The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-10-24
Vol. XL.---No 40.

Z III the administration Oh Justice, or At
tempting to bride any such person; per
jury-taise swearing and subornation OF
perjury procuring another person I,
swear untruthfulIy; conpounding a felo
ny-having knowledge of the commission
Of felony, and, for a corrupt consider
alton concealing it; lettering a witness
from attending court; Obstructing the ex
ecutIon OF process; resistance to officers
resc Of prisoners escape of prisoners
through negligence Of officers, or through
delay of officers in executing process; Jail
breaking
V. Offences against the public conve
nence and safety are: Injuring, or plac-
ing any obstruction upon any railroad,
or doing any other act, by which car
or vehicle shall diverge, or be thrown
from the track; obstructing public road;
destroying or defacing or pulling down a
mile-post, or sign board; obstructing, in
juring or destroying any bridge, cause
way or ferry, or anything appurtenant
thereto, established for the convenience
Of the public; unreasonable detention at
a toll bridge, causeway, or ferry; cnarg-
ing toll not authorized by law; failure of
the owner Of the ferry, or keeper Of the
bridge, to give bond, required by law;
suffering a ferry or bridge to be out Of re-
pair: neglect or refusal Of overseers of
roads 10 keep them in repair failing to
have the road leading to courthouse or
principal town in the county, measured
and mile posts and sign boards put up.
VI. Offences against religion, decency
and morality, are Violation of the Sab
L LII. al oh
in labor except in the ordinary house
hold offices Of daily necessity or charity,
or by keeping open store or place of bust
ness, or by hunting with gun, or with
dogs, or fishing, or by exhibiting shows
or games disturbance Of religious wor-
ship, either on the Sabbath or at any
other time living together by a man
and a woman in unlawful cohabitati0n ;
keeping or frcquentiug Il house of i'll
fame the publishing of obscene prints
and writings; the UtSerance in public of
obscene words; the indecent and public
exposure OF ones person, or Of the per-
son of another; and, generally, all acts
Of gross and open lewdness.
VII. Offences against the rights of suf-
frage. The statutes contain great many
provisions upon the subject Of elections,
the qualifications Of voters, and the du-
ties Of registrars and inspectors. The
object Of all these provisions is to secure,
in the first place, Il full registration Of all
qualified voters, and, in the second place,
a free expression of the will Of the voters
at the ballot box The purity of the
ballot box is the great security for our
liberties and all acts which tend to cor
rupt it, whether done by voters, regis
trars, inspectors, or others, are indictable
and punishable.
VIII. Offences against the public
trade, the public police, and the public
economy, are-usng false weights and
| measures false weighing Of cotton and
/ other produce, and giving false certificate
/ as to the weight-a certificate for less than
the actual weight g; acting as cotton
/ weigher, without license from Board OF
| Supervisors fraudulently packing OF
/ baling cotton buying or selling, or de
livering or receiving any cotton in the
seed or any ginned cotton, not baled
/ between the hours of sunset of one day
and sunrise Of the next day selling corr
or wheat, between the same hours, by
any person, except merchant, or other
/ person regularly engaged in business, and
/ paving a privilege tax; buying any corr
/ or wheat between the same hours, unless
/ the purchaser be a traveller, and tn,
/ grain be purchased for the immediate usC
/ of his beast. Retailing Selling vinOu>
/ or spirituous liquors in less quantity
/ than one gallon, without a license
! permitting gaming, or rlotous or dis
orderly conduct IN or about retail
/ houses; keeping disorderly retail houses
/ selling liquor to a minor, or to person
/ intoxicated sale Of liquor by druggist
without certificate from a physician, anC
| without taking the oath required by law
/ Gaming Encouraging, promoting o
/ playing at any game, play, or amusement
F.. Tor money or other valuable thing; wa
gering or betting, or promoting or EN-
couraging the wagering or betting none,
or other valuable thing upon any game
play, amusement, cock fight or duel, o
upon the result of any election; gaming
or betting by public officer; exhibiting
any game or keeping any gaming tabl
or bank, or being interested or concerned
in the same failure of tavern keeper t.
give information of gaming III his tavern
or on his premises; suffering gaming IL
any house by the owner of the same
opposing seizure of money exhibited 70
the purpose Of betting, or alluring per
sons to bet; putting up lotteries, or sell
ing lottery tickets ratHes selling priz
boxes betting by person of full ag
with a minor; suffering any unlicenset
billiard table to be carried on or exhibit
ed for public play in any house by tn
owner of the same keeping a billiar,
table for public play without license.
IN. Duties of public officers.
| call your attention to some of til
provisions Of the law respecting publ
officers.
And, first "a to the duties of the sher
lift, whose business it is to be active il
enforcing the criminal law, and in pre-
serving the public peace.
1t is the duty of the Sheriff to keel
/ the peace within his county, by causin!
all offenders against the law, in his view
TO enter into bonds with securities 70
keeping the peace, and for appearance
at the next Circuit Court, and by com
hitting offenders in case of refusal to en-
ter into bonds.
1t is his duty to quell and suppress al
ARRAYS, riots, routs and unlawful assem-
blies, and for this purpose, he may cal
to his aid the power of the county.
1t is his duty, when it appears that re
sistance is threatened to the execution o
any process, laying aside everythin
else,-to take with him the power of tn
county, and overcome such resistance.
1t is his duty to keep safely all pris
oners arrested by him, or committed t
his custody or confined in the Jail an
if he suffers any prisoner thus arreste
by him, or committed to his custody, o
confined in the Jail, to escape, unless
be by the act of God, or by irresistibl
adverse force, he is liable to indictmen
for an escape, and, on conviction, to pun