Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and DisbandmentLester, John C.
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Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment
Lester, John C.
Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
SEC. 2. _Be it further enacted_, That it shall be the duty of
all the courts in this State, before the impaneling of any grand
jury or petit jury in any cause whatever, to inquire of the
juror, on oath, whether he shall be associated in any way
obnoxious to the first section of this act; and if such juror
shall decline to give a voluntary answer, or shall answer
affirmatively, such persons shall be disqualified as a juror in
any case in any court in this State.
SEC. 3. _Be it further enacted_, That, for the purpose of
facilitating the execution of the provisions of this act, it
shall be the duty of the Prosecuting Attorneys of this State or
grand jurors, or either of them, to summons or cause to be
summoned, any persons he shall have a well-grounded belief has
any knowledge of such organization as described by the first
section of this act, and if any person shall fail or refuse to
obey such summons, or shall appear and refuse to testify, such
persons so summoned shall suffer the penalty imposed by the
first section of this act; and if such witness shall avoid the
service of said subpoena or summons, the sheriff, or other
officer, shall return such fact on said process, when the court
shall order a copy of said process to be left at the last place
of residence of such persons sought to be summoned; and if such
person shall fail to appear according to the command of said
process, said court shall enter a judgment _nisi_ against such
person for the sum of five hundred dollars, for which _sci. fa._
shall issue, as in other cases of forfeiture of subpoena.
SEC. 4. _Be it further enacted_, That no prosecutor shall be
required on any indictment under the provisions of this act; and
all the courts of the State shall give a remedial construction
to the same; and that no presentment or indictment shall be
quashed, or declared insufficient for want of form.
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