Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-03-16

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Approved, February %, 1873,
\ bill to be entitled, an act to pre-,
vent the carrying Of concealed
weapons. and for other purposes.
SECTION |. Be 1t enacted by The
Legislature OF the State of Misssis.
$ ppi, that any pcLson not being
threatened with or having good
and sufficient rcason to apprehcnd
al attact, or trrycling, { not being
Il tramp or setting out ON Il jour.
n1y, or peace Officers, or donu''.s'
in dischNr"c ul .attIr duties. vh0
carrie concealed in whole Cor ia.
part any bowie knife, pistol Iaya-s
s3Iu'ar slnur, 7hots or amy other
doudiy weapon Of liko kind or de.
scription, shal be deemed guilty of
q misdemeauVr, and-0n conviction
s al be punished for the first
offence by II fine of tot less ylhan
five dollars or more than one hun.
dred dollars, and in thh event tho
fine and the fine and cost are not
yaid shall DC required to work at
hard labor under the directions of
of the Board of Supervisors or of
tho court not exceeding .wo
m nths aud fir the second or anv
NUb,cQuent offence shall on convic.
zen h. fined not loss than fifty 0
NOR tlan two hundred dollars and
l, til fine and cost are not laid, be
cone c 10 hard labor not OK
C ling six mouths, under IDho d.
rec ions o ftho Beard OF Supervisors
or the court. That in any pro
'edlng UNdor this section, it shall
aIegcnot be necessary for the State
to prove any of the exceptions
herein contained, but the burden
proving such exception shall be on
the accused.
SEC, >. Be it further enacted,
That it Shall not be lawinl for any
person to sell to any minor or per-
son mtoSlcatiOn, knowcug hem to
be Il minor or in Il state OF intoXi.
cation, any weapon of the kind or
d 'Serjption in the first section OF
this act described, or any PISTOL
cartridge, aud on conviction shall
b punished by a fine rot exceeding
two hundred dollars, and if the fine
and costs are not paid, be condemn.
cd to hard labor under the diroc.
ton of the Board Of Supervisors or
OF this court, not exceeding six
Sec. 3 BE it tutthor enacted that
any farther who shall knowicgIv
suffer or permit any minor son IN
der the age OF sixteen years to car
ry concealed it, whole or i'm part,
any weapon OF lhe kind or descrip.
ton in the section Of this act de.
scribed. shall be deemed guilty of
a mlSdomcmor, AMI on conviction
Shall be fined not less than twenty
dollar. nor more than two hundred
dollars, and if the fine and costs
are cot paid shall be condemned to
hard labor under the direction of
the Board OF Supervisors or the
court.
SEC. I. Be it further enacted,
That amy student OF amy Universi.
ty, College or School,: who shall
curry concealed IN whole or in part.
any weapon of the kind or desarin.
ton in the first sodtion of this dc,
scr'bed, or any teacher Constructor
or professor who shall . knowingly
suffer or permit any such weapon
TO be carried by ANY student or
papiI shrlI be deemed guilty of a
IN odom?anor and on conviction bc
Inod not exceeding three hundred
dollars, and fifth" inoS and costs
are not paid condemned to :hord
labor undnr the direction OF the
Board of Supervisors or Of the
court.
See, 3 Bs i. further enacted that
each Justice Of the Peace before
whom a conviction Is had Shall in
addition to tho cost now allowed bv
aw, DO entitled to u tax fec of two
dollars and Il half.
SEC. b. Be it further enacted that
Immediately after tho passage of
this act tho Secretary of the State
shall transmit u copy to each Gin.
cult Judge in The State, who shall
cause the same to be road in omen
court on iho day for calling the
} State docket of the court,