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An Ordinance for the prevention and punishment of Offences against the Commonwealth. 1861 35 (1861.4)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0800 and id is 1 raw text is: ORDINANCES OF THIE VIRGINIA CONVENTION. Xo. 43.-An ORDINANCE for the prevention and punishment of Offences against the Commonwealth. raseed Mlay 1, 1801. 1. Be it ordained by the convcntionof Virginia, that in addition Additional pow. erR granted to to the powers now vested in the county courts, they shall have power tli county to establish a regular police force, who, being first qualified by taking courts the oaths of fidelity to this commonwealth, and to discharge the dit- ties devolved upon them under this ordinance, shall be authorized to apprehend, and carry forthwith before a justice of the peace for the county, any person whom they shall have just cause to suspect has Tampering with violated any law of the state in regard to tampering with slaves, in- sinves citing them to rebel or make insurrection, or to escape from their owners, or has attempted to commit any such offence, or any person Aiding invasion whom they shall have just to suspect is concerned in any manner in of the state counseing, aiding or abetting the government of the United States, or any officer or agent thereof, in any invasion or hostile action against this commonwealth, or any of its citizens, acting under the proper authorities thereof, or against the Confederate States of Ame- rica, or any of them, or of any slaveholding sttto in amity with 'them; or any person who shall, by letter or otherwise, coinmuni- Conveying In. formation to cate to the said government of the United States, or any officer or Uni,:d States agent thereof, directly or indirectly, any inforuation touching thut government action of this commonwealth or its authorities, other than as the same may be authorized by them, or any of them ; and to bring all such persons before a justice of the peace of the county, to be dealt with according to law, and the provisions of this ordinance. 2. Any person who shall commit any offence for which a person Any offence un. ier let eection a may be apprehended under the first section of this ordinance, shall felony be deemed guilty of felony, and shall 1)e punished in such manner as the laws now in force prescribe: provided, that any imprisonment prescribed by existing laws in such cases shall be in the penitentiary house. In tlose' cases mentioned in the first section, for which no punish- Fino and Impri. • mounient In cer- ment is fixed by existing laws, the person convicted thereof shall be tain cases punished by fine not less than one hundred, nor more than ten thou- sand dollars, and by imprisonment in the penitentiary house for not less than five nor more than twenty years. 3. The powers vested by this ordinance in the county courts, and Powers herein • cnferred to.ox. all the provisions of the first and second sections thereof, shall l iend to corpora- vested in like manner, and be applicable to the corporation courts, tion courts, &a and to the police force legally appointed by such corporations, under their respective charters, 4. No person so apprehended shall be admlitcd to -bail, except by Who can grant a judge of a circuit court in this commonwealth, or of the supremebol

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