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

be done Dy Ms a1ndavlt ana TWO
respectable, witnesses known to
| the court as such. ~
SEC. 10. Be It further enacted,
That all the inhabitants Of this
State shall be authorized to arrest
any person defendant, under the
provisions of this act, in any
county in this State without pro-
cess. =, 20
SEC. II. Be 1t further enacted,
That if any person or persons
shall write, publish, advise, en-
treat, or persuade privately or
publicly. any class of persons or
any individual to resist any Of the
laws of this State, calculated to
molest or disturb the good peo-
pie and peaceable citizens Of the
State, such persons shall be sub
ject to the penalties of the first
section Of this act, and. if an
Attorney-at-law, he shall be strick-
en- from the roll of Attorneys, and
be prevented from practicing in
any court in this State.
Sec. II. Be At jurther enacted,
That if any person shall make
threats against any elector or per-
son authorized to exercise the cleo
tive franchise, with the intention
of intimidating or preventing such
person or persons from attending
any yelection in this State, they shall
be subject to the penalties irfict-
ed by the first section of this act.
Sec. 13. Be 1t further enacted,
That if 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 quail
fed citizens of this State from yot-
ing, all persons, on conviction,
shall be subject to all the penal
ties prescribed by the first section
of this act; and the Attorney for
the State, in all convictions un-
der the provisions Of this act, shall
be entitled to, a tax fee of one
hundred dollars, to be taxed in
the bill Of cost, 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 information given
him, a secret, unless it shall be-
come necessary in the opinion.
of the court, the same should be
made public. 64sa
Sec. IA. Be 1t 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 ju-
-ries. i cW uta ~
i 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 sala-
|ry, 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 Comp
troller or Treasurer an af6davi<
plainly setting forth that be has
fully complied with the provisions
of this act. s aa
SEC. l6. Be 1t further enacted,
That if any person or citizen of
this State shall voluntarily feed
or lodge or entertain, or conceal in
1.-The woods or elsewhere, any offen-
der known to such person to be
charged with any criminal offense
under this act, such person shall
suffer the penalty prescribed ty
| the first section thereof; provided,
THAT this section shall not apply
to persons who, under the ancient
law, might feed or conceal the
party charged. a,.,r, ste,.
1e9 SEC. II. Be 1t further enacted,
That if any person guilty Of any
of the otfenses enumerated in this
act shall have, own or possess any
real estate held by deed or grant,
or entry, or by fee or entail in
/ law, or equity, the same shall be
bound for the costs, fines or penal
4 ties imposed by any Of. the previs-
ions of this act, and a lien is here.
'iby declared to attach to all such
i estates in law erequity, as above
dated from the day or night of
the, commission Of the ofense
J which fact may be found by tht
jury, trying the. cause, or any jury
empannelled TOR that purpose