The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-09-18


ton of any provision of any law about which
such person OF witness shall be examined;
and the court shall protect such witness
from any prosecution whatever.
Sec. 8. Be It further eaocted. That where
any process shall be issued against the per-
son of any citizen, 10 any county Of this
State, for any violation of the provisions Of
thia act, and such shall be returned; not ex-
ecutad, for any cause whatever, by the
! Sheriff or other officer. to the court from
which il issued with an affidavit appended
| thereto, plainly setting forth the reason for
the non-execution of such process, then it
shall be the duty Of the Clerk, without de-
! lay, 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 such Sheriff or other officer shall
| give notice to the inhabitants of said coun-
ty, by posting such notice at the court
house Of said county. of the existence Ofthe
issuance of said capia8 and if the inhabit-
ants of such county shall permit such de-
fendant TO be. or live 10 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 thousand
dollars, at the discretion otthe court, which
said assessment shall be made in the fol-
lowing manner to wit: When the Shoriffor
other officer, shall return his alias cqpias,
showing that said defendant is an inhabitant
of said county, in part or in whole, and that
the citizens thereof have failed or refused to
arrest said defendant, which every citizen
is hereby authorized to do and perform,
said court shall order a sea. Jo. to issue to
the proper officer to make known TO the
Chairman, Judge or other presiding officer
of the County Court, to aPpeE and show
cause why final judgment should not be en-
tered up accordingly; which, if any County
Court fails or refuses to do and perform,
any Judge in vacation shall grant naaRda-
mas to compel said County Court to asess
and collect said assessment, TO be paid into
to the State Treasury for the benefit of the
school fund ;proUided, said Assessment shall
not be made If the Sheriff or other officer
upon the return of the original, or alias
writs, show cause why the came cannot be
executed, which may be done by his sfida-
Wit and two respectable Witnesses known to
the court as such.
SEC. 10. Be It further enacted, That all
the inhabitants of this State shall be author
lied to arrest any person defendant, under
the provisions of this act, in any county in
this State without process.
Sec. II. Be 1t. further enacted, That if any
person or persons shall write, publish, ad-
} wise, entreat, or pursuade privately or pub
lioly, any class of persons or any individual
to resist any Of the laws of this State, cal
. oulated to moest or disturb the good peo-
pie and peaceablo citizens Of the State, sucl
persons shall be subject to the penalties o
{ the first section of this act, and if an AttOr
ney-at law. he shall be stricken from the
roll of Attorneys, and be prevented from
) practicing in any court in this State.
SEC. 70. Be 1t further enacted, That ifany
/ person shall make threats against any eleo
, tor or person authorized to exercise tht
; elective franchise, with the intention of in
Z timidating or preventing such person o
i persons from attending any election in thi
State, they shall be subject to the penaltie
, Inflicted by the first section Of this act.
SEC. I3. Be uI5srther enacted, That if an.
person or persons shall attempt to break u
s any election in this State, or advise tn
T same to be done with view Of preventing
j. the la wful or qualified citizens of this Stat
J from voting, all persons, on conviction
: shall be subject to all the penalties pre-
Il scribed by the first section Of this act; an
Il the Attorney of the State, in all conviction
Il under the provisions of this act, shall b
d entitled to tax fee of one hundred dollars
9 to be taxed in the bill Of costs, to be paid b
d the defendant, but in no case to be paid b
the State or county And the Attorne
} prosecuting for the State, shalt keep all il
' formation given him, a secret, unless
: shall become necessary, in the opinion {
the court, the same should be made public
SEC. Il. Be It further enacted, That
10 shall be the duty of all the Judges in th
IS State to read this act to the Grand Jurie
iS and give it especially in charge to said j.
4 ries.
Of SEC. Is. Be ufalrther enacted, That Ii
c. Treasurer of the State shall not be autho
y lied to pay to any Judges in this State an
g salary, or to any Clerk, Sheriff or Attorne
te any fee or bill of costs that may accrue
such parties under the provisions Of th
y act, until such Judge or other officer sha
r have fled with the Comptroller or Treasl
is rer an afidavilSplainly setting forth that
all has fully complied with the provisions
ne this act.
Of SEC. I6. Be Js,rtler enacted, That if ar