Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-02
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
Important Measure Intended to Correct .
Great Evil.

Important Measure Intended to Correct
Great Evil.
As already stated, the general as
sembly, instead of dealing directly
with all the concealed weapon bills in
troduced, appointed special commit
tee to look after the matter. That
committee reported unfavorably upon
all bills committed to it, and in lieu of
them, on last Thursday, reported the
following:
Section 1. Any person wearing upon
his person, concealed or unconcealed,
a pistol, dirk, dagger, slingshot, metal
knucks, razor or other deadly weapon
usually used for the inf1iction of per-
sonai injury, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof
before a court of competent jurisdic-
ton shall forfeit to the county the
weapon 80 worn and be fined in the
sum of not more than $500 and not
less than 800, or be imprisoned for a
term of not more than one year nor
less than three months. Provided,
however, should there appear to be
mitigating circumstances the jury may
bring in a special verdict recommend
ing such person to the mercy of the
court, in which case the court may in
its discretion impose sentence with
out reference or regard to the mini
mum fine or imprisonment hereinbe-
fore imposed, the judge at the same
time certifying upon the record bis
opinion that such mitigating circum-
stances were made to appear, and pro-
vided further, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall apply to persons having
such weapons on their own premises
or to the sheriffs and constables while
actually engaged in their duties, or to
policemen of incorporated cities and
towns while actually engaged on duty.
Sec. 2. That in every indictment for
assault and assault and battery with
intent to kill and for assault and as
sault and battery for any lesser grade,
when the crime is charged to have
been committed with any deadly weap-
on of the character specified in the
first section of this act, there shall be
special count for wearing such weap-
on upon the person.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of every
magistrate, coroner, constable and 9th
er peace officer in the state to report
and prosecute every person who, to
his knowledge, or on information,
wears, or after the approval of this
act, having worn upon his person, any
such weapon as hereinbefore described.
Any such officer, who having such
knowledge or information, wilfully
fails or refuses to report and prosecute
the person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeaHor, and upon
conviction shall be adjudged to forfeit
his Office and shall furthermore suffer
such punishment as is hereinbefore
provided for persons violating the pro-
visions of the first section of this act.
Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of
the grand juries of the several coun-
ties of this state, of their own motion
to take cognizance of and investigate
all cases of violation of the provisions
of this act, whether such information
be derived from the knowledge of
members of such juries or from infor-
nation of others, and they shall pre-
sent all persons against whom there
is probable cause.
Sec. 5. That all acts or parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act, or relating
to the subject of carrying concealed
weapons be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.