The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-05


AN ACT to suppress lawlessnts3 in certain
southwestern counties.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That hereafter if
two or more persons in either of the counties
of Amite, Pike, Franklin or Lincoln, shall
conspire to commit an assault or assault and
battery upon any person or persons therein
or to place any person or persons IN terror by
hanging or threatnlng to hang such person or
persons, or by whipping or threatening to whip,
or by leaving on the premises OF such person
or persons a threatening letter or letters, note
or notes, notice or notices, such person or
persons so offending, and all persons aiding
or abetting in any way the commission of such
offenses, shall, upon conviction thereo., be
punished by Imprisonment in the Penitentia-
ry for any term not exceeding five years, or
by Imprisonment in the county jail any
length of time not exceeding twelve months
and by fine not exec edlng one thousand dollars
at the discretion of the court.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That this act
shall be especially given in charge to the
grand iuries of said counties by the circuit
fudge of the circuit count of such of said
counties
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That any per-
son or persons who shall induce, or who shall
attempt by any means to induce. any State
witness to fail or refuse to testify IN any case
the punishment for the commission OF Whlch
is provided for in this act, or to evade the
service of any process or obedience to any
process requiring such witnesses appearance
in such cases before any court held IN either
of said counties, SHALL on CONVICTION, be pun
ished by imprisonmentln the Penltenuary not
more than two years or by hne not exceeding
| one thousand dollars and imprisonment IN
! the county Jail not exceeding one year.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, That the
| circuit court of either Of said counties snail
| have power in its discretion to require any
| person indicted for any otfense mentioned IN
| Tic oct IN enter into bond in q sufficient
| nenalty, conditioned not to molest or cause
| to be molested, any person who is witness,
| or likely to be witness, against him. oald
bond to he pavable to the State of Mississippi,
| and it shall be the duty of the district attor-
new to bring suits on said bonds In case OF a
| breach of condition =,
trial of any person or persons charged with
| either of the offenses mentioned IN this act
| the State and the accused shall each nave
eight peremptory challenges ana no more, anu
in case of Joint Indictment hereunder
against two or more, the rlght oI seHeranot ot
| sball not exist, but the question OF severance
| sball rest in the discretion of the court.
| Spr e Be ii further enacted, That 1t sinai
ha the duty of the district attorney TO exaHln'
the Grand Jurors in said counties ON thelr VoL
dire at the commencement OF each term OF tn'
circuit courts of said counties, ana uurlhg !n
orqanization o. such grand Jurles, touchlhS
tbs;r sympathy with such offences, and per
sons guilty thereof, and it shall be discretion
arv with the circuit judge on such exainlha
ton whether any person shall serve as gran
Juror or not. M, .b;n
; SEC. 7. Be it further enacted mat nothin lp
in this act shall be construed to repeaI IN
nenaltv now provided by law for the punish
mpent of offences heretofore committed an
this act shall be in force for two years 1roi
and after its passage ,o-o
APPROVED, March z, 1915