Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-18
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SECTION 10. Be IL further enacted,
That it is hereby made the duty of
the Governor of the State, and he Is
hereby invested with full power and
authority, to appoint any number OF
detectives he shall deem necessary, to
hunt out and inform on all persons
guilty of violation of any of the pro-
visions of this act, and report the
same to the officers of the law. And
for every conviction, said detective
shall have and receive such reward
as the Court shall deem proper; not
less in any case, than one hundred,
nor more than one thousand dollars,
to be paid by the defendant; and in
any case where any county in this
State shall permit any person to be,
live or remain in said county consec-
utively for the period of ten days, af-
ter the second, or alias capias, shall
be issued, and the notice shall be CIV
en- by the Sheriff or other officer as
aforesaid in this act, such county shall
be responsible for such reward as may
be allowed such detective; and the
county shall be made to pay the same,
after the manner of assessing counties
In the 9th section of this act.
SEC. II. Bet further enacted, That
If any person or citizen Of this State
shall feed or lodge, or voluntarily en-
tertain or conceal In the woods or else
where, any offender known to such
person to be charged with any crimi-
nal offense under this act, or against
the criminal laws of this State, such
person shall suffer the penalty pre-
scribed by the first section thereof.
| SEC. Is. Belt further enacted, That
If any person, guilty of any of the
offenses enumerated i'm this @ct, shall
have or own or possess any real es-
tate held by deed, grant or entry, or
by fee or entail i'm law or equity, the
same shall be bound for the costs, fines
or penalties imposed by any of the
provisions of this act; and a lien is
hereby declared to attach to all such
estates in law or equity as above, dat
ing from the day or nightof the COM
mission of the offense, which fact
may be found by the jury trying the
cause, or any other jury empanneled
for that purpose; and If, in the opin-
ion of the Court, the defendant has
evaded the law, the jury shall find
such fact, and the estate of such de-
fendant shall be made liable for the
costs of the State; and there shall be
no Limitation to the recovery of the
same.
SEC. 10. Be- further enacted, That
il any jury in this State shall acquit
any person indicted under the prOvis-
ions of this act for any criminal Offense
against the laws of this State, and the
Court shall be of the opinion, the de-
fendant was guilty of the commission
of said offense, it is hereby declared
to be the duty of said Court to tax the
costs of the State on said defendant.
SEC. 20. Belt further enacted, That
If any person or persons shall be gull
ty of a violation of any of the pro-
visions of this act to the prejudice or
injury of any individual, the jury try
ing the defendant shall or may find
such fact with tina. amount 4af injury
sustained, which shall be paid to the
injured party, or person entitled to the
same by the law of descents of this
State, with all costs, and who shall
have the same lien on the property of
the defendant that Is possessed or
given to the State by this act.
SEC. Il. Bet further enacted, That
If any person shall make or cause to
be made, any uniform or regalia in
part or in whole, for disguise of any
person by day or night, or shall be
found In the possession of the same, or
If the same shall be found in the pos
session of any individual, or the Occu-
lpant of any house or place OF abode,
such individual or occupant shall lie
presumed to be the owner thereof, and
on conviction shall be fined at the
discretion of the Court, and shall be
, rendered infamous.
SEC, Y. Bet further enacted, That
all persons hereafter elected in this
State to any office Of honor, profit or
trust, shall, before he takes the oath
of Office, swear that he is not directly
or indirectly, has not been, nor will
he be, connected with any such un-
lawful organization, and that if he
comes to the knowledge of any such
organization he will inform the oflic-
ers of the law, and report such officers
: so informed, If they shall unnecessa-
I rily delay a prosecution against said
Y offender.
y SEC. %. BE IL further enacted, That
the attorneys or prosecuting officers
: for the State shall be entitled to and
receive five per cent. on all forfeitures
or assessments made by this act, ol
# compensations to be paid by the de
fendant.
SEC. "A. BE IL further enacted, Thai
= all the detectives appointed by thi.
I act shall receive the same pay as 9
. private in the infantry of the United
States army, in addition to the re.
wards allowed by this act; that sait
Z detectives shall be secret In their op-
3 erations, and shall report TO the Gov
ernor quarterly, or oftener if required
SEC. 25. Ben further enacted, Tha
there IL hereby appropriated one hun
Q dred thousand dollars from the treas
ury of the State, or so much thereo
as may be necessary to carry out tn,
objects of this act.
SEC. 26. BE il further enacted, Tha
the standard of damages for injurie
to individuals, shall he as follows, to
wit: for disturbing any of the ofIicer
RS of the State or other person, by en-
Q, tering the house or houses or place o
> residence of any such individual, b.,
day or by night, in u hostile manner
or against his will, the sum of tel
|, thousand dollars and it shall he law
ful for the person so assailed, To xii
the assailant. For killing any indi
vidual in the night, twenty thousan,
dollars, provided such person kille,
was peaceable at the time. That al
other injuries shall be assessed by tn
Court aud jury in proportion AM
the Court trying said causes ma,
grant rs many new trials as may, Ii
Z his opinion, he necessary to attain tn
ends of justice.