Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-09-24

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ton OF this act, and shall be
stricken from the roll of attorneys
in said court ~ 81 or
Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted.
That if any ofices,-er other per-
son, shall inform any other person
that he or she is to be summoned
as a witness under any OF the pro.
visions of this act, or any other
statute or law of this State, with the
intent and for the purpose of de.
feating any of the provisions Of
this act, or any criminal law Of
this State; or if any officer, Clerk,
Sheriff or Constable, shall refuse
or fail to perform any of the du-
ties imposed by this act, upon
conviction shall suffer the penal
ties imposed by the first section
of this act, and shall be disquali-
fed for holding Office in this State
Tor two years. sos ~ 93i1I5ao
Sec. Z. Be 1t further enacted,
That if any person shall volunta-
rily inform on any person guilty
of any of the provisions of this
act, upon conviction, such inform
ant shall be entitled, and receive
one-half of the fine imposed; and
if an officer, three-fourths of
said fine.-
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted,
That if anyperson, guilty of any
Of the provisions or ofenses emu
merated in this act, that shall APP
pear before any jury or prosecuting
officer for the State, and shall in-
form him or them of any offense
committed by any person or per-
sons against the criminal laws Of
this State, such persons or witness
shall not be bound to answer any
charge for the violation of any
provision Of any law about which
such person or witness shall be ex-
amined; and the court shall pro-
tect such witness from any prose-
cution whatever. U1r
SEC. 9. Be 1T further enacted,
That where any process shall be
issued against the person of any
citizen, in any county OF this State.
for any violation of the provis-
ions of this act, and such shall be
returned, not executed, for any
cause whatever, by the Sheriff or
other officer, to the court from
which it issued with an affidavit
appended thereto, plainly setting
forth the reason for the non-exe-
cution of such process, then it
shall be the duty of the Clerk,
without delay, to issue an alias
capias to the same county, if the
home of the defendant shall be
in said county, either in part or
in whole, when said Sheriff
or other officer shall give no.
tice to the inhabitants of said coun-
! ty, by posting such notice at the
courthouse of said county, of the
existence of the issuance of said
capias, and if the inhabitants of
such countylshall permit such de.
fendant to be, or to live in said
county in part or in whole, the
inhabitants shall be subject to an
assessment of not less than five
hundred, nor more than five thou.
sand dollars, at the discretion of
the court, which assessment shall
besmadeT in the following smannel
to-wit: When the Sheriff or 9th
er officer, shall return his atias
,capias, showing that said defen
dant is an inhabitant of said coun
ty, In part or in whule, and tha'
the citizenssthereof have failed ol
refused to arrest said defendant
which every citizen is hereby au
thorized to do and perform, sait
! court shall order a sci. ta. to issue
| to theproper officer TO make knowi
to the Chairman, Jupge or otheI
presiding officer Of the County
Court, appear and show. caus'
why final judgment should no
| be entered up accordingly; which
if any County Court fails or re
/ fuses to do and perform, an.
] Julge.in vacation shall grant
maadqmus to-compel said Count.
I Court to assess and collect sal
!, assessment, to be paid into til
State Treasury. for the benefit o
! 1.-The school fund; pyovided. sal
!, assessment shall not be made j
i the Sheriff, or other officer upo