The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-12-01
Governors Proclamation,

d. W. c. Senter, Governor of the STATE 0,
Tennessee. to all who shall see tueH
presents-GreetiEg:
An Act to preserve the. public peace
SEC. /. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Tennessee. Tht
II any person or persons, masked erin
disguise, shall prOwl. or travel. or rideU
walk through the country or towns Of tlh
state, TO to the disturbance OF thrpyarcG
to the aarmingOl the citizens Of any pOr.
ton OF The State. on conviction thereof
shall not lie fined less than one hundred
nor more than five hundred dollars, and
impri sOned in the county Jail of the cOun
ty wherein convicted. at the discretion Of
the jury trying the ease.
Sic. 2. Be it further enacted. That, II
any person or persons, di.g,ised or in
mask, by day or by night, shall enter up.
on the premises ofanolhcr or demand en-.
trance or admission into the house or IN
closure of any citizen OF this STAT. IL shall
he considered prima iacie evidence that
his or their intention Is to cominlta lelo-
ny. ana the person or persons 80 Offending
snail. upon conviction. be punished by
Imprisonment in the penitcntiary fora pc.
riou OF not less tlan ten Yeas nor more
than twenty years.
SEC. ,. BE IL further enacted. That If
any person or persons 80 proving. travel
rillng or walking through the towns or
county of this State, masked or in disguise
shall or may assault another witIi Il deadly
weapon, he or they shall'Ue deemed guilty
OF an assault with an attempt to commit
murder in. the first degree. anIl on convic-
ton thereof shall suffer death by banging;
Provided, the jury trying the Gaze may
substitute imprisonment in the pellten-
tiary for period OF not less than ten
years nor more than twenty years.
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted. That 1t
shall be the duty OF the several Judges Of
the Circuit and Criminal Courts OF this
State to give this act in Charge tn tile
Grand Juries ut each term OF said Court.
SEC. 8. 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 cher
body may suspect violation otany OF the
provisions of this act.
SEc.6 BE 1t further enacted, That the
Governor Of this State Is hereby author
lied to offer reward OfS450 fer the ap-
prehensi0n and delivery to the Sheriff or
Jailer OF any county In this State any per.
son who may be guilty of u violation OF
the second or third sections ofthi, act.
SEC. {. BE it further enacted. That thi;
act shall take effect from and after It's pas.
sage. W. ON, PERKINS.
Speaker House Of Representatives.
ID. b. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the Senate.
Passed January 30. 1870.
Now, therefore, /, ID. w. G.. SENTER
governor of Tennessee. by virtue Of the
,ower in me vested, do hereby offer a re-
ward of (S250) Two Hundred and, Fity
Dollars. for the apprehension and delivery
o the Sheriff Ov .Jailcr of any county III
ne State, any person who may be guilty
i violation of the second and third Sec
ions of the above act.
In testimony whereof. have
SEAL. }hereuntO subscribed my name
- and caused the great sal OF me
tate to be affixed. mt the department. 10
nashville. the I'd day Of November, A;D
$40. ID. &c. SENTER.
BY the Governor:
T. II. BUTLER
Secretary OF state.
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