Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-10

d. w. c. Senter Governor of State of Ten
nessee, to all who shall see these presents
Greeting
An Act to Preserve the Public 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,
all.prowl, 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 of this State, on
conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than five
hundred dollars, and imprisoned in the coun-
ty Jail of the county wherein convicted, at
the discretion of the jury trying the case.
Sec. g Be it further enacted, That if any
person or persons disguised or in mask, bydsy
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 fell
ony, and such demand shall be deemed an
assault with an intent to commit a felony /;
and the person or persons so offending,
shall, upon conviction, be punished by I'M
prisOnment in the Penitentiary not less than
ten years nor more than twenty years.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That, if any
person or persons, so prowling, 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
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of not less than ten years nor more than
twenty zone years.
SEC. f. Be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty Of the several Judges of the
Circuit and Criminal Courts of this Sttae
to give this Act in charge to the Grand Ju-
ries at each term of said Court.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the
Grand Juries of this Satte shall have full
power to compel the attendance of witnesses
whenever they or any one of their body may
suspect violation of any Of the provisions
of this Act
SECS. Be it further enacted, That the Gov
ernor Of this State is hereby authorized to
offer reward of $3.50 for the apprehension
and delivery to the Sheriff or Jai or Of aIy
county in this State any person who may be
guilty Of a violation of the second or third
sections of this Act.
SEC Z. Be it further enacted, That this Act
shall take effect frcm and after It's passage.
W. ON. PERKINS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
D. B. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Passed January 80, 1870.
Now, therefore, l, d. W. C. SENTER,
Governor of Tennessee, by virtue OF the pow
er in me vested, do hereby offer reward of
$3.50 Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, for
the apprehension and delivery to the Sheriff
or TAILOR of any county in this State, any
person who may be guilty of violation of
the second or third sections of the above Act.
In testimony whereof, l have
hereunto subscribed my name, and
G0N caused the great seal of the State
SSNS,to be affixed, at the DEPARTING Mt in
Nashville, this End day ofNovem- ,
ber A. ID. 1870.
d. VIC SENTER.
By the Governor:
T. II. BUTLER,
nov10-4t Secretary of State.
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