Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-26
AN ACT.

an ACT.
Amendatory o? the set passed October q,
ISS3, entitled en- acs 10 authOr'ac the arrest
Of desertcrs bv rho civil authurilIcs Pass
ed Jas. %, 1864
l. Belt ensc;~4 By the Geucrsl Assembly
That the first, seccnl and third se1Iiol,s Ui
the act PASSED October ihe twenty seventh,
eighteen hundred and sizty-th-.r, emitted all
net to authorize tina arrest OF dcseri5rs ny the
evil authorities. lie amcnded and re. cria:.te;:
80 GO to read u follows: That all magis:rass@,
shsfiEs, scfsesnrs, and cunstahes, q Eho tev-
era: Counties and towns in THE Uorlniuuweai.t:
ba required tc inferra the nearest Confederate
officer OF ell deserasrs ard other dsiiuqGcuts,
wing military service 10 the Confederate
Government, who mag be found in their re-
spectiTs counties, ciries, or towns and 70 arrest
and to aid in the arrsst"f oil such delinQuents,
whether dessrrsrs, consc5ipts, OF abseoIerS
without leave from the army o. navy OF tho
Confederate States. Aud they Snail promptly
notify the nearest Confederate officer, or AGju-
s.ns General, OF rhe Secrctaryvf FAR, Of such
arrost auG shall cJrninit such 0eserter or other
delinquent to some secure cruaty or corpora
ton inil until no eau 10 delivered 10 tho C0u-
tedcrste III horit'cg.
- The said oF;Csrs may sulnm0n 90 :nany
OF the people Of their caanty or corporation.
Dr require the nearest commissioned ,fieer ut
S:ass torcOa 10 call out such portion OF his
core mand sS may lie sufficient for the purpO;:,
tn sid IN arves.ing ae& safely guarding suc!I
lei nuueutS, until they cun be secured III i,.i
as aforesaid. and. III making any arres:
herein directed the officers, whether civil OF
military. shall have the sanc powers sad .ja-
rlsdct,nn conferred in the twenty>icur;h sec>
in, chapter f,rty nine, Of tha Code.
5 Il any officer shall wiiiuilv tail ar rcftlso
perform any duty herein required ct hun,
ind any citizen who sinai! ia'l Of refuse to
obey tie summons provided foT il the second
lection, or shall reiusa when called "a hy ary
heer authorized 70 arrest dsseFters I'D 9th
r military deiiaqueuts 10 hs:;ss in making
my arrest, or in -'...rrire and s,'ely keeprc7
10y prisoner after ms arrest. such "Gie = o.
,irizen shall be deemed guilty Of q mi-ae-'
neancr SID. on Conviction thereof, shall !t
lined By the jury mt Less tnan fifty, nor mr:e
han Eve hundred dollars, and shall 30 IN.
J'isoned in the county pr corporation Jail n'i
.ass than tro ro7 more than six rlnn:!is: bu.
{ an; such .jHil shnll. for Any Cause, he use.
ure as plsce OF sontnon,sut, ne shall be -c'
moved - the nesTor, county or corporation
! Ill that may lie deemed safe, upon the orGe:
'f tie Court or presiding justice of the Coayt
II which he was convicted.
Be it further enacted, Thct to facilitate til.
arrest and re urn OF CeDerrcrs AMI other de-
,nauents FROM the Army and Nary CO the
'cnfeJerat S a;es, it shall be tie duty Of tnG
residing Justice Of any county. city "r tpwp,
shenev4r thereto requested tY the Governor
{ the State, the Secretary Of War OF the
Confederate States, or the Com mnndirg Gn2
raj Of the District or Department, and elac
Ihan reliable infurmatinn shall lie brought
lin. that there ere deserters or other delin-
Iuents. IS aforesaid, lurking ah"nt or pa5sini
through his county, city nr town. TO coEve:t
Immediately two other magistrates 70 aci
ritl bin. end shalt detail from the body {;
DO cnuuty sufficient patrol, under charge 81
~ nihcer TO DC appointed by said Court, wn'
nall BE required diligently TO pa'rpl and
,ake search f'c deseTtels aud other dcin'
Ilents ard 70 arrest and disroae ni :tc sauil
IS hereipbctore prescribed. aud the Office @;
said parro. shaj! have All The p"we" conferred
n the first and second sections Of this act -
The Coars herein meosioned may meet q
my conTcuien. and sssc point acsigns.ed by
he presiding Jnstics.
5 The orders of said court snail be cert
led by Soc presiding justice to the clerk q
he county or corporation court when the same
hs!I not1be held at tho court house thereof
e.sG SAL De i,sued and executed q. ether OF.
hers Of the court
6 Any villa! neglect or rafusn. 70 peTEarr:
he duties pre- cribei in the Ia. TWO rSocafin'
SECTIONS slai be deemed rnisieln"@nn-, Ut
subject the IF ndAr to tn" Da;ns and penni,ic
,non.iaeed in the third sections u tai" az.
Tnis act shall be srsais:}7 gjgan 10 c'rGrE'
ro ell grand in:ios, and shall Immediately al
ter its passage DO published by preelamation
of the Governor.
s. This act sball be in force FRONT. pagsaes
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