Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-12-22

D. w. e. Senter, Governor ofthe State OF
Tennessee. to all who shall see these
presentNGreeting:
An Act to Preserve the Public Peace.
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee.
That, if any person or persons, masked or
in disguise, shall prowl, or travel, or ride,
or walk through the country or towns of
this State. to the disturbance of the peace
or to the alarming of the citizens of any
portion of this State, on conviction there
of shall be fined not less than one hun
dred dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, and imprisoned in the county Jail
of the county wherein convicted, at the
discretion of the jury trying the case.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That If
any person or persons, --~.disguised or in
mask, by day or by night, shall enter up
on the premises of another or demand
entrance or admission into the house or
enclosure of any citizen of this State, it
shall be considered prima facie. thath is to
their intention is to commit a felony, and
such demand shall be deemed an assault
with an intent to commit a felony; andthe
person or persons so offending, shall, up
on conviction. be punished by imprison-
ment in the Penitentiary not less than ten
years nor more than twenty years.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That, II
oily { " vi IEOIl ~ pIO AlhS
ing, riding or walking through the towns
or country of this State, masked or in dis
guise, shall, or may assault another with a
deadly weapon, he, or they, shall be DEEM
ed guilty of an assault with IN attempt to
commit murder in the first degree, and, on
conviction thereof shall suffer death by
hanging; Provided. the jury trying the
cause may substitute Imprisonment in the
Penitentiary for Il period of not less than
ten years nor more than twenty-One years.
Sec. A. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the several Judges of
the Circuit and Criminal Courts of this
State to give this Act in charge to the
Grand Juries ut each term of said Court.
Sec. >. Be it further enacted, That the
Grand Juries of this State shall have full
power to compel the attendance of wit
nesses whenever they or any one of their
body ma suspect a violation of any of the
provisions of this Act.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the
Governor of the State is hereby author
lied to offer a reward of $3.50 for the APP
prehension and delivery to the Sheriff or
Jailor of any county i'm this State any per-
son who may be guilty of a violation of
the second or third sections OF this Act.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, Thai this
Act shall take effect from and a~fterits pas
sage. w. ON PERKINS,
Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives.
d. b. THOMAS.
Speaker of the Senate.
Passed January 30, 1870.
Now therefore, /, ID. w. G.. SENTER,
Governor of Tennessee, by virtue of the
power in me vested, do hereby offer a re-
ward of (s250) Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars, for the apprehension and delivery
to the Sheriff Or Jailer of any county in
this State. any person who may be guilty
Of a violation of the second or third sec
tions of the above Act.
In testimony whereof. / have
hereunto subscribed my name
[sEALl and caused the great seal of the
State to be affixed. at the De-
partment in Nashville, this 2nd
day of November, a. D.. 1870.
d, w. G. SENTER.
By the Governor:
II. ii. BUTLER,
v4n434w Secretary of State.
Papers throughout the State copy 4
times.