The Empire County argus., 1854-05-13
Public, No. AL

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An net to divide the
State OF Arkansas into two judicial districts, approved
March the third eighteen hundred and ffty-one
Be enacted By tile Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES
Of the United States Of 4nerica IN, C6ngress asse,,ad
That upon conviction of offenders in the western judicial
district OF the State of Arkansas for offences which,
punishment by confinement in the pententary annexed
it shall be lawful for the court before whom convictions
have or may be had to sentence convcts TO undergo i'm
prsonment in the penitenarv house of the State situated
in the eastern judicial district in the same manne er as
though the pententary house situated in the western
Judicial district of the State of Arkansas and the
ties OF Sewer and Sebastian in the said State hereby
added TO- and made part of the western judicial district
Sec g ind be further enacted, That when any per-
shall be convicted in the district court for the western
district OF Arkansas of any offence committed after the
passage of this act the punishment or part of the punish
ment whereof is Imprisonment by the laws existing
confinement and Imprisonment with hard labor for the
same length of time, and shall be carried into effect as
provided in the preceding section
Sec. g. Andbe futh6r enacted That nothing con tain
ed IN the twenty section Of entitled "An act to
regulate intercourse with the Indian tribes and preserve
peace the ff6nters" approved thrtieth of June cp
teen hundred and shall be construed to extend
or apply to said Indian country of the laws enacted for
the District OF Columbia and that nothing contain ed in
the twentieth section of the said act which provides for
the punishment of offences therein specified shall be con-
strued to extend to any Indian committing said oence in
tne inaan country or to any Indian committing any Of
renee IN the Indian country who has been punished by the
local law OF the tribe or in where by treaty sp
uatons the exclusive jurisdiction such offences may
now or hereafter be secured to said Indian tribes respe
ivey and any thing in said act inconsistent with this act
be, and the same is hereby repealed
SEC anu De FURTHER endcted, That any white person
who shall hereafter set fire. attempt to set fire to any
house, clubhouse cabin, stable other building in said
Indian country to whomsoever belonging dnd any Indian
who shall set fire to any house. outhouse cabin stable
other building in said Indian country belonging to or in
lawful possession of white person. in whole or in part
and whe her the be consumed not shall be deem
ed guilty of felony, and shall be punished by confinement
and imprisonment with hard labor for not more than
twentyone nor less than two years.
SEC A@dJe@ further enacted, That any white person
in milf an IpIia orotha,.
son. or any Indian who shall make assault upon white
person, within said Indian country, with gun, rifle
sword pistol, knife any other deadly weapon, with in
tent TO Kill or MAIN the person assaulted shall be deem
eo guilty OF felony and shall, conviction be punished
WIN confinement and Imprisonment, with hard labor for
NOT more than five years nor less than year.
oEc. o. ana be further enacted, That in all criminal
cases. upon Indictment for offences committed in said In
dian country prior to the creation of said western district
OF Arkansas now pending in the circuit court of the Uni
ted States for the eastern district of Arkansas for
witnesses residing or TO be found in said district
may issue to the marshal of said eastern district and be
executed by him in any part of said western district and
that the fees of all witnesses SO summoned shall be paid
by the United States -
Approved 27 March, 1854.