The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-04
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROCLAMATION BY TIE GOVERNOR

HTHEREAS, AN ACT PROHlB. w iting the carrying of deadly ] weapons has been passed by the gen. eral assembly now in session; Now therefore, I, A. H. Garland, governor of the state of Arkansas, believing that the people of the state should be generally informed of the provisions of said act, do hereby
 make official publication of the same, as follows, to-wit:
 An Act to prohibit the carrying of Side Arms, and other Deadly Weapons.
 Be it enacted by the General Assem- ply of the state of Arkansas: SECTION |. That any person who shall wear or carry any pistol of any kind whatever, or any dirk, butcher or bowie knife, or q sword or spear in cane, brass or metal knucks, or razor, as weapon, shall be ad;ssag- ed guilty of misdemeonoi and up- on conviction D.oreof, in the county in wisich said offense shall have been committed, shall be fined in any sum not less .s1a.. twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered by presentment Or indictment in the circuit court, or before any justice of the peace of the county wherein such offense shall have been committed: Provided, That nothing herein con- tained shall be so construed as to prohibit any person wearing or car rying any weapon aforesaid on his own premises, or to prohibit persons travelling through the country, car rying such weapons while on jour- ney with their baggage, or to pro- hibit any officer of the law, wearing or carrying such weapons when en- gagged ill the discharge of his official duties, or any person summoned by any such officer to assist ill the exc cution of any legal process, or any private person legally authorized to execute any legal process to him directed.
 Section 2. That the fines collected by any officer, under and by virtue of this act shall be immediately paid into the county treasury by the off, cer collecting the same, and he shall take from the treasurer duplicate receipts therefore, one of which he shall file in the clerks office of his county; and the county treasurer shall hold the fines collected and paid over as aforesaid, as part and parcel of the school fund of his coun- ty, and shall be responsible on his official bond for the safe keeping and disbursement of the same.
 Section 3. That any justice of the peace in this state, who, from his own knowledge or from legal infor- nation received, knows, or has req sonable grounds to believe any per- son guilty of the offense in section one, of this act described, and shall fail or refuse to proceed against such person, shall be adjudged guilty of a nonfeasance in office, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five nor more than three hundred dol lars, to be recovered by presentment or indictment in the circuit court of the county wherein such offense shall have been committed, and shall moreover be removed from office.
 Section 4. That any sheriff, coro- ner, constable, or any police officer, of any city in this state, who may have personal knowledge of the commission of the offense, in the first section of this act described, and shall fail or refuse to arrest such offender and bring him to trial, shall be adjudged guilty of nonfeasance in office, aud upou conviction there of, shall be epunished as provided for justices of the peace ill the forego- ing section of ihis act.
 Section 5. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act, are hereby repealed, and that this act taka effect and be ill force ninety days after it's passage.
 Approved, February 16, 1875.
 Newspapers throughout the state are hereby requested and directed to publish this proclamation for two consecutive insertions.
 In testimony whereof, I have here
 unto set my hand and caused
 L. s. the great seal of the state to
 be affixed. Done at Little
 Rock this nineteenth day of
 February, 1875.
 A. H. GARLAND, Governor. By B. B. BEAVERS,
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