Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-05-20
Senate Mob Bill.

lne nv. senate passed IN the
place of the House mob bill the fol
lowing introduced by Senator Mar
tin. which is yet to be acted upon
by the House. Some such drastic
measure is necessary, else mob law
will be triumphant and liable to be
extended to the very limit of an
archy.
An act to prevent lynehing and in
jury to-. and destruction Of, real
and personal property in this
Commonwealth at the hands Of
mobs or other riotous assem-
blages of persons, and 10 pre-
scribe penalties for the enforce
ment of its provisions:
BE il enacted by the General As
sembly of the Commonwealth Of
Kentucky:
Section l. II any two or more per-
sons shall confederate or band them
selves together for the purpose of in
timidating, alarming, disturbing or
injuring any person or persons, or to
rescCe any person or persons charged
with public otfense from any officer
or other person having the lawful
custody of such person or persons,
with the view of infiicting any Kind
of punishment on them, or with the
view of preventing their lawful pros
ecuiion for any such offense. or 10 do
any feionious act. they, or either OF
them, shall be deemed guilty Of
felony, and upon conviction shall be
confined i'm the penitentiary not less
than one nor more than five years.
Sec. 2. If any two or more persons
shall confederate or band together
and 90 forth, for the purpose of mo-
Testing, injuring or Destroying any
property, real or personal, Of another
person, persons or corporation,
whether the same be injured. modest
ed or damaged or hot, they shall be
guilty of = felony, and upon convic-
Iion shall be confined i'm the peniten-
fiary not less than one nor more than
i've years.
Sec. 3. III any injury shall result
TO the person or property OF any per-
son or persons, by reason Of any UNI
lawful acts denounced I'm the preced-
ing sections of this act. the person or
persons engaged or participating, or
any one of them, or any one aiding
or abetting such unlawful act, shall
be guilty of q felony, and upon con-
yictiOn shall be confined in THE State
penitentiary not less than one nor
more than fifteen years, unless death
should result, in which case the pen
atty for such otsenss shall be as now
prescribed by law. 1t shall be no
mitigation Of the otfense for any one,
upoa his trial for violation az the pro-
visions OF this section. that Le may
have cr-EH rhn.aarrf, haaa
or that he may have acted without
malice, and the Judge trying tie case
shall SO instruct the jury in writing.
The persons composing such mob or
riotous Essemblale shall be ind!vid-
ually and collectively liable Cor dam
eyes 70 the owner or owners of prop
e-ty So damaged or destroyed. 20 be
recovered by suit at law in any court
having jurisdiction of the amount in
controversy.
Sec. 1. Any officer or person hav-
ing the custody Of the person or per-
sons charged with public offense
shall have the power, and il shall be
his duty, to summon to his aid as
many of the nble-hodied male citi-
gems of his county, between the ages
eff tweniy-one and fifty years, as may
be necessary FOR the protection of any
Et@tEa tfffi sun Itirotlc Afl HAS Custody.
and every such person who shall fail
OF refuse TO obey such summons or
verbal hotice1of such officer shall he
faed in any sum not less than 500
nor more than $500. Any officer hav-
ing knowledge or reasonable grounds
to believe that an effort viii DE made
20 rescue, inJure or Kill any person or
persons In his custody charged with
public Offense shall immediately
provide such means as will be neces-
saTy 20 prevent any such unlawful
act or acts; any officer who may be
IN charge OF any Jail in this Common
wealth, ia which is incarcerated any
such person or persons charged with
public ofiense, when he has reas som
able grounds To believe that said Jail
win be attacked by mob or persons
confeierstsd ar banded together for
tie purpose Of infiicting violence up
any inmate of said Jail. may, in
his discretion, arm said threatened
inmates. with a view to their own
protection.
Sec. 8. That upon information be-
ing lodged with any County Judge or
Circuit Judge in this Commonwealth
by any reliable and credible person
or persons, stating under oath that
he has information or knowledge
that causes him TO believe, and that
heor they actually believe, that two
or more persons have banded or con-
federated together, or are about to do
so. for the purpose of injuring or de-
s.r0ying any property, real or per-
sUnal, toil-gate, tOil-gete house,
bridge or other property of any per-
son. turnpike or railroad company or
Other corporations in the county or
a. Of frf
pre, .niing the keeper of any toll-gate
0f bridge from collecting toll, and