Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-25
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. -.

ASSEMBLY, DILL NUs <Ss
Introduced by Mr.. Woodwork, January
18th, 1869. Read first time; rules
suspended read second time by title;
ordered printed, and referred to Com
mittee on Public Morals.
An Act for the Protection of Labor.
The People of the State OF Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION /. Whenever two or moro
persons, acting in concert, shall, by
force or show Of force, or by threats or
intimidation, unlawfully drive any per-
son or persons at peace with the S.Ate
from his or their homo or homes, occu-
patton, employment or place Of abode
within this State, or by forcce or show
Of force, or by threats or i~ntimidations,
unlawfully prevent or endeavor to pre-
vent any person or persons at peace with
the State from returning to his or their
said home or homes, occupation, en-
ployment or place of abode, or by force
or show of force, or by threats or intim-
idation, unlswfully prevent or endeavor
to prevent any person at peace with the
State from engaging in or continuing In
any occupation such person or persons
may choose, and on such terms and in
such name as such person or persons
may choose, or by force or show OF
force, or by threats or i~ntimidations,
unlawfully prevent or endeavor 20 pre-
vent any person in this State from en-
ploying any person or persons he may
| choose, in any occupation he may
| choose, and on such terms as he may
| choose, they shall each be deemed guilty
| Of felony, and on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by imprisonment in
the State Prison for n term OF not less
than one year and not exceeding hve
years.
SEC. .. Any person who shall in any
manner assist in the commission OF any
Of the acts constituting the otfense de-
scribcd in the preceding section, or who
shall be present at the time OF their
commission for the purpose of aiding or
encouraging the same, whether such
person shall DO armed or not, or whether
he shall actually participate in the do
ing OF said acts or not, shall be in like
manner guilty of felony, and shall be
punished therefor the same rs in Section
Oue of this Act provided.
SEC. 3. Whenever any person or per-
| sons ut peace with tho State shall have
been, by force, threats or intimidation,
unlawfully driven from his or their
home or homes, occupation, employment
| or place of abode within this State, it
| shall be the duty of the Sheriff Of tho
county in which such unlawful acts
were commenced forthwith, on demand
! of said persons or some one in their be-
half, to replace the persons so driven
away in the possession OF oil the rights
and privileges by them enjoyed before
such driving away was had, so far as
the same is possible.
Sec. /. After restoring such persons
to their rights as aforesaid, 1t shall DO
the duty Of the said Sheriff to directly
and specially guard, protect and detsud
| such persons in their said right so long
as the same shall appear to him to DO
necessary for the protection OF said
rights and the preservation Of the peace;
proriied, that said guard may be dis
charged at any time by an order OF
the Distric, Judge Of the District upon
an application therefor by any resident
taxpayer Of the county, il it shall appear
to said Judge that said guard is no lon
ger necessary.
Sac. 8. On such application any citi-
zen of the county may appear before the
Judge in person or by attorney and offer
evidence to show whether the mainte-
nance of said guard is necessary, and
the Judge shall hear the Same and deter
mine accordingly. The costs Of all
such applications shall be paid by the
county where said unlawful acts COM
menced, and tho order Of tho Judge for
tho payment Of said costs shall in all re-
spects be treated rs a warrant on the
Treasurer.
SEC. 6. In executing this law the
Sheriff shall have the right, and, If
necessary in order to enforce tho
law, it shall be his duty to
command the aid Of all persons present
in the county /; and the Same OF
procedure as to obtaining and using
force from the county and State to exc
cutc the law, and the same penalties Tor
refusing to aid the Sheriff therein, and
the same penalty for an officer failing to
execute this law, shall be had as is pro-
vided BY the laws Of this State in case
of riot.
SEc. 7. Whenever persons within the
county arc called upon to aid n exc
cutting this law, each person so sum-
-. .l. ,n.-,e shall hn maid lhnFn-
for the sum of iyc dollars per day in
gold coin, and the same shall be q
charge upon the county in which such
unlawful proceedings originated. The
| County Commissioners of the County, in
allowing the same, shall allow sufficient
county scrip to be equal, at the then
market value of said scrip, to said sum
of FIVE dollars per day, gold coin ; and
the county in which such unlawful act
originated shall also at its W cost
furnish all necessary subsistence and
means Of conveyance, and all things
necessary to the said county posse while
the members thereof arc in actual
service.
SEC. s. When the Governor shall be
satisfied that the execution Of this law
has been forciblr resisted in any county
by bodies of men, or that combinations
to resist its execution by force exist in
any county, aud that tho power Of the
county has been excrted, and has not
been sufficient to enable the Sheriff to
execute the same, he may act in like
mNnacr in all respects IA by the laws OF
this State no is now authorized to do
when civil or criminal process is resist
ed or threatened to be resisted by force.
TOASTED THE PRsss.-At the Army
Officers Union, held at Chicago, Gen.
eral Carl Schurz was called upon to re-
spond to the toast, "Thc Loyal and
Patriotic Press" which he did as fol-
lows:
Soldiers: al think I shall best favor