Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-05

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] shall be deemed valid and sufficien
to convey the title to the pur
chaser.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted
That while said County Guard
are in active service, to the mum
Der of twenty-five, said Sheriff
shall receive the pay of a Captain
of infantry, according to the arti
cles and regulations of the United
States, in addition to his other fees
of Office; and if he deem it neces.
sary to have as many as fifty of
said County Guards, he may have
one deputy, who shall be entitled
to the pay of "a Lieutenantof infant
ry, all of which shall be paid out
of the county treasury, and may
be collected as herein provided.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted,
That in case any Sheriff of any
county of this State shall willful-
ly fail or refuse to execute the
necessary process, and to make
the necessary arrests, for the pro-
lection of citizens, and the pres
ervation of law and order, and
for the punishment of offenders in
his county, or shall wilIfully
fail to apprehand offenders from
other counties or States under
lawful process, or in case any
Sheriff shall fail or be unable to
provide himself with necessary
county guards for the preservation
Of law and order, it shall be the
duty of the Judge and Attorney
General of the circuit including
such county to certify such failure
or refusal to the Governor, or up
ON affidavit OF two known loyal
citizens of this State of such fail
ure or refusal of the Sheriff; and
it shall be the duty of the Cover
nor forthwith, by his executive
order, to organize and establish a
sufficient County Police in such
to arrest offenders and
preserve the peace, and for such
purposes he shall have all the pow
ers conferred upon him by an act
passed May IA, 1866, entitled Gan
Act to establish a Metropolitan |
Police District, and to provide |
or the government thereof" and |
ne shall, by proclamation, declare
such county to be Metropolitan
Police District; and the officers
md members of such County Po-
ice shall, from the date of their |
appointment, have all the powers,
lights and authority, and shall be
ubject to all the rules, laws, reg
llations and restrictions, and sub
ject to the same duties, and lia-
lie to the same penalties as are
onferred. declared and establish
d by said act to establish said
Metropolitan Police District, and
hall receive the same pay which
hall he paid and collected as pro-
ided in this act for the payment
f the County Guards. Provid-
d, that, the jurisdiction and au-
hority of said County Police
hall be coextensive with the
ounty, and they may pursue of
snders upon a proper warrant,
nd make arrests in any part of
he State; and Provided, that the
Governor may increase or dimin-
III the number of the officers and
lembers Of such police, at his dis
retion.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted,
hat during the existence of such
ounty Police, Pill processes tor the
rrest and all orders for the pun
hment of offenders from the
ircuit Court, Criminal or Supreme
ourt, or from the Justices of the
eace of such county, shall be
e directed to the highest officer {
such police force, who shall in {
orse thereon an order directing
lie execution and return thereof {
y such policeman or officer as I
e may direct, and such process {
lay be returned before such au-
lority as he may direct; Provid- +
], that process from the Supreme, i
ircuit or Criminal Court shall t
: returned to the court from |
hich it may have issued; Provid- 1
! further, that criminal process c
sued before the establishment of
lch police force and directed to.
ny other officer of the county
ay be executed by said police |
ficer; and such process as may e