The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-02-04
The Kentucky LegisIature.

The Kentucky Legislature.
The Senate of Kentucky has not
vet taken final action on the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad. though our informa-
ton is that it will be defeated.
The Ku kIux bill reported by the
COMMITTEES is not yet law, but will pass
in some shape not materially changed
from that published elsewhere in this
paper.
a few local bills have been introduced
BY Senator Tyler and Representative
5ilrertooth:
Mr.. Silvertooth Senate bill to amend
an act to reduce into one the several acts
in relation to the town of Hickman
Passed
Mr, Tyler-A bill to authorize school
Dist. No 10 in Fulton county to levy
tax to build District School House.
Passed.
same.-A bill for the benefit of John
c. Gardner.
THE Legislature has increased the sal,
erier of Appellate Judges from $4,000
to $4,000
In the Senate bill is now pending to
authorize the stockholders of the Hick-
man ond Obion Railroad company to
elect a new directory. This company
has been merged into the Nashville and
Northwestern road, but we are not post
ed as to the object of a reorganizat ton,
The Committee on Law and Order re
ported bill last week which was made
the special order for Tuesday the 31st
ult. It's provisions are as follows:
Section l of the bill provides pun
ishment, by fine or Imprisonment, or
both, for any one belonging to or con
nected with any organization known as
the Kuklux, or any organization not re-
cognized by the laws of this Common
wealth.
Section provides a penalty of fifty to
FIVE hundred dollars, or Imprisonment of
six to twelve months, against any person
going disguised on the highway to fright
en-, or injure, or alarm any citizen, and
the fact of being in such diguise shall
be prip,a facie evidence of guilt.
Section provides fine of not less
than FIVE hundred dollars, or imprisou-
ment of six to twelve months, or both,
for any person who, in disguise, shall
enter upoo, or demand, or force an en-
trance into the house or Enclosure of any
inhabitant contrary to his wishes.
Section provides that any person so
disguised, who, doing any act contrary to
section 4, shall assault another with a
weapon. they shall be deemed guilty of
an assault with intent to kill, and pun
ished by Imprisonment in the peniten-
tisry for from one to FIVE years.
Section provides that any person,
described in section ,, who doing any act
prohibited in section ,, shall cause an
ARRAY or breach of the peace, in which
any person shall be so injured that they
die. shall be guilty Of felony and suffer
death by hanging, or imprisonment in
the penitentiary of from Eve to ten years
If the person injured shall not die, then
the punishment shall be Imprisonment In
penitentiary uotexeeeding FIVE years.
Section provides same penalties for
those who aid and abet as for principals.
Section provides that any person at
tempting n rescue OF one IN custody for
violating the provisions of this act, shall
/ be guilty of felony and imprisoned from
FIVE to ten years.
Section requires judges of Circuit
and Criminal Courts to give the act in
charge to grand juries.
Section 9 provides that judges of coun
ty, city and police courts, mayors Of
cities, chairmen of boards of town trus
tees and magistrates shall, on persona
| knowledge or information on oath
promptly issue a warrant for the ares
of any one charged with violating the
FIRST seven sections of this act and sher
! ifs, constables, corouers, marshals, jailer!
and policemen shall execute these war
rants Immediately, calling, if necessary
on the power of the county aud an,
one refusing to do so shall be fined from
i $500 to $1,000.
| Section 10 provides that the sum o
S25 900 shall be set apart for the use o
the Governor, at his discretion, to secur
an enforcement Of the provisions Of th
act.
Section II provides that the act shall
take effect from its passage.