True Democrat., 1862-12-10
AN ACT to prevent the giving aid and comfort
 4o tbe premv.


 AN ACT to prevent the giving aid and comfort
 to the enemy
 Be t enacted 5y tss General Asseab yc' thc Sta'e of Arkansas.
 State who shall conspire with any other person or persons to subvert destroy or impair, the author tv of the government of the Confederate States Of America; or who shall conspire with any person or persons to re-establsh in whole, or in part, or to any extent, the authority of the government of the United States of America, whether any act be done in pursuance of any such conspiracy or not and any person who shall join or who may here after be member of any society or assocIaton, whether open or secret, and by whatsoever name cae1 or known, the object oi winch III whole or m part, is or may be to suDFert or destroy, or impair the authority of tho government of the Coniode rate States of America to re establish n whole, or in part, or to any extent, the authority of the poycrnment of the United States of America, or to aid and assist the said United States of America, or any officer, soldier or emissary thereof III the prosecution of the existing war against the Con tedcrate States of America, or to withdraw the allegiance and fidelity of any citizen or citizens of the Confederate States of America, or o the State of Arkansas, from the governments thereof re- spectvely, or induce the people of the State of Arkansas, or any one or more of thcm,to adhere to- orexpcct protection from, the government of the United States of America; any such person or per sons so offending shall be deemed guilty of felony.
 SEC. ,. That any person within this State, not being an officer soldier in the military service of the Confederate States of America, or tho State of Arkansas who shall counsel, persuade, advise or assist any officer soldier in the military ser vice of the Confederate States H America, of the State of Arkansas, to desert such service, whether such deseItion be effected not, shall be deemed guilty Of a felony.
 SEC. ,. That any person or persons, within this State, who shah act as guide to the enemy or any
 .t ..f-u '. -l.-f1 1. engaged ill giving, senGng or carrying any iafor- nation message or communication to the said eneIny the United States of America, orany officer or soldier belonging tO the army thereof, or con nected herewith, or any other person CT persons adhering to the said United States, about any mat ter thing concerning the conduct of the existing war, and with intent to aid CT assist in any wise, the said enemy shall be deemed guilty of q felony.
 SEC f. That any and every person persons, within this State, who sell or deliver to the said enemy, or any one or more of them CT to any agent or person whatever. for the use Of the enemy or any one or more of them, whether by name known Or unknown, any cotton, corn, gram, forage, meat or provisions of any kind whatever; CT shall place any such cotton, or article, or other thing, by any sale,assignment or transfer removal thereof, i'll such manner, situation or place as will or shall better enable the said enemy or any of them to get the same; or who shall sell deliver any cotton or other article aforesaid to any person persons whom such person or persons so selling or deliver ing may should have reason to suspect or believe will dispose of the to, place the same within the power of, the said enemy any one or more of them, or in any way suffer the said enemy or any of them to have the use or benefit thereof or any portion thereof, shall be deemed to have commit ted high misdemcanor
 SEC. 5. Every person offending against any of therT0yjsons of this act, shall be liable to iudict meat therefer, in the circuit court of the county in which such offence may have been committed. or where any such offence may have been begun in one county and c0nsummated in another county, such indictment may be preferred and tried in either ot such counties; and every person convicted of offending against the first, second, or third sec tions of this act shall suffer death punishment by confinement in the pen;tentiary of this State, forany term not less than five more than twenty one wears, according 10 the discretion of the jury, trying any such cause, CT of the judge presiding at any such trial, when the jury returning verdctO of guilty shall fail 10 assess such punishment; and any person convicted Of offending agaGst the fourth section of this act, shall be fined in any sum not less than one thousand nor more thanten thousand dollars according as the jary trying such cause may assess the amount of such fine.
 SEC. 6. Any person CT persons arrested under the provisions Of this act, where in the judgment of the examining court or magistrate, there may be reasonable probable grounds for the detention pf sGch person O. persons, and where owing to tue absence of, difficulty Of procuring, witnesses or material evidence on the part of the prosecution, because of such witness or witnesses or ovi; fence being within the enemy's lines, or where the:coun- ty in which any such offence may nave been com mitted, may be for tho time being in possession o af menaced by the eheUly, 90 that q speeJy eXami- nation or tra as the case may be, ct any such az cusatlon cannot be had, any such person persons shall not for any such cause tc discharged, for want of prosecution, but may be held in custody, or required to enter into rccogniz iUce, with ade- Guae security, according 10 the discretion oI such court or magistrate, conditioned olthc appearance e such person or persons, from time to time aui a. -ucn place as 7ia he specified ir sueh recogli- zance, toanswer such accusatiop
 SEc. '. This act shall take effect and D, in force from and after its passage.
 Approved, Nov. 23, l-62.
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