Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15

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defendant 10 be or live In said county, in
part or in whole, the inhabitants shall be
subject 10 an assessment OF not less than
five hundred nor more than five thousand
dollars, at the discretion OF the court,
which said assessment shall be made 10
the following manner, to-wit: When be
Sheriff or other officer shall return his
alias capias, showing that said defend
ant is an inhabitant Of said county, In
part or in whole, and that the citizens
thereof have failed or refused to ar.
rest said defendant. which every citizen
Is hereby authorized to do and perform,
said court shall order q set ia TO issue
to the proper officer TO make known to
the Chairman, Judge or other presiding
officer Of the County Court, 10 appear
and show cause why final judgment
should not be entered up accordingly;
which, if any County Court fails or re-
fuses to do and perform, any Judge in va
cation shall grant mandamus to com.
pei said County Court to assess and
collect said assessment, to be paid into
the State Treasury. for the benefit Of the
school fund propided, said assessment
shall not be made If the Sheriff or other
officer, upon the return Of the original,
or dlids writs, show cause why the same
cannot be executed, which may be done
by his affidavit and two respectable wit.
nesses known to the court as SUCH
SKo. 10. Be IL further enacted, That
all the inhabitants in this State shall be
authorized to arrest any person defend
ant, under the provisions Of this act, in
any county in this State without process.
SEC. IL. Be IL further enacted, That
if any person or persons shall write, pub.
lish, advise, entreat, or pursuade pri.
vately or publicly, any class of persons
or any individual TO resist any Of the
laws Of this Gate, calculated to molest
or disturb the good people and peaceable
citizens Of the State, such persons shall
be subject to the penalties of the first
section Of this act, aud if an attorney at
law, he shall be stricken from the roll OF
attorneys, and be prevented from prac-
ticing in anv court in this State.
SEC. IL. Be 10 further enacted, That
If any person shall make threats sgaiost
any elector or person authorized to exer-
else the elective franchise, with the in
tcntion Of intimidating or preventing
such person or persons from attending
any election in this State, they shall be
subject to the penalties inflicted by the
frat section of this act.
SEC. l3. Be 10 further enacted, That
IL any person or persons shall attempt TO
break up any election in this State, or
advise the same to be done with a view
Of preventing the lawful or qualified citi-
zens of this State from voting, all per.
sons, on conviction, shall be subject to
all the penalties prescribed by the first
section of this act; and the Attorney of
the State, in all convictions under the
provisions of this act, shall be entitled
to tax fee of one hundred dollars, to
be taxed in the bill of costs, to be paid
by the defendant; but in no case to be
paid by the State or county. And the
attorney prosecuting for the State shall
keep all information given him secret,
unless it shall become necessary, in the
opinion of the court, the same should be
made public. !
SEC. ii. Be further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of all the Judges in this
State, to read this act to the Grand Juries,
and give it especially in charge to said
juries.
SEC Is. Be IT. further enacted, That the
Treasurer OF this State shall not be
authorized to pay to any Judge in this
State any salary, or to any Clerk, Sheriff
or Attorney, any fee or bill of costs that
may accrue to such parties under the
provisions of this act, until such Judge
or other officer shall have filed With the
Controller or Treasurer an affidavit
plainly setting forth that he has fully
complied with the provisions of this act.
SEC. 16. Be IL further enacted, That
if any person or citizen of this State
shall voluntarily feed or lodge, or enter
tain, or conceal in the woods or elsewhere,
any offender known to such person to be
charged with any criminal ofense under
this act, such person shall suffer the pen.
atty prescribed by the first section there
Of; prorided, that this section shall not
apply to persons who, under the ancient
law, might feed or conceal the party
charged.
SEC. II. Be IL further enacted, That
If any person guilty of any of the offenses
in this act shall have, own
Or possess any real estate held by deed
Or grant, or entry, or by fee or entail IN
aw, or equity, the same shall be bound
'or the costs, fines or penalties imposed
,y any of the provisions of this act; and
, lien is hereby declared to attach to all
'uch estates in law or equity, as above,
iating from the day or night of the COM
mission of the offense, which fact may |
,e found by the jury trying the cause, or
my other jury impanneled for that pur-
BOSE; aud if in the opinion of the Court |
he defendant has evaded the law, the
ury shall find such fact, and the estate
If the defendant shall be made liable for
be costs of the State and there shall be |
10 limitation to the recovery Of the
Iame.
SEC. Is. Be il further enacted, That
any person or persons shall be guilty
4 violation of any of the provisions OF
his act, to the prejudice or injury of
my individual, the jury tryisg the de-
endant shall, or may find such fact, with
he amount of injury sustained, which
hall be paid to tho injured party or per-
on entitled to the same by the laws of
escent of this State, with all costs, and
rho shall have the same lien on the
Of the defendant that is pos
essed or given to the State by this act
Sso. 10. Be IL further enacted, That
any person shall knowingly make, or
ause to be made, any uniform or rega-
Ia, 10 part or in whole, by day or night,
r shall be found in possession Of the
anne, he, she or they shall be fined at the
;scretion of the Court, and shall be ren.
cred Infamous