The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-09-19


known to the Chairman, Judge or other
presiding officer of the County Court, to
appear and show cause why final judg-
ment should not be entered up accord
ingly; which, if any County Court fails
or refuses to do and perform, any Judge
in vacation shall grant D,andamus to
compel said County Court to assess and
collect said assessment, to be paid into
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 alas writs, show cause why the same
can not be executed, which may = :.
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be authorized to af5R any perst
dant, under the provisions of this 10
any county in the State without ps5eess.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, That
if any person or persons, shall write,
publish, or advise, entreat, or persuade,
privately or publicly, any class of per-
sons or any individuals to resist any of
the laws of this State, calculated to mo-
lest or disturb the good people and
peaceable citizens of the State, such
person shall be subject to the penalties
of the first section of this act, and if an
attorney at law, he shall bestricken from
the roll of attorneys, and be prevented
from practicing in any court in the State
SEC. 2. Be il further enacted, That
if any person shall make threats against
any elector or person authoriza-sto .ex-
ercise the elective franchise, with the in
tention of intimidating or preventing
such person or persons. from atterding
any election in this State, they shall be
subject to the penalties inflicted by the
first section of this act.
SEC. Is. Be it 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 view to
preventing the lawful or qualified eiti-
zens of this State from voting, all per-
sons, on conviction, shall be subject to all
the penalties prescribed by the first Sec
ton of this act; and the attorney of the
State, in all convictions under the provi-
sions of this act, shall be entitled to a
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 attor-
ney prosecuting for the State, shall keep
all information given him, secret, un-
less it shall become necessary, in the
opinion of the court, the same should be
made public
SEC. II. Be it 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 Il espe.isl shsrge to
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That
the Treasurer of this State shall not be
authorized to pay to any Judge in this
any salary, or to any clerk, sheriff, at
torney, any fee or bill of costs that may
accrue to such parties under the provi-
sions of this act, until such Judge or
other officer shall have fled with the
Comptroller or Treasurer an affidavit
plainly setting forth that he has fully
complied with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 16. Be it 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 else
where, any offender known to such per-
son to be charged with any criminal Of
fense under this act, such person shall
suffer the penalty prescribed by the first
section thereof; provided, that this sec
ton shall not apply to persons who, under
the ancient law, might feed or conceal
the party charged.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That
if any person guilty of any of the of
fenses enumerated in this act shall have,
own or possess any real estate held by
deed of grant, or entry, or by fee or en-
tail in law, equity, the same shall be
bound for the costs, fines and ghalties
imposed by any of the provisions of this
act; and a lien is hereby declared to at
tach to all such estates in law or equi-
ty, as above, dating from the day or night
of the commission of the ofense, which
fact may be fonnd by the jury trying
the cause, or any other jury empannell-
ed for that purpose; and if in the opin-
ion of the Court the defendant has evad.
ed the law, the jury shall find such fact
and the estate of the defendant shall be
made liable for the costs of the State
and there shall be no limitation to the re.
covery of the same.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, Thai
if any person or persons shall be guilty
of violation of any of the prS ioai
of this act, to the peiH5ice Or
any individual, the lfy fryfs
fendant shall, or may find such f1S u =
the amount of injury sustained, sfiicl
shall be paid to the injured party o.
person entitled to the same, by the law
of descent of this State, with all costs
and who shall have the same lien on th'
property that is possessed or given to thu
State by this act.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, Tha
if any person shall knowingly make, o
cause to be made, any uniform or regalia
in part or in whole, by day or night, o
shall be found in possession of same, he
she, or they, shall be fined at the discre
ton of the Court, and shall be rendere'
infamous.
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, Tha
in addition to the oath preseribeIsby th
Constitution and oath of Office, ever
public officer shall swear that he has nev
err been a member of the organizatio
known as the Ku-Klux Klan, or othe
disguised bodies of men, contrary to th
laws of the State, and that he has Meth
er, directly OF indirectly, aided, eneour
aged' supported, or in any manner cour
/ tenanced said organization.
| SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, This
the attorneys and prosecuting officer
for the State, be entitled to and shall n
ceiye five per cent. on all forfeitures {
assessments, made by this act, or con
pensations to be paid by the defendan
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, TIL
the standard for damages for injuries