The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-06-27

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"Gny 'psTHnii, other than the party about /
Ia be- Injured, may, ulsu, by the use ui nee
Mry means, prevent the commission oi "n
I'll M the duty OF every magistrate, when |
he may have heard, la any manner ihut % /
thrrnt has been made 10y one person 70 40
some Injury tu the person or property Of nu'
other, Immediately to give notice to some |
pence officer, Ia order That such p'urt olhc'f
may rs" lawful means to prevent the IN
jury" I'd. 3lj)
observation of magistrate an attempt Is |
made by one person to INLET M injury dron
the person or property Of another, II Is MS
duty to use all lawful means To prevent lhr
injury. This may done either by verbal !
| order to n peace officer TO Interfere amt pre-
vent the Injury, or by issuance ran order ol
arrest against the offender, or by arresiing
! fine ofltlder for which purpose he may call
upon ali per ons present to assist IN making
| lie arrest" ia. 2jil.)
| "if within the hearing Ola magistrate, one
person shall threaten TO take the life of nm.
other he shall ISSUE n warrant for the arrest
orthe person making the threat, or, ~ Gaze
| of emergency, he may himself Immediately
arrest such person" I'D. 2i2.)
| alt is the duty Of every peace officer when
he may have been informed In any manner
| that II threat has been made by one person
to do some injury to the person or property
of another, To prevent tine threatened injury
If within his power; and IN order TO- DO inns
he may call in aid any number of citizens III
his county. He may take such measures as
the person about to be I'M urcu might Tor The
prevention of the oilense." I'D. 2jii)
| "Whenevcr, in the presence of Il peace on
Ger, or within his view, one person is about
to commit an otionsc against the person or
property ofanother, it Is his duty to prevent,
It, and Tor this purpose ne may summon on any
He must use the amount of force necessary
to prevent the commission of the oflense
and no greater. I'D. 25ijD
"The conduct OF peace officers in prevent
ing oflanscs about To be committed in their
presence, or within their view, is to be rcgu-
lated by the same rules as are presented TO
the action of the person about to be injured.
They may use all force necessary to repel the
aggression" I'd, 25i0. ..........,
"When from the nature of the case, and
; the proof offered to the magistrate, II ma
appear necessary and proper, he shall have
Il right to order any peace officer TO protect
the person or RropeIy OF any ot hhavi shm
, have The right to summon aid, by requiring
any number of citizens OF his county to as
SlSI in giving the protection u. .1O9l.
I "When any officer authorized to execute
1 process is resisted, or when he has Sufficient
, reason so believe that he Will meet with re-
sistance in executing the same, he may c@nl-
mnnd rs many of the citizens of his county
as he may think proper, ana the sheriff may
call any military company III tht county 10
aid him in overcoming the resistance, ana,
if necessary, in Selling and arresting the per-
sons engaged in such resistance, so that they
, may be brought to trial. I'd. 2563
4 at is II msdemeanor to refuse TO obey an
officer, when summoned by him for the pur-
poses set forth in the preceding article
= Id. 2j6i.)
such manner as to satisfy him that the pow
, er of the county is not sufficient to enable
the sheriff to execute process, he may, ON np.
I plicati0n, order any military company OF
Volunteers from another county, to aid III
overcoming such resistance" I'D. 23G))
s "Whenever number of persons are as
senbed together in such a manner MS to
constitute Il riot, according to the penal law
|of the state, ii Is the duty of every magistrate
or peace officer to canSe such persons 10 dls
perse. This may be either done by com
> innnding them to disperse, or by arrestine
= the persons engaged, if necessary, either
q with or without warrant" "a. 25GG
riot, he may call to his aid the power of the
county, in the same manner as is provided
, when ii is necessary for the execution of pro-
f cess" I'D. 25G7O
l ar a Justice of the peace, mayor, or any
: peace officer, shall have notice of riot, and
shall fail to take no easures necessary to pre-
vent it, he is guilty OF misdemeahof' ia
"The officer engaged in suppressing riot
| and those who aid him, are authorized and
justified In adopting such measures aSsart
= necessary to suppress the riot, but are moi
authorized to use any greater degree of force
than is necessary to accomplish that object
: "if any person, being called on by a magis
1 trate or peace officer, shall fail or refuse tt
f aid such officer in any matter IN when by DS
g sist in the execution of duty 1ncumDen'
. upon such magistrate or peace oincer, he
shall be pushed by fine 5ca not exceeding one
l Zach sheriff shall be n conservator of the
T. peace in his county, and shall arrest AL OF
tenders against the laws OF me state IN n M
proper court for examination or trlal; Ht
shall quell and suppress all assaults ana bat
teres arrays nsnrrecli0ns ana a umia co
D nit to Jail all felons and other offenders, un
/, til an examination or1 trial can be had.
I'd. 5llI.
/ mWhenever a sheriff or any of his deputie
shall meet with resistance in the execution
: of any legal process, they shall call to thei
aid the power of the county"
i And / do further direct the district attor
, neys of the respective districts of the state t
"a the necessity of sleepless vigilance III ferret
!. ing out all offenders against the laws, an
. their PROMPT arraignment and trial and L
d this end they are charged with the duty q
a thoroughly informing all sheriffs ana peac
Z officers as to their proper duties under III
# law and to hold them amenable for thei
proper execution.
And do further remind theF. good peopl
. of this state that the time is now upon then
Il to yindicate the right and power which the.
y have claimed and asserted to govern them
selves. and ask that they so conduct them
I, selves as that it shall not be said that al
armed force Is necessary to hold them IL
s. subsection to laws of their own making;
n ask the people of Texas to remember tina
this is their government, and that tnel
0 honor and good name demand That the su
-, premacy of their laws be maintained, ant
u that this can only be done by each and all 0
"A them giving their moral support and per
y sonal aid to the officers of the law, their owl
chosen servants.
:, Ifthey would avoid anarchy, bloodshet
and q most serious injury to the best inter
G ests OF the country-would put down crime
:" of every description, and vindicate the ma
n jcsty of the law according to legal forms o
procedure, the good people of Texas mus
!, come TO the resG he and do the work. No pow
f er resides in the executive to correct this con
- dition of things.
that the military power of this state VIII D'
held in readiness to render prompt assistance
!. TO all civil officers in the discharge OF thell
duties, and every means known to the law
will be exhausted in the enforcement OF re
spect and obedience TO the law, ana IN INT
due protection of the citizens OF TINS state IL
G The officers and members OF the frontier
S battalion, and of the minute companies now
= in the field, are ordered TO execute az process
e issued from the courts for the arrest of per
, sons charged with crime, who may be found
. near or in the vicinity of their line of opera.
S lions, and are generally required to second
4 the efforts of the civil authorities for the sup
1 preston of crime and maintenance OF the
law.
, In testimony whereof, | have hereunto
: signed my name and caused the great seal Of
$ the state TO be affixed, at the city of Austin
: this the 18th day of June, A. ID. 1874.
1 RICHARD COKE, Governor.
By the governor:
A, W. DEBERRY, Secretary of State.