Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-12-01
Tract ofLnnd
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.

d. W. c. Senter, Governor Of State of Ten
nessee. to all who shall see these presents
Erecting
An Act to Preserve the Pablic Peace.
SFc. l. BE it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State Of Tennessee, That, if
any person or persons masked or in disguise,
shall pI owl. or travel or ride, or walk through
the country or towns Of this State, to the DIS
turbance OF the peace or to the alarming Of
the citizens Of any portion ofthis State, on
conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than five
hun ired dollars, and imprisoned in the coun-
ty Jail Of the county wherein convicted, at
the discretion Of the jury trying the case.
SEC. q Be it further enacted, That If any
person or persons disguise OF in mask ,byday
or night, shall enter upon the premises OF
another or demand entrance or admission in
to the house or enclosure Of any citizen of
this State, it shall be considered prima facie
that his or their intention is TO commit a fell
oDy, and such demand shall be deemed IN
assault with an intent to commit felony:
and the person or persons so offending
shall, upon conviction. be punished by mn
prisOnment in the Penitentiary not less than
ten years nor more than twenty years.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That. if any
pers"n or persons, so proving, travelling, ri
ding or walking through the towns or coun-
try Of this State, masked or in disguise shall
or may assault another with deadly weap-
on; he or they, shall be deemed guilty of an
assault with an attempt to commit murder
in the first degree. and on conviction there
of shall suffer death by hanging Provided.
the Jury trying the case may substitute I'M
prisonment in the Penitcntiary for a period
of not less than ten years nor more than
twenty one years.
SIC. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty Of the several Judges Of fba
Circuit and Criminal Courts OF this Sttae
TO give this Act in charge TO the Grand In
ries at each term OF said Court.
SIC. 5. Be it further enacted. That the
Grand Juries Of this Satte shall have f,II
power to compel the attendance of with, go
whenever they or any one Of their body ma,
suspect violation Of any Of the proyisionq
Of this Aet&
SECS. Be it further enacted. That the Gov
ernor Of this State is hereby authorize5,o
offer a reward of $3.50 for the apprehension
and delivery to the Sheriff or Jailor of anv
county in this State any person who NAV he
guilty Of violation of the second or tI;rJ
sections of this Act.
SEC. = De IL further enacted, That this Act
shall take effect frcm and after its uasssae
w. ON. PERKINS
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
ID. b. THOMAS
Speaker Of the Senate
Passed January 80 1870.
Now, therefore, /, d. w. C. SENTEp
Of Tennessee, by virtue OF the now
er in me vested, do hereby offer reward Of
500 Two Hundred and Fifty Dolla 8 fo-
the apprehension and delivery to the Sbe-;T
Of jailOr Of any county III this State. sIr
person who may be guilty Of a violation q;
the second or third sections Of the above Al
In testimony whereof bavo
hereunto subscribed my name anJ
80 caused the great seal Of the Stato
S&0S,to be affixed, at the Department;r
Nashville, this End day ofNover-
Der, A. u. 1870.
ID. W. C SENTER.
By the Governor:
T. II. BUTLER.
Dov10-4t Secretary of stats
Papers throughout tie State copy times
Kramer.