Year: 1868

authorized to arrest any person defendant
! under the provisions Of this act. In any
county in this State, without process


SIC H. BE 1t further enacted, That if
any person or persons, shall write publish
advise, entreat, or persuade privately or
! publicly, any class Of persons or any indi-
yifual 20 resist any of the laws If this State
/ calculated to molest or disturb the good peo-
! pie and peaeeable citizens Of the State, such
/ persons shall be subject to the penalties of
/ tue first section of this act And if an at
/ torney at law, he shall be stricken from the
roll of attorneys, and be prevented from
! practicing IN any court in this State.


SEC y Be 1t further enacted, That if
! any person shall make threats against any
/ elector or person authorized to exercise the
elective franchise with the intention of in
/ timidating or preventing such person or per
sons from attending any election in this
State, they shall be subject to the penalties
! inflicted bv the first section of this act
SEC I3 BE 1t further enacted, That if
! any person or persons shall attempt to break
| up any election in this STATE, or advise the
same to be done with view of preventing
the lawful or qualified citizens of this : tate
! from voting, all such persons, on conviction
/ shall he subject to all the penalties pre-
scribed by the first section of this act; and
| the attorney for the State, IN all convictions
| under the provisions Of this act, shall be en-
| titled to a tax fee Of one hundred dollars, to
be taxed in the bill Of costs, to be paid by
the defendant; but in no case be paid by the
/ state or county. And the attorney prose-
cutting for the State shall keep all informa-
ton given him secret, unless 1t shall be-
come necessary, in the opinion of the court,
the same should be made public


SEC. Il BE 1t further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of all the judges in this
/ State to read this act to the grand iuries,
and give it specially in charge to said iuries.


SEC. 10. Be 1t further enacted, That the
! Treasurer of this State shall not be authori-
/ zed to pay any 3udge IN this State any
| salary, or to any clerk, sheriff or attorney,
fee or bill of COS Is that may accrue to such
parties under the provisions Of this act un
til such judge or other officer, shall have
filed with the Comptroller or Treasurer
an affidavit plainly setting forth
that he has fully complied with the pro
visions of this act


SEC I6 Be 1t further enacted That if
/ any person or citizen of this State shall
| voluntarily feed or lodge, or entertain, or
conceal in the woods or elsewhere, any of
| fender known to such person to be charged
! with any criminal Offensc under this act,
such person shall suffer the penalty pre-
scribed by the first section thereof PrOcided
/ that this section shall not apply to persons





conceal the other party charged


SEC II. Be 1t further enacted That if
any person guilty Of any OF the uffenses
! enumerated in this act shall have, or own,
or possess, any real estate held by deed,
grant or entry, or by fee or entail in law, or
| equity the same shall be bound for the costs,
fines or penalties imposed by any of the pro-
! visions of this act; and lien is hereby de-
/ cla:ed to attach to all sucE estates in law and
equity, as above, dating from the day or
night Of the commission of the offense,
which fact may be found by the jury trying
the cause, or any other jury empanneled for
/ that purpose; and IF, IN the opinion Of the
| court, the defendant has evaded the law the
jury shalt find such fact, and the estate Of
defendant shall be made liable for the costs
| of the State; and there shall be no Iimita-
ton for the recovery of the same.


SEC Is, BE 1t further eHacted That if
any person or persons shall be guilty Of a
violation of any of the provisions Of this act
/ to the prejudice or injury Of any individual,
/ the jury trying the defendant shall or may
find such fact with the amount Of injury
sustained, which shall be paid to the injured
party or person entitled to the same 10y the
laws of descent Of this State with all costs
and who shall have the same lien on the
property Of the defendant that is possessed
or given to the State, by this act


SEC. 10 Be at further enacted, That if
any person shall knowingly make, or cause
to be made, any uniform or Tegaia in part
OF in whole for disguise Of any person or
persons by day or night, or shall be found
in possession of the same, he, she or they
shall be fined at the discretion Of the Court,
and shall be rendered Infamous


SEC 20 BE 1t further enacted That in
addition to the oath prescribed by the CON
stitutiou and oath Of Office every pubic off


Ger shall swear that he has never been n


member Of the orgizatIOn known as the ku


kuE Klan, or other disguised body of men
/ contrary to the laws of the Stabe, and that


he has neither directly or Indirectly aided.


encouraged supported or in any manner


coun5enanced said organization.


SEC 81 Be 1t further enacted, That the


attorneys or prosecuting officers for the State


shall be entitled to and receive FIVE per cent.
2 on all forlcitures or assessments made by


this act or compensations to be paid by the


defendant


SEC D. BE it further enacted. That the


standard Of damages for injuries to individu-


ais shall be as follows, to wit: For disturb


ing any Of the officers of the State or other
person, by entering the house or houses or


place Of residence Of any such individual,
/ Ov day or by night, In hostile manner or
z against his will, the sum Of ten thousand


dollars and it shall be lawful for the person


so assaiied to XIII the assailant For killing


any individual in the night, twenty thousand


dollars: ProUided, such person killed was
peaceable at the time. That all other injuries


shall be assessed by the court and jury IN


proportion; and the court trying sand causes


may grant as many new trials as may, in his


opinion, be necessary to attain the ends ol
justice


SEC. 23 BE 1t further enacted, That all
. persons present, and not giving Immediate


information on the offenders, shall be re.
earded guilty OF a misdemeanor against the


law, and shall be punished accordingly
SIC. a. Be 1t further enacted, That II


shall not be lawful for any person to publish
any profered or pretended order Of any


secret, unlawful clans and any person con
: victed under any Of tbe provisions Of this
act shall not claim, hold or possess any prop
eTty, real or personal, exempt from ezecu-


non, fine, penalty or costs, unler this act
: provided that nothing herein contained


shall be so construed as to prevent o. exempt


any uarsou heretofore guilty of any OF the