Chap. 124.—An ACT to prevent the Car: ying of Fire-Arms, Bowie-
Knives, and other Dangerous Weapons to places of Public Worship
or on Sundays, without sufficient cause.

Approved February 28, 1875.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, It shall not be
lawfal for any person to carry any gun, pistol, bowie-knife,
dagger or other dangerous weapon, to any place of public
worship during the time of holding any meeting for religious
worship at such place, or to carry any such weapon on Sun-
day, at any place other than his Own premises, except for
good and sufficient cause.

2. Any person guilty of the offence mentioned in the first

section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-dollars.
_ 8. It shall be the duty of justices of the peace, upon their
own knowledge, or upon the affidavit of any person, that an
offence under this act has been committed, to issue a war-
rant for the apprehension and arrest of such offender.

4. If the offence be committed at a place of religious wor-
ship, the arrest may be ordered without a warrant by any
conservator of the peace, and the party arrested be detained
until a warrant can be obtained, not exceeding thrge hours.
5. Such warrant may be made returnable before the per-
son issuing the same, or any other justice of the peace, who
may hear the case, and may, on being satisfied of the guilt
of the accused, bind him over to appear at the next term of
the circuit court of the county or corporation in which the
offence was committed, or may fine the accused not less than
ten nor more than twenty dollars; and in either case bind
the accused to be of good behavior for twelve months, and
require him to give bond conditioned therefor in a penalty
of not dess than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dol-
lars, and in default of giving such security may confine the
accused in the jail of his county or corporation for a period
not over six months; but the accused may, at any time
during such confinement, give such security.

6. Phe accused may, if right, move the case for trial to
the county or corporation court there to be heard; or may
appeal from the judgment of the justice to the county or
corporation court of the county or corporation wherein the
case has been tried. )

7. The court to which the case is so removed or appeal
taken, shall, if the accused so require, have the same tried
as other misdemeanors are directed to be tried. ;

8. The accused party shall have the right to testify, in his
own behalf, upon the hearing of any case occurring under
this act.

9. This act shall be given in charge to the grand juries by
the judges of the courts of this commonwealth wherein such
juries are empanneled. |