The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.

from such assemblage. shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned in the county Jail for not
less than one month nor more than one year;
ami any person 50 remaining in such assemblage
after being dolly commanded to dispense shall
ba deemed guilty of feloaY, and on conviction
thereof sh;-h be imprisoned in the D -niten iary
for not less than one ror more than two years.
Whenever any rout, riot or MOB has occurred
or IS progressing or is so Imminent that any
portion OF the said volunt fore is or has
reen called ont for the performance of any duty
under the provisions of this ac. it Shall be law
iui for the civil officer under whose orders
commanding officer of such volunteer
forces are acting, or the commanding officer
II such volunteer forces, il it be deemed advsa-
b Q, IN subduiHg or preventing Such mob or riot
or the outbreak thereof, O prohibit all nersons
from occupying or passing on any street road
or place. in the vicinity of the riot mob or roIlt
or the place where the same is threatened or
where the said volunteer forces may be for the
time be ms, and otherwise to regulate passage and
occupancy OF such street and places; any per
son, after being duly informed of such prohibi-
ton or regulations who willfully and intention
ally, without any lawful excuse. attempts to 90
or remain on such street, road or place and fails
to DEPART after being warned to do so, is guilty
Of a m1SdemPanor. and on conviction thereof
snail e fined not less than one nor more than
one thousand dollars, and may also be fmpris-
oned in the cou " jail for not less than thirty
nor more than one hundred days; and in such
case II shall be the duty of the officer command
ing troops forthwith to arrest persons thus
OFFENDING and turn them over to some civil mag
istrate.
The commanding officer of any BODY OF said
vouateer forces guarding any jail. public
building or other place. escorting any
prisoner, may, if he deem it advisable pre-
scribe a reaSonsb,e distance in the vicinity of
such jail, public building or other place or es-
cort of such prisoner. within which persons
shall not come; and any person knowingly and
wilfully, without lawful excuse, coming within
sald limits without the permission
OF srch officer, and refusing TO
depart after being ordered to do SO. shall
be de med guilty of misdemeanor, aud on
conviction til reof shall be npri ,oned in the
county Jail not less than thirty nor more than
three hundred days; and any person so coming
and remaining in said limits in the nighttime
shall be guilty of felony and punished by i'm
pr!sonment ia the penitentiary for not less than
one nor more than two years; and in either
case it shall be the dltF OF the officer &C mnand-
ing such troops forthwith to arrest persons
thus offending and turn them over to some
civil magistrate.
Whenever any troops are ordered out by
civil magistrate, under the provisions of this
act, without first obtaining an order from the
governor, II snail be tine duty of the civil magiS-
trate and also of the commander of such troops
to report the facts as soon as practicable to the
governor, aod in all cases the governor may di-
rect such troops to perform Their duties under
his immediate orders.
Amy civil officer, military officer or member
of tne said volunteer forces, or any person law
fully aiding them in the performance of any
duty required under the provisions of this act,
ii indicted or sued for any injury to person or
property in endeayornR to perform such duties
shall have the right, and 1t is hereby made
the duty of the court in which such in
dictment or suit is pending, upon the appica-
ton of any person thus indicted or sued to
transfer the trial of the Indictment or suit to
some county free from exemption other than
that in which the indictment was found
or injury done. Any officer whose
command is called out under the
proviso 1s OF this act, and reporting to any
civil magistrate, may require such magistrate
TO make such order in writing and prescribe
thersin the outline of the duties required of
him and his command, and may decline to obey
such orders until put in writing, and, while such
commanding officer must obey all lawful COM
mands Of such magistrate, such military officer
may use his discretion as to the manner of
carrying out such orders, SO long as he complies
with their spirit