcibly obstruct the autho- rity of any Judge, Justice of the Peace, She riff. Constable, or other ministerial officer, or any other person whatsoever, whose duty it IS by law to preserve the peace, disperse un- lawful assemblies, or suppress riots, routs. and unlawful assemblies, in any attempt made by such officer or person to preserve the rpeace, disperse any unlawful assembly, or suppress any riot, rout, or unlawful assem- blv; or if any three or more persons shall con- tinue together after proclamation made or at tempted to be made, as required by law, commanding them, iii the name of tiile United States, to disperse and depart to their several homes or lawful employments, and prevented i,y such rioters; or in case of no such procla- xnation, if any three or more persons, being assembled as aforesaid, shall commit any un- lawful act as aforesaid, every offender, upon conviction thereof in the City Court, shall be fined i'll a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars, and give security for good behavior for time not more than one year, at the dis cretion of said Court; and upon second con- vction, each and every offender shall be fined as aforesaid, and find sureties for good beha- vior and the peace, for time not exceeding ten years, and may be committed to jail until sentence be fully performed.
 SEC. 4. find be a. further ordained, That if any person or persons shall knowingly and wilfully obstruct, resist, or oppose any officer of this Territory, ln serving or attempting to serve of execute any mesne process, Or war rant, or any rule or order fany of the Courts of this Territory, or any other legal or judi eial writ or process whatsoever; or shall as- sault, beat, or wound any officer or other per son duly authorised in serving or executing any writ, rule, order, process, or warrant aforesaid, every person, so knowingly and wilfully offending in the premises, shall, on conviction thereof in the City Court, be im- prisoned not exceeding tWels e months, and fined not exceeding three hundred dollars.
 SEC. ,. find be I further ordained, That If any person or persons within the City of Little Rock shall agree or compound to take satisfaction fer any criminal offence, such person or persons shall forfeit twice the value of the sum or thing agreed for or taken; but no person shall be debarred from taking his goods or property from the thief, provided he prosecutes such thief.
 SEC. 6. find De H further ordained, That no person shall take upon himself to exercise or efticlate ln any office or place of authority in the City of Little Rock, without being law fully authorised thereto; and if any person shall presume so to do, he shall upon convic- ton thereof, be fined ln sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.
 SEC. T. And De t further ordained, That If any person or persons shall, within the li- mlts ofithe City of Little Rock, be guilty of keeping or exhibiting any gaming table con-
 
 noir, or any faro, or any other gaming table or bank Of the same or like kind. or of any other description under uny other denomina- tlon whatsoever, or shall in any way, either directly or indirectly, be interested or con cerned in any of the aforesaid gambling ta- bles, banks or games, or employed in any manner iii conducting, carrying Of or exhib- ting such table or bank, every person so of fandino on heinz convicted thereof in the (ti- ty Court, shall pay fine of not less than one hundred and not more than two hundred dol lars, and in default of paying such fine shall be committed to prison, there to remain net less than three months nor more than six months; pro0ided, that if any person arrested and brought before Justice the Peace, un- der the provisions of this section o; this erdi- nance, shall plead guilty to the charge, the said Justice shall fine such person in any sum not less than thirty dollars nor more than fifty dollars; ut.such plea of guilty shall be no bar to prosecution for such offence, unless the person so fined shall previous to the next ensuing term of the City Court, file with the Clerk of said Court, receipt of the City Con- stable or Treasurer.
 SEC. 8. find De I further ordained, That if any person. shall, within the limits of the City of Little Rock, be guilty of betting any money or other valuable thing on any of the games named in the seventh section of this ordinance, or on or at any kind of gambling table, of any name, description or denomina- tlon whatsoever, on being convicted thereof m the City Court, shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars; and upon default of paying such fine, shall be committed to prison, there to remain