The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-02

D. ". C. Sentsr, Governor Of the State Of
Tennessee, to all who shall see these pres
ents-GTeeting
An Act to Preserve the Public Peace.
SIC. /. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State Of Tennessee, That, if
any person or persons, masked or in dis
guise, shall proWI, or travel, or ride, or walk
through the country or towns of this State
to the disturbance Of the peace or the alarm
ing Of the citizens of any portion Of this
State, on conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than Ave hundred dollars, and imprisoned in
the county Jail of the county wherein con-
Victed, at the discretion Of the jury trying
the case.
Sec. 2. Re it further enacted. Thatif any
person or Pers0ns, disguised or in mask, b.
day or by night, shall sntfr upon the prem
Uses of another, or demand entrance or Rd-
mission into the house enclosure of any
citizea of this State il shall be considered
prima facia. that his OF their intention is to
commit q felony, and sueh demand shall be
deemed an assault with an intent to commit
q felony; and he person or persons so Offend
ing, shall, upon conviction, be punished by
imprisonment in the PenitentiAry not less
than ten nor more than twenty yeRrs.
See. 8. Be it further enacted, That if any
person or persons, 40 providing, travelling,
riding or walking through the towns or
country OF this State, masked or in disguise
shall OF may assault another with 3 deadly
weapon, he or they shall be deemed guilty Of
an assault with an attempt TO commit muir
der in the fret degree, and, on conviction
thereof, shall suffer death by hanging; Pro-
vided the jury trying the cause may substi-
tutc i'm prisonment in the PenitentiRry for .
period of not less than ten nor more than
twenty one years
Sea- Belt further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the several Judges OF the Cir
cult and Criminal Courts of this State to
give this Act in charge to the Grand Juries
at each term of said Court.
sec. S. Re it further enacted, That the
Grand Juries of this State shall have full
power to compel the attendance Of witness
es whenever they or any one of their body
may suspect q violation of any Of the pro-
visions Of this Act.
Sec s. Be it further enacted, That the
Governor of the State IL hereby authorized
to offer reward of f25o for tho aPpreheu-
sion end delivery to the Sheriff OF Jailer of
any county in this State any person who may
be guilty OF violation Of the second or third
sections of this Act.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from ard after Iss pass
age.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
D. b. THOMAS. --
Speaker Of the Senate.
Passed January 30, 1870.
Now. therefore, 1, D. ". c. RENTER,
Governor of Tennessee, by virtue of the pow
or in me VISITED. do hereby offer reward Of
(a250) Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars for
the appTehe sion and delivery to the Sheriff
or J ailer of any county in this State, any
person who may be guilty Of violation of
The econd or third sections of the above Act.
In testimony whereof, have
hsreuntO g. bseribed my name, and
caused the great seal of the State to
1cEAAl ~ o1Hvad tho Dams n
- Nashville, this end day Of Novem-
Der, A. D. 1870.
D. ". C. SEETER.
By the Governor. gr
T.H. BUTLER, 81
nll-4t Seere tAry Of State.