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An Act to punish disloyal and treasonable practices. 1863 116 (1863.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0845 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KEX\TUCKY. 1S64. any court having jurisdiction thereof; and any one inform- ing shall receiv e one-hall' the fine For inlb,'ming; and this shall not he remitted. §2. This act shall be in force from it:: passage. Approved February 22, 1864. CIIAPTER 548. AN ACT to pnni-i disloyal and treasonaibe practices. Be it enalcled by the General Assenibly of the Commonwealth of Kentcky. 1. That if any person shall counsfl, advise. aid, a~sist, Penalty for eneourage, or induce any officer or soldier of' the so-called aldln. &c., rob- Confederate States, or either of them, or any guerrilla, et soldiir, guer- rils. &c, In robber, banrdit, or armed hand, or person or persons engag- naIng war, ed, or profesing to he engaged, in making or levYing war upon the government of the Un ired States, or Stale of Kentucky, or upon any citizen or resident of the State of Kentucky, to destroy or injure atry property in tlis Com- monwealth; or shall counscl, encourage, advise, aid, or assist any such petsn or persons, to injure. arrest, kidnap, or other%% ise mraltreat any citizen or resident of' the State of Kentucky ; or shall harhor or conceal, or shall volunta- rily receive or aid any such person or persons, k nowing them to be such, shall be gnilry of a high tnisderneanor and upon conviction ther'eof, shall be lined not less th-an one hundred dollars, notr more than ten thousand dollrs, or conlined in the county jail not less than six months, nor more than twelve months, or rn ay he both so fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the jury. § 2. That if any person or persons, within this Common- Exciting, by wealth, by speaking or writing airailnst the governmlnt of pe h 'r -'m- the United States, or of this State, or in favor of Ill gov- 'llli' U.F. or erni men t of the so-called Cornfederate Stales of Amlerica, tis stae, shall will l'fllv endeavor to excite the people of this State, or airv of th1cm, to insurrection or rehellion against the an- thority or laws of this State, or of the United States, or who shall willillly attempt to territ or prevent, bV threats or otherwise, the people of tIis State, or ally of them. from suipporting and imaiintainig ilie iegal arid constitutional auh,,rity of the Federal Government or of this State, or endeavor to prevent, or who shall oppose the suppression of the existing rehellion againrst tire authority of the Fcd- eral Government, every such person, being thereol legally convicted, shall be adjudged go ilIy of' a high critme and misdemeanor, and he punished by line of' not less that one hliirdred dollars, nor more thari live thousand dollar's; or confined in the county jail not less than six ioilnths, nor more than twelve inontls; or may be both so finled and im-

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