The Van Buren press., 1875-03-02
Proclamation by the Governor.

! WHEREAS an Act prohibiting the carry
w ing of deadly weapons has been passed
10y the General Assembly now in session;
Now therefore, !, \. IL. Garland. Governor
OF the state of Arkansas, believing that the
people of the State should be generally in-
formed of the provisions Of said act. do hereby
make official publication of the same. as fol-
lows, to-wit:
An Act to prohibit the carrying of Side Arms
and other Deadly Weapons.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly Of the
State o! ARKANSAS:
Section l. That any person who shall wear
or carry any pistol of any Kind whatever, or
any dirk butcher or bowie knife. or Il sword
or spear in a cane brass or metal knucksor
razor. rs u weapon. shall be aijudgcd guilty
of Il mis,lemeanor. and upon conviction there
Of hi the county in which said ofrD>r shall
| have been committed. shall be tined in any
sum not less than twenty five nor more than
one hundred dollars. to he recovered by pre-
! sentiment or indictment in the circuit court, or
| before any justice of the peace OF the county
wherein such oilrnse shall have been commit
ted: Provided. That nothing herein contained
| shall be so construed rs TO prohibit any per-
] son wearing or carrying any weapon aiure-
! said on his own premises. or To prohibit per-
sons travelling through the country, carrying
| such weapons while on II journey with their
! baggage. or to prohibit any officer OF the law.
! wearing or carry ing such weapons when en-
gagged in the discha. ge of his official duties,
or any person summoned by any such officer
| to assist in the execution oi any legal process.
or any private person legally authorized to
execute any legal process To him directed.
See. =. That the fines collected 10y any of
| icer, under and by virtue of this act shall be
| Immediately paid into the county treasury by
the officer collecting the same and he shall
/ tlE tlI.l l,.sft. rpi N
| therefor. 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 ns aforesaid, as part add parcel of
| the school fund of his county, and shall BE- re-
sponsiblc on his official bond for the safe keep
| ing and disbursement fthc same.
Sec. 3. That any Justice of the peace in this
! State, who, from his own knowledge or from
| legal information received, knows, or has
reasonable grounds to believe, any person
guilty of the oilenSr in section one of this act
described, and shall fail or refuse to proceed
against such person shall be adjudgcd guilty
OF Il nonfeasance in office and upon conyic-
! tiOn thereof shall be fined in any sum not less
! than twenty-five nor more than three hun
drcd dollars to be recovered by prcscntment
| or indictment in the circuit court Oi the coun-
| ty wherein such oilensr shall have been com
! United, and shall moreover be removed from
office.
! Sec. !. That any sheriff. coroner constable,
or any police officer OF any city in this State,
who may have personal knowledge Of the
commission of the oticnse, In the first section
of this act described. and shall fiji or refuse
to arrest such offender and bring him to trial
| shall be adjudgcl guilty Of a nonfcasance in
office. and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished as provided for justices of the peace
in the foregoing section OF this act.
See. 3. That all laws and parts of laws in
III ,,t h.,r ,1,xr l.l md
that this act take effect and be in force ninety
days after its passage
Approved, February l6. 1875.
! Newspapers throughout the State are here
by requested and directed to publish thi.
| proclamation for two consecutive insertions
| In testimony whereof ] have hcreunto set
NV hand aud caused the great seal
[L. s Of the State to be affixed. Done at
Little Rock this nineteenth day OF
February, 1873.
A. II. H.GARIAND Governor.
BY B. B. Beavers, Secretary of State.